[CPEO-IRF] New Orleans Air Force Reserve closure

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

New Orleans to be first AF Reserve BRAC closure

Black Anthem Military News, ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE (GA)
February 2, 2006

Air Force Reserve Command's 926th Fighter Wing at Naval Air Station 
Joint Reserve Base New Orleans will be the command's first wing affected 
by the most recent Base Realignment and Closure.

Moved up a year, resources from the 926th will begin realigning to four 
bases - Buckley Air Force Base, Colo.; Nellis AFB, Nev.; Whiteman AFB, 
Mo.; and Barksdale AFB, La. - with the first A-10s moving to Whiteman 
and Barksdale March 15. The A-10 moves will remain temporary until 
environmental impact assessments are completed.

Headquarters AFRC officials here announced the realignments Jan. 20.

While the timeline for realigning the 926th is earlier than many 
expected, the officials stress that an early move is necessary because 
Hurricane Katrina caused extensive damage to the New Orleans base.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.blackanthem.com/News/military_2006020204.html

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