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General Area: Tucson, AZ Site Type/Program: FUDS Location: The FUDS portions of the site are no longer a part of the still active Davis Monthan Air Force Base (AFB) Poorman Range. The eastern parcel consists of 320 acres (used as a firing range safety fan) and is located in portions of Section 2, 11, and 14 of Township 15 South, Range 15 East. This parcel is owned by the State of Arizona and is leased out for cattle grazing. The southern parcel consists of 120 acres and is located in portions of Section 15 and 16 of Township 15 South, Range 15 East. This property was used as a buffer zone for the Poorman Range. The Department of Interior owns 115 out of 120 acres of this parcel and the remainder is owned by the State of Arizona and private individuals. Brief History: Davis Monthan AFB originally opened in 1919 as the municipal airport for Tucson, Arizona. In 1941, the U.S. Army Air Corps assumed exclusive control of the airport for military use. During World War II, the base trained a variety of bombers. The gunnery crews of these bombers trained on a specially designed range called a Poorman Range. In addition to the Poorman Range and a pistol range, the site included a rifle range. Since the end of World War II, Davis Monthan AFB has been used as a storage facility for surplus and mothballed aircraft, an ordnance storage area, an explosive ordnance disposal area, a rifle range, a skeet range, a grenade range, a pistol range, an explosives training area for Ground Launched Cruise Missiles (GLCM), and a low-level radioactive waste disposal site. The eastern FUDS portion originally served as a ricochet area for a small arms range. An improvement of the range made the retention of the land unnecessary. DOD control ended in 1978 when the lease expired. An ammunition detonation area and a GLCM training area were also in the vicinity of the FUDS. On 3 March 1995, the site inspection team from the St. Louis District discovered only six expended signal flares. A use permit for the southern FUDS portion dated 1954, disclosed that the site was originally acquired as a pistol range. A 1985 map places a skeet range and a grenade range in the area. All three ranges are still on the active portion of the Air Base. St. Louis District personnel inspected the site on 2 March 1995 and encountered no hazards. |
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Range / Site Description: Associated Munitions: Activities Completed: The Archives Search Report (ASR) for Davis Monthan AFB Poorman Range was completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, in June 1995. Issues: The ASR recommends an ESI for the eastern area although only expended flares were located in that area. This area was used as a buffer zone for a small arms range. There was no small arms OE found in this area or in the southern 120-acre portion. The Technical Advisory Group (TAG) has determined that No Further Action is needed for these two parcels. Other Information: ESI |
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