Air Force proposing training in NM, CO

CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AP) - The Air Force is proposing a low-altitude training area over northern New Mexico and southern Colorado.

The Air Force is seeking public comments about its intent to do an environmental assessment to evaluate potential environmental consequences.

The Clovis News Journal says the training area, called a low-altitude tactical navigation area, would provide airspace for training operations involving C-130 and CV-22 aircraft.

The airspace would be used by Air Force Special Operation Forces at Cannon Air Force Base near Clovis in eastern New Mexico.

The Air Force says training would consist of about three sorties in a 24-hour period, or about 688 flights annually.

It says aircraft would fly 200 to 3,000 feet above ground level, and most flights would be after dusk and on weekdays.

Information from: Clovis News Journal, http://www.cnjonline.com