The Marine Corps considered all relevant comments submitted during the public review and comment period in the preparation of the Final EIS.
The Marine Corps published a Notice of Availability for the Final EIS in the Federal Register on June 18, 2026. The Marine Corps will observe a 30-day period before finalizing the NEPA Record of Decision (ROD). The ROD will announce the Marine Corps selected alternative, the reasoning behind the decision, and any required mitigation or management measures. 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).
