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:in military plans?
Z Why did the U.S. General Accounting Office fight the
E Tinian land lease?
We are now in receipt of the GAO report which review-
Z ed the Department of Defense proposal to lease 18,182
acres of land in the Northern Mariana islands, spelling
-a out their objections.
The GAO report notes that according to military com*
f manders the land on the island of Tinian, not currently
E' used for training, is needed for contingencies that might
. require fallback alternative basing for aircraft, person-
." , riel, and materials presently located in more forward
z basing locations in Japan, Korea, and the Philippines.
They say this land is needed to serve as a base for sea.
t lanes of communications that run through this area of.
, the Pacific. One-study assumes a scenario that denies
O U.S. forces basing rights and access in Okinawa, Japan,
. Taiwan and the Philippines at the same time and ad--
'.' vocates the relocation of. these forces to the excess'
- capacity areas on Guam with th 6verflow positioned on
Tinlan. However, DOD iejected this studybecause the.
scenario was considered unrealistlc4J- . ;;....
The report notes that:therefs excess base capacity
currently on Guam. They:report thaifdiiring the:Vit
nam war, 150 B-52 aircraft weri locatedat-AndersenI
AFB, where only14 E-2s are currently assig-ned ~~
An aerial photo of Guam, included In the GAO' repci'
shows .the unused runways at, Northwest F il
dicating that these could alsobebsed in an em ejicy
Subsequently, of course, the military and Conlr
prevailed over the GAO report arid most of the Tirian
land was leased. -.:.. - -
We question the need, now or in the future, for both the
'Tinian base capacity and the need for the runways at
Northwest Field. Those runways were not utilized dur-
ing the intensive bombing in the Vietnam war, and we
can't see that they would "ever be needed again,
especially now that Tinian is secured.
Guam's civilian leaders should think, in the long-
range future, about possible uses for Northwest Field.
We understand some top secret work is in progress
there now, but we don't know If Northwest is really
needed by the military.t - .
The landing strips and the vast acreage around them
could be utilized for such economic benefits as a flight
training school fot the Japanese. Or, Itminght be used as
an air supply andtransshpsientdepot.- -. . .t:< a I
SThe people of Guamhave no objection to the military
making use of the land and barbors of the'island. We all
have gone on .record. supporting additional military
homeportng here.. :..- .. : Z ~ -' -. : -
Conversely, when no use noi.or ii the future seemspossible, then that land is justbelngwastd, silttirg idle
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The only possible need for Northwest Fielde which
consists of close to 10 percent of the- island's land total,
at the northern tip of the island, ivould be to serve as a.
contingency airbase. But now'we have such a contingen-:.
- yin Tinlan and thus the need for Northwest Fleld.
seems less vital.. :.- - -; . :.- -:- ":.s. r!. . ;t " *.
We would like to hear suggestions as to Its'possible use
In the future. We would also like the military toexplata
ust why Northwest Field it being kept at all, No plan
has flown out of there for 3yers, or is llkel t~ k the* 12RATES"'
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