The Marine Corps considered all relevant comments submitted during the public review and comment period in the preparation of the Final EIS and Record of Decision.
The Marine Corps published a Notice of Availability for the Record of Decision in the Federal Register on July 24, 2026. The ROD announces the Marine Corps selected alternative, the reasoning behind the decision, and any required mitigation or management measures.
The Marine Corps published a Notice of Availability for the Final EIS in the Federal Register on June 18, 2026. The Marine Corps observed a 30-day period before finalizing the NEPA Record of Decision (ROD). The Proposed Action is to conduct land-based training for ongoing and evolving joint expeditionary warfare tactics, specifically, distributed operations on the island of Tinian in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).
