Good morning, Today, the Department of the Navy announced the release of the Record of Decision for the Northwest Training and Testing Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement (EIS/OEIS). A press release about this announcement is attached and located below for your awareness. In the Record of Decision, the Navy announced it will implement its Preferred Alternative, Alternative 1, to continue training and testing activities at sea and in associated airspace within the Study Area as described in the Northwest Training and Testing (NWTT) Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement (EIS/OEIS). The Record of Decision and supporting documents are available for public review online at www.NWTTEIS.com <http://www.NWTTEIS.com> . For more information or to receive assistance with a media query, please contact Julianne Stanford with the Navy Region Northwest Public Affairs Office at 360-867-8525 or her email at julianne.stanford@navy.mil. Very respectfully, Julianne Stanford Environmental Public Affairs Specialist, Navy Region Northwest Desk: (360)-396-5393 Cell: (360)-867-8525 julianne.stanford@navy.mil <mailto:julianne.stanford@navy.mil> --------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 1, 2021 Release #21-1001 RECORD OF DECISION FOR THE NORTHWEST TRAINING AND TESTING SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT/OVERSEAS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING SILVERDALE, Wash - The Department of the Navy announced today its decision to implement its Preferred Alternative, Alternative 1, to continue training and testing activities at sea and in associated airspace within the Study Area as described in the Northwest Training and Testing (NWTT) Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement (EIS/OEIS). Alternative 1 will allow the Navy to fully meet current and future training and testing requirements. The Navy made this decision after considering its operational needs; the potential impacts training and testing activities may have on human, natural, and cultural environments; and comments from elected officials, government agencies, tribes, nongovernmental organizations, and the public on the proposal and environmental analysis. The Navy also considered comments received following the publication of the Final Supplemental EIS/OEIS. New and major substantive comments are addressed in the Record of Decision. The Navy is committed to being a good steward of the environment and will continue to implement mitigation measures to avoid or reduce potential environmental impacts from training and testing. Availability of the Record of Decision: The Navy is committed to providing the public an accessible version of the Record of Decision during COVID-19 conditions. The Record of Decision, Final Supplemental EIS/OEIS, and supporting documents are available online at www.NWTTEIS.com <http://www.NWTTEIS.com> . If you need assistance accessing the document or have media inquiries, please contact Ms. Julianne Stanford, Navy Region Northwest Public Affairs Office, at julianne.stanford@navy.mil or 360-867-8525. For all other queries or if you require additional information about the project, please contact Ms. Jackie Queen, Project Manager, at projectmanager@nwtteis.com <mailto:projectmanager@nwtteis.com> . Please help inform your community by sharing the information in this news release. -USN-