Tinian Selected as Preferred Alternative for the PACAF Divert Activities and Exercises Initiative
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (PACIFIC AIR FORCES)--- Air Force officials announced today the selection of Tinian as the preferred alternative for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands PACAF Divert Activities and Exercises Initiative. This is the modified Tinian only alternative described in the revised draft EIS. The purpose of the initiative is to establish additional divert capabilities to support training activities, while ensuring the capability to meet mission requirements in the event access to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, or other western Pacific locations is limited or denied. "I am pleased to announce Tinian as the preferred alternative for this initiative and greatly appreciate the contributions of the people of the CNMI community to our nation's defense," said Deborah Lee James, secretary of the Air Force. "We believe this initiative will provide critical strategic operational and exercise capabilities for U.S. forces and provid
