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Middleburg Training Center Acquisition - NEPA

The U.S. Army is proposing to acquire the 149-acre Middleburg Training Facility, a privately-owned horse farm in Loudoun County, Virginia. This property is being considered to support the well-being and training of the horses of the Caisson Detachment, part of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard). The acquisition would provide ample space for the Detachment's 100-horse herd, allowing for horse care, dedicated training facilities, and land improvements essential to their mission of providing dignified ceremonial funerary support.

Middleburg Training Facility Center, Middleburg, Va. 

 

Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact

The Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact for Acquisition of the Middleburg Training Center (MTC) for Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Arlington County, Virginia has been released JAN 2026.

A Notice of Availability (NOA) was released on 19 November 2025. The NOA announced availability of the Draft EA for review and requested comments within 30 days of the date of the Public Notice and NOA. The draft EA review period ended on Dec. 19, 2025. Interested parties were invited to review the documents and submit written comments or questions. All comments received on the Draft EA have been considered in the Final EA.

What is the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)?

In 1969, Congress passed NEPA, the national charter for responsible management of the environment. Under NEPA, all branches of the Federal government must consider the potential impacts of their proposed actions on the human environment prior to making a decision to implement the action.

One process for considering the potential impacts of proposed Federal actions is through the preparation of a document called an Environmental Assessment (EA). The EA determines whether or not a Federal action has the potential to cause environmental effects. Preparation of an EA also provides an opportunity for the public to learn about and comment on Federal actions that may affect their communities prior to any action being taken.

Read more about the NEPA review process here. 

Documents and Resources

Contact Info

Email: MTC.EA@USACE.ARMY.MIL

Mail: Directorate of Public Works - Environmental Division, 111 Stewart Road, Building 321, Fort Myer, VA 22211

Nov 2025 Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact

In Nov. 2025, the U.S. Army prepared this draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FNSI) in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (Title 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) § 4321 et seq.) (NEPA); U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) NEPA Implementing Procedures issued 30 June 2025; Army Regulation (AR) 200-1, Environmental Protection and Enhancement; and applicable Army NEPA guidance.

This draft EA analyzed the reasonably foreseeable effects to the human environment as a result of the Proposed Action, which involves the real property acquisition of the Middleburg Training Facility in Loudoun County, Virginia, to the U.S. Army Garrison, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, as well as potential future improvements to the property following the acquisition. A No-Action Alternative was also analyzed, and alternatives considered but eliminated from the analysis were identified.

Resource areas analyzed in the draft EA included the following:

  • topography, soils, and geology
  • water resources
  • biological resources
  • cultural resources
  • demographics, land use
  • aesthetics and visual resources
  • traffic
  • utilities, hazardous, toxic, and radioactive waste
  • air quality
  • noise
  • health and human safety/protection of children

The draft EA review period ended on Dec. 19, 2025.