J.M. Waller Associates, Inc. (JMWA) is providing comprehensive environmental, facility and planning support for a new mission beddown of a squadron of C-17 cargo aircraft at Hickam AFB, HI. This support entails the execution of the Air Force Environmental Impact Analysis Process (EIAP), and the pre-planning and development of facility and infrastructure siting, design and construction options.

JMWA’s support to the EIAP includes development of the proposed Description of Proposed Actions and Alternatives (DOPAA); assessment of the impact to the Air Installation Compatible Use Zone (AICUZ) program including analysis of the impact of aircraft noise from flight and maintenance operations; potential impact on biological systems including non-threatened species, and threatened and endangered species such as the black-necked stilt, green sea turtle, Hawaiian hoary bat, Hawaiian coot, and Hawaiian duck, and short-eared owl; potential disturbance or impact on historical properties (a large portion of the installation is included in an historical district as a result of the Japanese attack on the base at the start of World War II, and another portion, the Fort Kamehameha area, has been nominated for an historic district) including coordination with the State Historical Preservation Office (SHPO); the potential impact on sandflats and wetlands; the potential impact on archaeological sites (fishpond complexes and pre- and post-contact period mortuary sites); the potential for Bird-Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH); transportation and traffic analysis; future land use analysis; analysis of increased air emissions and impact on air quality; impacts on safety, airspace management, geological resources, water resources, hazardous materials/waste; impacts on the socio-economic structure and potential issues associated with environmental justice. In addition to the impact of Hickam AFB and surrounding areas, the task also includes location, analysis and assessment of operational, facility and environmental impacts associated with creation of an assault practice airfield at one of several possible locations in the Hawaiian Islands.

Additionally, JMWA is also providing architectural, engineering, logistics and land use planning support to the C-17 beddown effort. JMWA is evaluating siting alternatives for operational, maintenance and support facilities consisting of: maintenance hangar, corrosion control hangar, aerospace ground equipment facility, academic and simulator center, squadron operations facility, joint passenger terminal/mobility center, crash fire/rescue facility; and infrastructure support consisting of road relocations, vehicular parking, extensions to aircraft parking aprons and taxiways; and infrastructure support consisting of electrical, water, stormwater, sewer, fueling systems, and communications.

JMWA has developed and is managing proposed time lines for all major beddown activities dealing with environmental analysis, facility programming/design/construction, and shake-down/start-up of facility systems. JMWA is also tasked to support the Site Activation Task Force (SATAF) by providing technical, management and administrative support for environmental, engineering and logistics programs.