SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The DAF will implement the Proposed Action to bed down and operate one F-35A Lightning II Formal Training Unit squadron at Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base, Klamath Falls, Oregon, consisting of up to 24 Primary Aerospace Vehicle Authorized aircraft and 2 Backup Aerospace Vehicle Authorized aircraft, for a total of 26 F-35A aircraft. The DAF will execute the operational, training, construction, renovation, demolition, and personnel components of the Proposed Action as analyzed in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The Proposed ( printed page 66836) Action was selected after considering the potential environmental consequences provided in the Final EIS, comments received during the NEPA process, mission requirements, operational needs, and other matters related to national defense, including current military operational needs and costs.

The Final EIS was made available to the public through the project website ( www.kingsleyfieldf35eis.com/​), and a Notice of Availability was published in the Federal Register (Volume 91, Number 185, Page 60957) on September 25, 2026. The DAF decision documented in the ROD was based on the evaluations and analyses contained in the Final EIS, public comments, and other relevant matters.

(Authority: 42 United States Code 4321, et seq., and Department of War and Department of Air Force National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures.)

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