FALLON, Nev.—Cattle ranchers who are losing grazing permits to a massive military expansion near Naval Air Station Fallon for “Top Gun” training and bombing ranges say they’re being shortchanged on compensation offers—a claim the U.S. Navy denies.
The expansion was approved by Congress in late 2022. The law requires the Navy to compensate federal grazing permit holders within the expansion area.
While the Navy promised fair compensation to ranching families and native American tribes within the expansion area, ranchers say the offer falls short of federal guidelines.
Justin and Adrienne Snow, who run a cattle ranch within sight of Naval Air Station Fallon, are among the first two families to receive a compensation offer from the Navy. …