U.S. Judge bans F-15E and F-15SG aircrews from urban training in Idaho
U.S. Magistrate Judge Candy Dale has ruled that the U.S. Air Force did not carry out a thorough environmental impact statement for training in nine urban centers in Idaho.
Those training flights involve the use of two to four F-15E and F-15SG aircrews plus plain-clothed soldiers on the ground to simulate urban combat, the Associated Press reports.
The judge agreed with seven Boise residents and an environmental group that filed the lawsuit that the service failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act when it approved those training flights.
Court documents show that those flights will take place between 10,000 to 18,000 ft.
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