This story from Hawaii perfectly illustrates the issues for the military when it comes to training and the power that environmentalist are using to deny training areas. To sum it up, Hawaii plays hardball ..and the US Army plays nice even though the state is doing its best to screw them.
The Army is shifting at least some high-altitude
helicopter training from Hawaii to Colorado — at a taxpayer cost of up
to $11 million — following an additional environmental review
imposed by the state.
The regulatory process has already delayed
training by four months, creating a tight deadline for Wheeler Army
Airfield pilots preparing for a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan
in January.
Now Gov. Neil Abercrombie has informed the Army it
must conduct a state environmental assessment in addition to a federal
environmental assessment to use six existing landing zones high on
the slopes of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.
Read the entire article but if this doesn't highlight the issues with liberal states and military training then nothing will.
