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I thought that the ISS was fairly well shielded against radiation from the Van Allen belts since its orbit passes through the South Atlantic Anomaly? Would that shielding be sufficient to allow the ISS to achieve higher orbits provided there were a vehicle capable of resupply?

The Map MFD will show you the distance you are from the surface base. I recommend the BaseSync MFD, that lets you get a precise course to the base and also lets you know how much burn you need to get into the right reentry angle.

I use the BaseSync MFD. It took some trial and error, but I've found that a descent from ISS altitude seems to work with an reentry angle of 0.8, a reentry anticipation of 10 degrees and a reference altitude of 20km. Following the MFD puts you right on path to the Cape without being too far off...