Army details Stryker impact (to Hawaiian ecology)

[The Sushi Bandit]

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/Oct/01/ln/ln07a.html

The Army has released a draft environmental report for its Stryker Brigade Combat Team, a $1.5 billion project that would remake the Army in Hawai'i, require extensive construction on O'ahu and the Big Island, and significantly affect the state's environment.

The more than 1,000-page draft environmental impact statement released yesterday details 28 projects expected to cost $693 million and includes the purchase of 1,400 acres on O'ahu and 23,000 acres on the Big Island.

WE MUST STOP THIS!!!!

[RobertSeattle]

1. I've always wondered why we keep the 25th Division in Hawaii

Perhaps it's great for recruiting and retention (get posted it Hawaii - schweet!), but I'm sure it would be far cheaper to have the troops in a stateside post. And with all the airlift, having the troops in Hawaii "forward" probably isn't that important for worldwide deployment anymore.