492 Special Ops Wing Beddown

Announcement

Department of the Air Force Announces 492nd SOW Decision: The Department of the Air Force (DAF) will beddown the 492nd Special Operations Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona. The DAF considered the information, analyses, and public comments contained in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), along with other relevant matters. The Record of Decision for the EIS was issued on September 11, 2025, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act.

The Final EIS and ROD are available on the DOCUMENTATION menu item of this website.

The DAF started the EIS process with publication of the NOI in the Federal Register. Publication of the NOI on May 9, 2024 started the scoping period which extended until June 14, 2024. The purpose of the scoping period was to help the DAF to determine the scope of issues to be addressed and to help identify significant environmental issues to be analyzed in depth in the Draft EIS. During the scoping period, the DAF hosted an in-person scoping meeting at the Tucson Convention Center on May 30, 2024. The DAF also hosted a virtual scoping meeting via Zoom Webinar on June 4, 2024. The 45-day Draft EIS public review and comment period extended from October 25 through December 9, 2024. During the 45-day period the DAF hosted two public hearings. The DAF thanks you for participation in this process.