Our ranch is on the western edge of the circled area. During Iraqi freedom, they were there flying over all the time. Ft Hood, one of the largest military installations in the world is in the area. Lots of military bases in Utah as well.
There used to be some NOE lanes just outside of Ft. Hood. I have been on a couple of them back in 1990 and 1991.
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I was in the Red Sea on the Kennedy (CV 67) for that one. But 2002-2004 they used those lanes as well as cross country over our place. Our ranch is under the Brownwood MOA...so lots of high altitude stuff as well. Camp Bowie was a Divisional WW2 training base that extended 20 miles south of town. After rain, we find 50 and 30 cal bullets left over from training. We also find mortar and tank shells...unexploded.
It seems to me that SOCOM is training for similar terrain, size for something overseas.
