The USAF Academy is proposing to conduct annually June 1 through August 1 cadet ABEST training. Training will occur six times for a 36 hour period for 190 cadets each event. Cadets will navigate to GPS waypoints in the National Forest.
Location
Northwest of Colorado Springs in the Rampart Range area. Training would be west of the USAF Academy and north of Rampart Reservoir Recreation Area.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/06/2019
2
Decision
12/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2020 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| USAF Academy Adventure Based Expeditionary Skills (ABEST)cadet training. | Decision Signed Date: 12/20/2019 |
| Forests | Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands |
| Districts | Pikes Peak Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Portions of T.12S., R.68W., T12S., R.67W., and T.11S., R.67W., 6th P.M. |