[CPEO-IRF] Oceana Naval Air Station (VA) to be considered for closure

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

BRAC adds Oceana to its list for consideration

By DALE EISMAN,
The Virginian-Pilot
July 19, 2005

WASHINGTON -- A federal commission added Oceana Naval Air Station to the 
military's list of endangered bases today, voting to join in a Navy and 
Defense Department search for a new East Coast hub for the Navy's attack 
aircraft.

The 7-1 vote by the 2005 Defense Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 
Commission stunned local and state officials and the area's 
congressional representatives, many of whom had predicted the commission 
would not put Oceana in the mix of bases being considered for closure.

"It simply means that they're going to look at it more closely," said 
U.S. Rep. Thelma Drake, R-2nd District.

An additional vote to actually decide the fate of the Virginia Beach 
base and its 10,000 military and civilian workers could come before the 
end of August, however. The commission faces a Sept. 8 deadline for 
recommendations on 33 major base closures and dozens of adjustments to 
existing bases.

...

For the entire article, see
http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=89444&ran=66667


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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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