The Navy has completed an environmental assessment of approximately 4,250 acres on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques, clearing the way for transfer of the land to the government of Puerto Rico later this month. The land is being transferred as a part of a deal struck by the Clinton administration and the Puerto Rican government after a civilian security guard working on the range was killed during a live-fire exercise in April 1999. The 4,250 acres make up the...
