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...a lawsuit, to try to keep Willow Grove Naval Air Station open. But in the end, the decision of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission prevailed.The BRAC process, which began around 1990 and concluded in 2005, was strengthened by a mandate...
...300 dependents. The military estimated a savings of $2.7 billion over 20 years at Eielson.When the Base Realignment and Closure Commission visited Fairbanks a month after the announcement, the community responded by turning out in the thousands...
...purpose after the move, a small relief to those who believe the move sets the base up for closure through a Base Realignment and Closure Commission process.Hoog, during an overview of the state's military operations, said Eielson will keep the...
ANCHORAGE - Military leaders in Alaska have long touted the state as an ideal location for global operations, but that strategic edge may not cut it in the latest round of planned U.S. base closures, officials said Tuesday.
...the length of their lobbying effort, their leaders in and out of government were keenly aware that the Base Realignment and Closure Commission was going back to work this year. Base supporters have spent millions of dollars and thousands of hours...
...prepared to travel to Fairbanks to meet with state and community leaders who will try to persuade the Base Realignment and Closure Commission that Eielson should remain at current staffing levels. A hearing in Fairbanks is scheduled for June 15...
...operational and run war games from early spring through late fall. A letter and background paper - sent to the Base Realignment and Closure Commission this week by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John Jumper and acting Secretary of the Air Force Michael...
...hearing by an independent panel appointed to assess the recommendations. Four members of the nine-member Base Realignment and Closure Commission are scheduled to be Fairbanks Wednesday for the hearing. On Tuesday, the commissioners will be in Anchorage...
...unconstitutional deployments stopped the 9/11 attack. Instead of closing U.S. bases, we must close the Base Realignment and Closure Commission and the foreign bases. We can then keep the U.S. military confined to its constitutional mandate of...
As I read the recent announcements on the U.S. military closures being considered by the Base Realignment and Closure Commission, I was reminded of an address given a few years ago by Leon Panetta, White House Chief of Staff under...