Nevada Test and Training Range

Coordinates: 37°31′36″N 116°11′53″W / 37.52667°N 116.19806°W / 37.52667; -116.19806
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For the United States Air Force unit, see Nevada Test and Training Range (military unit).

Nevada Test and Training Range
Part of
A-10 Thunderbolt II releases its munitions during a close air support training mission on September 23, 2011
"Nellis Air Force Range" and nearby federal lands
Coordinates37°31′36″N 116°11′53″W / 37.52667°N 116.19806°W / 37.52667; -116.19806
AreaLand: 4,531 sq mi (11,740 km2) in 2012
Airspace: 5,000 sq mi (13,000 km2) restricted[1], 7,000 sq mi (18,000 km2) shared (MOA)
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
Websitewww.nellis.af.mil/Units/NTTR/
Site history
Builtestablished September 29, 1940
Garrison information
Occupants2011: NTTR military unit

2001:

98th Range Wing
[specify]: 99th Range Group

1948:[2] ATC Flying Division
c. 1945: Fifteenth Air Force
1942: Fourth Air Force detachment

1941:
WCACTC
GNIS code 2511961
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The Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) is one of two military training areas at the

Red Flag exercises
.

Geography

The Nevada Test and Training Range land area is mostly

basin and range
landforms of the NTTR.

Landforms

For the list of all NTTR landforms, see Nellis and Wildlife 5 Ranges region.

The NTTR is at the serpentine section of the

Mercury Valley is the eponym for a Cold War camp that became Mercury, Nevada. The Tonopah Test Range, within the boundaries of the NTTR (e.g., "Nellis Range 75"[5]) includes Antelope Lake, Radar Hill, and the "Cactus, Antelope, and Silverbow Springs".[6]

Northern Range

The Northern Range includes the Tolicha Peak Electronic Combat Range (TPECR, e.g., Range 76 targets 76–03, -05, -11, & -14)[7] and Tonopah Electronic Combat Range (the Wildhorse Management Area encircled by the Northern Range is not part of the NTTR.)[8]

Eastman Airfield Target

The Eastman Airfield Target (Target 76–14,

SAM sites, one 1.6 miles (2.5 km) northwest of the airfield, and one 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northwest just like the original.[9]

Southern Range

The Southern Range includes the

Desert National Wildlife Range is co-managed by the United States Air Force (USAF) and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.[8]

Nearby facilities

In addition to

WMA) and "under MOA airspace".[4]

History

"

Area 12, Area 25, Area 27, Area 52), which are used for names of some of the range installations (e.g., "Area 3 Compound"[5] and "Area 51
" for "Groom Lake Field").

Tonopah Bombing Range

"Las Vegas Bombing and Gunnery Range" redirects here. For the nearby WWII base named for the city, see Las Vegas Army Air Field.

The

Las Vegas Bombing and Gunnery Range" [sic] for a nuclear test site on December 12, 1950.[20] The land was ideal for training aerial gunners because the land was far from people and contained dry lake beds, which worked perfectly for target practices.[21]

Nellis Air Force Gunnery and Bombing Range

A 680-square mile section of the Nellis Air Force Gunnery and Bombing Range was designated the

Sandia Laboratories began TTR operations at Cactus Flat.[6]

From 1956 to 1969–70, the

Red Flag exercise
.

Nellis Air Force Range

The Nellis Air Force Range (NAFR) was used to bury wreckage of the

Formerly Used Defense Site.[2]
: 2–1 

External image
image icon map at UFOmind.com

In 2001, NAFR was renamed the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) and in October 2001, the range group personnel and assets for range operations transferred to the 98th Range Wing.

2010 U.S. Census.[38] In 2011, the 98th Range Wing was redesignated with the same name as the range (NTTR).[1]

Area 51 Facebook Raid

Main article:
Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us

In June 2019, a joke Facebook event was created rallying the public to storm the training range on September 20 that year. Over two million people responded as "going" to the event, with another 1.5 million "interested".[39] The county commission chairman estimated that approximately 40,000 people would turn up on 20 September.[40]

On July 10, speaking with The Washington Post, Air Force spokeswoman Laura McAndrews said officials were aware of the event, and issued a warning saying that the area was "an open training range for the U.S. Air Force, and we would discourage anyone from trying to come into the area where we train American armed forces", adding: "The U.S. Air Force always stands ready to protect America and its assets".[41] A public information officer at Nellis Air Force Base told KNPR that "any attempt to illegally access the area is highly discouraged".[42]

References

  1. ^ a b c Nevada Test and Training Range (Report). 99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs. July 12, 2012. Archived from the original (99th ABW Fact Sheet) on February 17, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f [author(s) not identified] (December 2002). Findings: Tonopah Bombing Range (Archives Search Report--ASR) (Report). Project Number - J09NV1114. U1SACE St. Louis District. This site is located approximately 60 miles east of Tonopah, adjacent to the current Nellis Air Force Range. {{cite report}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  3. West Coast Training Center
    be assigned exclusive jurisdiction of the Tonopah Range area south of 37° 30', and this area designated as the "Las Vegas General Range".
  4. ^ a b Huntley, Chris, Proj. Mgr. (August 2008). ... Patriot Communications Exercises in Lincoln County, Nevada (PDF) (Report). Aspen Environmental Group. Archived from the original (Final Environmental Assessment) on March 4, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2013.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) [just N of Rachel, Nevada]
  5. ^
    Brownes, Pedro, and Main Lakes, and Antelope Tuff 1, Antelope Tuff 2, Sidewinder Tuff, Myers Ridge, and Mt Helen
    (Nellis Range 75). The only location with land use restrictions is Antelope Lake.
  6. ^ a b c d Wagner, Katrina, ed. (September 2004). 2003 Annual Site Environmental Report, Tonopah Test Range (Report). Sandia National Laboratories.
  7. ^ a b Berger Field Site 27 (IMACS Site Form) (Report). 2000. (form is depicted in the 2006 Developing Cultural Resources Data Management Tools presentation)
  8. ^
    Global Security
    . Retrieved February 1, 2013. (pdf p. 154).
  9. ^ "Altes Lager: Air Base". Military Airfields Directory.
  10. ^ Madsen, Col. Peter T. (September 21, 1999). Findings of Fact (Report). Vol. Findings and Determination of Eligibility...DERP-FUDS SITE NO. J09NV1114. Defense Environmental Restoration Program. Executive Order No. 9019 was executed on January 12, 1942, to redefine the boundaries of the Tonopah Bombing and Gunnery Range. As a result of this Executive Order, lands included in Townships 1 and 2 North, Ranges 46 through 54 East and Townships 1 through 7 South, Ranges 54 through 56 East were returned to the public domain.... Executive Order No, 10355 executed in 1957 returned an additional 155,645 acres of land to the Bureau of Land Management
  11. ^ Executive Order 9019, 1942[full citation needed] (GlobalSecurity.org)
  12. ^ a b Spurr, Josiah Edward (1905). Geology of the Tonopah Mining District, Nevada (Internet Archive abstract). GPO. Retrieved February 7, 2013. U.S. Geological Survey "Professional Paper No. 42" maps included are Plate III (mining claim map, pp. 28–9) & Plate XVI (geologic map with streets and buildings on pp. 116–7).
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  14. ^ "Nevada Test and Training Range (2511961)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 12, 2013. 373136N 1161153W
    "Tonopah Air Force Station (2090215)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
    "Tonopah Airport (864133)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
    "Tonopah Army Air Field (2096585)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
    "Tonopah Beacon (844361)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
    "Tonopah Manhattan Stage Route (tbd)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
    "Tonopah Stage Route (tbd)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  15. Ninth Corps Area
    . Tonopah Bombing Range, Nevada. This reservation comprises approximately 3,560,000.00 acres and was withdrawn by Executive Order No, 8578 dated October 29, 1940, from the public domain.
  16. ^ Mullery, Bill (February 2013). Tonopah Bombing Range (Project Summary Sheet) (Report). Vol. DERP-FUDS OE Project No. J09NV111401. The former target area is now public property administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
  17. ^ McMullen, Maj Gen Clements (June 13, 1947). "Excess Declaration, Tonopah Army Air Field". Letter to. Pursuant to the authority contained in PAF Regulation 85-3,... this command has no longer a military need for Tonopah Amy Air Field and its auxiliary facilities,... Tonopah Army Air Field contains 21,912.09 acres of land, government-owed, transferred.to the War Department, from the Department of Interior, There are two (2) asphalt concrete runways 8910' long, 150' wide ... auxiliary facilities are declared excess: (1) Mizpah Housing Terrace (2) Butler Housing Terrace (3) Columbia Junction (gasoline unloading station) ... for retention: (1) Tonopah Bombing and Gunnery Range
  18. ^ Harper, Robert Wells (June 13, 1949). "General Order No. 25". Headquarters, Air Training Command. (preceded by "Office, Director of Military Personnel" indorsement on June 1, 1949: "This headquarters approves the redesignation of the combined Ranges, Las Vegas Bombing and Gunnery Range and Tonopah Bombing and Gunnery Range as the Las Vegas Bombing and Gunnery Range.")
  19. ^ Lt Col A. D. Chaffin Jr (June 28, 1949). "Gunnery Range, Tonopah Air Force Base". Letter to. USACE San Francisco District. The Gunnery Range of the Tonopah Air Force Base is approximately fifteen miles East of the City of Tonopah, Nevada, and is bounded on the South by U.S. Highway No. 8. The Gunnery Range consists of approximately thirty square miles and is all open flat desert [specify]
  20. ^ DOE Fact Sheet (PDF) (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  21. ISBN 978-0-316-13294-7
    .
  22. ^ "Miss Atom Bomb" (PDF). Nevada National Security Site History. NNSA Nevada Site Office. January 2011. Archived from the original (NISA Fact Sheet) on March 3, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
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  25. ^ a b "Subj: West Coast Weapons Training Requirements". Letter to. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. January 30, 1958. A part (known as Tonopah) of the Las Vegas Bombing and Gunnery Range, was made available to the Navy in February of 1957.... the NAMTC at Pt. Mugu uses the instrumented AEC range at Tonopah.... acreage made available to the Navy was 1,791,891.69. Of this, 369,280 acres is under permit to the AEC and 213,443 acres is outside of Restricted Area 271.... constructing a minimum staging base at Tonopah [with] Single runway (19,000') ... Fallon...Target B-16...B-19...B-20...B-21 ...{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  26. ^ FFACO Facility Descriptions & Maps: Federal Facility Agreement & Consent Order (Report). Nevada DEP Bureau of Federal Facilities. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  27. ^ title tbd (PDF) (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2013.. (An AN/MSQ-1A was used for tracking aircraft during NUDET testing.)[1]
  28. ground directed bombing equipment in the Continental United States with a 200 nautical mile capability.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) (partial transcription at 1stCombatEvaluationGroup.com) Archived June 6, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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    )
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    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wa0tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LYEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1742,4964182&dq=nellis+air+force+range&hl=en[dead link]
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  32. Leader-Post
    . Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Associated Press. July 14, 1986. p. C8.
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  34. ^ Stephen M. Hardy; Zachary A. Lum (November 1994). "Simulation Shadowland". Journal of Electronic Defense: 35–36 – via Aliens on Earth.
  35. ^ Renewal of the Nellis Air Force Range Land Withdrawal: Legislative Environmental Impact Statement. USAF. March 1999.
  36. ^ Nevada Test and Training Range (Report). Air Force Historical Research Agency. March 10, 2011. Archived from the original (AFHRA Fact Sheet) on February 20, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  37. ^ "Nevada nuclear bomb site given new name". United Press International. August 23, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  38. ^ "Download the 2010 Census Tract to Military Area". 2010. Archived from the original (spreadsheet text) on February 2, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.     also available as a graphic table with NTTR lat/lon:[permanent dead link] +37.3067987 -116.1698524
  39. ^ "Area 51, Tourist Planning". News.com. August 22, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  40. ^ "Area 51, Nevada Emergency". 660 News. August 22, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  41. ^ Brice-Saddler, Michael. "Half a million people signed up to storm Area 51. What happens if they actually show?". The Washington Post.
  42. ^ "Bring It! Biz Owners Welcome Million-Person March To Area 51". Nevada Public Radio. Retrieved July 21, 2019.

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