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Government Approves Military Use of Forests

sedona times / November 9, 2014 / No Comment

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Sedona AZ (November 9, 2014) – The U.S Forest Service and U.S. Navy faced off with a concerned and outspoken public in a Port Angeles, Washington, meeting about the Navy’s proposal to conduct electronic warfare in the Olympic National Forest. One of the major aha moments at the November 7, 2014, meeting was the disclosure by USFS District Ranger Dean Millett that there is a memorandum of understanding between the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Defense that says “the use of our national forests for military training is an appropriate use.”

If this is true, the implication is that all the national forests have been opened for military use. U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer’s Port Angeles representative was at the meeting and has been asked to obtain a copy of the memorandum so that the public can examine it more closely, and see who approved it.

Port Townsend resident Jarrod Bramson started a petition directed to the U.S. Navy and the Department of Agriculture (and others) which states, “Do not put any camper-sized trucks with electromagnetic radiation equipment to conduct war exercises with military aircraft from 15 sites in Clallam, Jefferson and Grays Harbor counties.”

To comment, this is the link to the ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT that needs to be addressed in comments posted to the Forest Service website: The Forest Service site will not find of interest any other subject matter or comment.

The comment period ends November 28, 2014. Watch this video link of the Port Angeles meeting.

You need to put the following name of the project in your heading: PACIFIC NORTHWEST ELECTRONIC WARFARE RANGE. If you have any questions regarding the details of this proposal or have comments, contact Greg Wahl at (360) 956-2375 or gtwahl@fs.fed.us or write Greg Wahl at 1835 Black Lake Blvd. S.W., Olympia, Washington.

Those wanting to provide input and have standing (eligibility) during the future Objection period for this project can submit to the project website http://go.usa.gov/785z and click on the “Comment on Project” link on the right side.

“Having standing” means persons will be able to comment later, if or when there are decision appeals, so to be part of the process it’s important that one does this now.