New proposed MOA new Ely NV

I am new to the sailplane community in the Salt Lake City area. I hope
fly more sites around NV and the west.

Hill Air Force in South Ogden UT has applied for a new MOA, White Elk
MOA, that would run north of Ely NV to south of Wells NV covering the
area over highway 93 in White Pine County. This new MOA is west of the
existing Wendover MOA and would add 2400 square miles.

I am not familar with the Ely NV soaring site but I have to believe
this is MOA will be problamatic. I hope the soaring community at the
Ely site is working to ensure that the soaring folks are represented
during the public comment period.

A quote from the 8/13 article in the Standard Examiner:

The Air Force is still planing for the expansion but has already
changed the proposed altitude range from 7,500-12,500 feet to
14,000-18,000 feet.

the compromise, Air Force officals say, would still allow pilots to
train while limiting the impact on Ely, NV.

The process for establishing the MOA will take 6 to 24 months to
complete.