[CPEO-IRF] Admiral "encouraged" by efforts to save Oceana Naval Air Station (VA)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Chief of Naval Operations "encouraged" that Oceana can be saved

By DALE EISMAN
The Virginian-Pilot
March 14, 2006


WASHINGTON - Continued commercial and residential growth around Oceana 
Naval Air Station "in any way, shape or form" ultimately would force the 
Navy to relocate its East Coast fighter jets, the service's top admiral 
warned Tuesday.

But with Virginia Beach and state officials facing a March 31 deadline 
to give the Pentagon a plan to roll back existing development near the 
base, Adm. Mike Mullen said he remains "encouraged" by state and local 
efforts to preserve Oceana.

Mullen, the chief of naval operations, told reporters he is "supportive 
of Oceana as the place for us in the future, given that there isn't any 
more encroachment."

The sprawling base near the Oceanfront is the Navy's largest East Coast 
airport and Virginia Beach's largest employer.

...

For the entire article, see
http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=101328&ran=64056

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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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