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Cattlemen concerned about training flights
Monday, July 21, 2008, 2:42 PM

by Tom Steever

The planned expansion of an Air Force training complex has cattlemen in four states concerned. The U.S. Air Force plans to expand the Powder River Training Complex into several Montana, Wyoming and North and South Dakota counties.

Montana ranch and auction market operator Pat Goggins (GAHG-uhns) fears the training flights will spook cattle and threaten brush fires. In addition, he thinks any land situated under the airspace could lose value.

He wants affected cattlemen and landowners to attend a meeting about it in Miles City, Montana, Monday, July 28, beginning at 7:00 p.m., Mountain Daylight Time.

R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard is all for keeping Air Force crews sharp, but he says the potential disruption of a productive component of the food-production industry is counterproductive.

The Air Force is taking comments on it until August 4. Write before then to:

Ms. Linda DeVine
HQ ACC/A7PP
129 Andrews St., Room 317
Langley AFB, VA 23665-2769
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