Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst Compatible Development Surrounding Joint Base McGuire/Dix/Lakehurst Ocean County Planning Board Annual Dinner Captain JC Harding, U.S. Navy Executive Officer, NAES Lakehurst 22 October 2008
Agenda NAES Overview Joint Support Transformation Joint Base New Jersey Vision Compatible Development Assessment Compatible Development Challenges Partnering Opportunities
NAES History 1915-1921 1921 Ammunition Proving Ground Era 1921-1961 1961 Lighter-Than Than-Air Era 1961-1974 1974 Cold War Anti-Submarine Warfare Era 1974-Present Carrier Aviation Support Era
NAES Mission Provide facilities and base support services that enable and enhance Navy combat power and ensure the most effective, efficient and cost-wise shore services and support to over 20 tenant organizations from the Navy, Army, Air Force, National Guard, Naval Reserve and other DoD, federal, state and county tenants.
NAES Facilities Acreage: 7,430 acres Airfields: two 5,000 ft active runways; one 12,000 ft dedicated R&D test runway; one 3,500 ft assault landing zone strip Facilities: 275 buildings 20 engineering and laboratory buildings Training facilities 5.7 acres of manufacturing/reworking/prototyping
NAES Demographics Total Permanent Population 2828 NAES STATE & COUNTY 342 12% NON-DOD 57 2% AIR FORCE 13 0% ARMY 164 6% MISC 256 9% OTHER NAVY 325 11% NAES 401 14% Growing number of engineers & contract specialists NAWCAD 1270 46% Plus 112 Military Families NAWCAD OTHER NAVY ARMY AIR FORCE NON-DOD STATE & COUNTY MISC
NAES Economic Impact OCEAN COUNTY S S LARGEST SINGLE EMPLOYER $369.95M Total Impact to New Jersey $ 67.47M Operating Exp: Supplies, Construction, Maint, Utilities. $176.08M NJ Payroll. $126.00M Estimated Spouse Income. $.40M Lakehurst School District Federal Impact Aid. $781.03M - Total Impact $ 10.09M MILCON, renovation. $442.50M Operating Exp: Supplies, Construction, Maint, Utilities. $202.04M Total Payroll. $126.00M Estimated Spouse Income. $.40M Lakehurst School District Federal Impact Aid. Source: Compiled for FY 2002 by Rutgers University, Center for Urban Policy Research for the NJ Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Joint Support Transformation Naval Air Systems Command World leader in Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) and Support Equipment (SE) Aircraft Platform Interface (API) Mission: Assure that fixed and vertical wing aircraft operate safely and effectively from aircraft carriers, air capable ships and expeditionary airfields worldwide
Joint Support Transformation Air Force C-17 Assault Landing Training Realistic Assault Landing Zone (ALZ) at Lakehurst Enables integrated training with Air Force Expeditionary School $14M contract awarded Sep 2007 ALZ completed 19 May 2008 Training commenced June 2008 Eight East Coast airlift units presently authorized to train Payback period approximately 2 years
Joint Support Transformation NJ Army National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF) Consolidate rotary wing assets from Mercer County and Picatinny Arsenal airports Approximately 20 Blackhawk UH-60A and Huey UH-1H Aircraft aboard NAES by late 2009 $3M facilities upgrade contract complete Consolidated Logistics and Training Facility (CLTF) Phase I - $27M MILCON awarded, underway Oct 07 Provides multi-functional maintenance and readiness facility for Northeast Regional ARNG units Utilize adjacent live fire and maneuver ranges at Fort Dix Phase II - $34M FY08 in President s Budget
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Vision BRAC 2005: Realign Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and transfer Installation Management functions to the Air Force. Only tri-service Joint Base of 12 (one of three pilot JB study sites) Active duty, Guard & Reserve missions 42,073 acres 101,000 acres federal/state/locally protected 15.7M sf of facilities 5,176 military 4,264 civilians 7,112 transients (students, reserves) 8,916 dependents Additional Navy/Marine units from Willow Grove closure in 2011
Joint Base Strategic Perspective Location 100+ miles from DC midpoint of NE corridor Access to major population centers & all transportation modes 25% of US population within 300 miles Unique World-Class Capabilities Restricted airspace Live-fire training ranges Secluded, secure spaces and runways, available land, buildings Industrial & RDT&E facilities Air Refueling and Global Airlift Joint active, reserve and National Guard mobilization and training Current & Pending HLS Tenants State, Federal, DoD Homeland Security units already aboard Joint Base - MDL Flying Time to DC Helicopter 70 min. Turboprop 30 min. Jet 20 min.
Compatible Development Assessment What is Encroachment? Unconstrained incompatible development in the vicinity of military installations that threatens or directly impacts their current, planned or potential future operations. Current Mission What the Station does today Planned Mission What the Station plans to do in the future Potential Mission What the Station and the Joint Base is capable of absorbing in the future based on current capabilities and level of encroachment
What is Compatible Development? Compatible development planning enables communities to grow but does not restrict the mission of nearby military bases. Compatible development for municipalities is the same as encroachment prevention for the bases. Compatible development should yield Sustainable Military & Civilian Communities
Compatible Development Challenges Historic Population Growth
Compatible Development Challenges Projected Growth
Compatible Development Assessment Installation Effects Aviation effects - Managed by the development of Air Installation Compatible Use Zones (AICUZ) Non-Aviation Effects - Other effects of installation operations required to support the mission DOD Air Facility Influence Zone (DAFIZ) - Provides big picture assessment
Compatible Assessment Community Effects Yardstick Residential Housing School Shopping Center Light Industry Public Park Hospital Office Park Industrial Park Golf Course Incompatible Compatible
Compatible Development Assessment
Compatible Development Assessment
Compatible Development Assessment
Compatible Development Assessment
Compatible Development Assessment
Compatible Development Assessment Regional Effects Assessing the nearby overlapping effects of the installation and community is a start, but does not go far enough. Sustainable growth must consider the future limits of the region as a whole. Infrastructure (roads, schools, housing, sewage, services) loading Water supply and quality
Compatible Development Assessment Current/Planned/Potential Mission Current Mission Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) & Support Equipment (SE) Life Cycle Support, Military Training and Air Operations Planned Mission More Robust ALRE Support & Testing, Increased Training and Ten-Fold Increase in Air Operations Potential Mission More Military Training, Additional Rotary Aircraft, and Rail Transportation of Military Cargo
Compatible Development Challenges NAES Big Three Issues Increased Mission Air Operations and New Aircraft Flight Paths ground level noise up to 65dB Joint Base McGuire/Dix/Lakehurst Standup Roles, responsibilities & relationships Development within the Pinelands Regional Growth Areas surrounding the Joint Base
Partnering Opportunities Navy Actions Continuing outreach to boroughs, townships and counties to identify incompatible land use Encroachment Partnering (EP) Project State, County or other public partners needed Many potential uses, but Land Use must be compatible with Air Operations Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) for Joint Base New Jersey - completion early 2009
Partnering Opportunities Outreach Initiatives Town Hall Meetings Footprint Exchange Encroachment Partnering JLUS Ordinances Land Use Notification
Questions and Comments Sustainable growth must consider the future limits of the region as a whole.