| Next in OLF plan: Noise tests |
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05-09-08
Virginian-Pilot
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| Former Navy carrier pilot Lambertson: It's not realistic unless you go to ground level & take back off. Cruising at the 600-foot landing pattern will not re-create the noise level of jets touching down, taking off at full thrust which is really deafening....(more) |
| Navy plans low flights over Virginia, North Carolina sites |
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05-08-08
Virginian-Pilot
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| Jets would fly about 600 feet above ground in a race track shaped pattern typical of "touch and go" carrier landing drills without touching down, Navy spokesman Ted Brown said....(more) |
| Navy plans jet flyover in Camden to demonstrate noise - Residents listen, give input on proposed OLF |
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05-06-08
Daily Advance
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| The Navy will be flying F/A-18 SuperHornets over Camden County in the next year to show the community what type of noise they would make if a pilot training field was located here....(more) |
| Southampton's OLF 'scoping' session is biggest yet |
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05-03-08
The Tidewater News, Franklin, Southampton, Isle of Wight - Virginia
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| A major complaint of NOVAOLF was they were unable to get specific information about such things as expected noise levels at specific locations or what particular properties within the areas targeted for the OLF would need to be taken over by the Navy....(more) |
| In Two Victories, SELC Shows What It Takes to Protect Treasured Places - Navy Jets vs. Migratory Waterfowl |
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05-03-08
Southern Environmental Law Center
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| This past January, after Congress passed bills that denied authorization and funding for the project, the Navy finally announced it was abandoning its plan for the OLF....(more) |
| Residents grill Navy on landing field plan in Prince George |
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04-30-08
Progress-Index, Petersburg, VA
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| Ted Brown, media relations officer for the U.S. Fleet Forces Command, said the open house is to show the process the Navy will take to draft its Environmental Impact Statement for each of the five proposed sites....(more) |
| Citizens meet 'experts' |
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04-30-08
The Tidewater News, Franklin, Southampton, Isle of Wight - Virginia
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| For OLF opponents, the most important component of the scoping meetings will be the opportunity they have to pose questions and make suggestions they wish to be considered as part of the Navy's federally mandated environmental impact statement....(more) |
| Noise top concern at OLF scoping session - Meeting is one of seven scheduled |
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04-30-08
Daily Advance
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| Residents raised the issues of pollution and economic impact. But what seemed to matter most to the crowd gathered here Monday was the anticipated effect of noise from the Navy's outlying landing field proposed for nearby Camden County....(more) |
| Two Kennedy Covington Attorneys Honored at The Power of Justice Luncheon - Outstanding Pro Bono Service Recognized |
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04-28-08
Press Release
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| Chris Lam played an integral role in the firm's nationally recognized pro bono representation of two economically distressed counties in eastern NC in their lawsuit against the U. S. Navy over its decision to build an OLF within five miles of a NWR....(more) |
| Five things to know about the Navy's OLF search |
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04-27-08
Virginian-Pilot
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| A new round of public meetings is about to start as the Navy resumes its quest to find a site for a practice landing field to serve Oceana Naval Air Station....(more) |
| Defenders in Action: Defenders Wins Battle to Protect Wildlife Refuge |
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04-26-08
Defenders of Wildlife
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| Noah Matson-We are happy the Navy is no longer considering this site (Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina), because it is in everyone's best interest to keep it exactly what it is: A refuge for wildlife and those who love the outdoors...(more) |
| Just say no to the OLF senator |
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04-26-08
Daily Advance
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| We are thankful that Basnight is making an effort to keep the OLF out of our backyards. But we think a more effective measure would be if he simply told the Navy that the new OLF needs to be built in Virginia, where it can keep the Ghost Fleet company....(more) |
| Winterville man recognized for work fighting OLF - Joe Albea, co-host of "Carolina Outdoor Journal" on UNC-TV |
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04-24-08
Daily Reflector
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| "Joe Albea is a champion for conservation and shows how one person can make a difference," said Alan Wentz, Ducks Unlimited senior group manager of conservation programs and communications....(more) |
| Congressman asks to cut airfield site |
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04-24-08
News & Observer
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| Rep. Walter Jones' office said Wednesday that he had sent a letter to Navy Secretary Donald Winter asking that the Hale's Lake site in Camden and Currituck counties be dropped....(more) |
| Lawmakers weigh in on OLFs in N.C. counties |
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04-24-08
Virginian-Pilot
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| Two congressmen took different stances on a Navy jet airfield proposed for sites in Gates and Camden counties in letters sent Wednesday to the secretary of the Navy....(more) |
| JONES ASKS NAVY TO REMOVE CAMDEN/CURRITUCK SITE FROM OLF CONSIDERATION |
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04-23-08
U.S. Congressman Walter B. Jones, North Carolina
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| Citing local opposition in Camden/Currituck counties, as well as his long-standing desire for the Navy to consider a site at or near Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, NC, Jones urged the Navy not to move forward with a study of the Hale's Lake Site....(more) |
