A lawsuit contends Davis-Monthan Air Force failed to comply with environmental-protection requirements to gauge noise and other impacts when approving a plan to have more military aircraft visit the Tucson installation to conduct training flights.
The Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest filed the lawsuit Friday in federal court on behalf of several Tucson residents who live in neighborhoods under Davis-Monthan flight patterns.
The lawsuit contends the Air Force didn't fully analyze health risks and other impacts from flights and violated federal law by failing to conduct a more detailed and rigorous assessment of the proposal.
Base officials wouldn't comment Monday on specifics of pending litigation but said they fully complied with all applicable laws and pride themselves on maintaining positive relations with the Tucson community.
