[{"id":14025,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2025\/09\/11\/johnson-valley-proposal\/","title":"Johnson Valley Proposal Threatens Off-Road Racing Safety and Aerial Coverage","content":"A new proposal by the U.S. Marine Corps is stirring controversy in Johnson Valley, as off-road racing enthusiasts, public lands advocates, and drone pilots warn that it could severely curtail recreational access and aerial freedoms.\r\n<p data-start=\"622\" data-end=\"1131\">At issue is a proposed expansion of military training airspace \u2014 known as Special Use Airspace (SUA) \u2014 that could extend \u201csurface-to-sky\u201d restrictions over large swaths of Johnson Valley. Under such a scheme, the skies above the terrain would come under the control of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, effectively requiring civilian operators, including drone pilots and helicopter medevac services, to obtain permission before entering.<\/p>\r\nThe Marine Corps is seeking this SUA expansion as part of broader efforts to enhance readiness and secure airspace for training. <span data-state=\"closed\">If approved, it would give the military authority over both the surface area and airspace (\u201csurface-to-sky\u201d), rather than the current system that more narrowly restricts use of land and airspace separately Racing organizers warn that many aspects of events such as the King of the Hammers which uses drone\u2010based live coverage, safety monitoring from chase vehicles, and aerial oversight\u2014would be compromised.<\/span>\r\n\r\nLand use advocates and the public has until September 15<sup>th<\/sup>, 2025 to send in comments on the proposal.","excerpt":"<p>A new proposal by the U.S. Marine Corps is stirring controversy in Johnson Valley, as off-road racing enthusiasts, public lands &hellip;<\/p>","date":"September 11, 2025 11:53","categories":[{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"},{"id":25047611,"title":"Rock Crawling","slug":"rock-crawling"}],"tags":[{"id":25049794,"title":"29 palms marine base","slug":"29-palms-marine-base"},{"id":25049792,"title":"aerial proposal","slug":"aerial-proposal"},{"id":25047659,"title":"desert racing","slug":"desert-racing"},{"id":25049793,"title":"drone","slug":"drone"},{"id":25047658,"title":"johnson valley","slug":"johnson-valley"},{"id":25047654,"title":"King of the Hammers","slug":"king-of-the-hammers"},{"id":25047736,"title":"off-road racing","slug":"off-road-racing"},{"id":25047650,"title":"rockcrawling","slug":"rockcrawling"}]}]{
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            "content_html": "<p>A new proposal by the U.S. Marine Corps is stirring controversy in Johnson Valley, as off-road racing enthusiasts, public lands &hellip;</p><p>The post <a href=\"https://dirtsportsworld.com/2025/09/11/johnson-valley-proposal/\">Johnson Valley Proposal Threatens Off-Road Racing Safety and Aerial Coverage</a> appeared first on <a href=\"https://dirtsportsworld.com\">DirtSportsWorld</a>.</p>\n",
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