Which flight oversees cleanup of hazardous waste sites, assists the base commander with environmental law compliance, manages pollution prevention programs, and conducts planning per NEPA?

• A. Environmental Flight
• B. GeoBase
• C. Flight Safety
• D. Operations Flight

Answer: (A)

Environmental stewardship and regulatory compliance at a base is led by the Environmental Flight. This unit is responsible for cleanup of hazardous waste sites to protect people and the environment, helps the base commander meet environmental laws and regulations, runs pollution prevention programs to reduce waste and emissions, and handles planning and documentation under NEPA for base actions. NEPA planning involves evaluating potential environmental impacts, coordinating with stakeholders, and ensuring that environmental considerations are integrated into decision-making for projects. Because these duties—hazardous-waste cleanup, legal compliance support, pollution prevention, and NEPA planning—are all central to the Environmental Flight, it is the best fit for this description. GeoBase focuses on geospatial data, Flight Safety on flight operation safety, and Operations Flight on mission and airfield operations, not environmental programs.