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SOLOMON P. ORTIZ
27TH DISTRICT, TEXAS
2470 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON, DC 20515-4327
202-225-7742
DISTRICT OFFICES:
3649 LEOPARD, SUITE 510
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78408
361-883-5868
3505 BOCA CHICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 200
BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521
956-541-1242
Congress of the unitedd tates
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May 27, 2005
D RC R VCES
SUBCOMMITTEES:
RANKING MINORITY, MILITARY
READINESS
TACTICAL AIR AND LAND FORCES
RESOURCES
SUBCOMMITTEES:
ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
FISHERIES, CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE,
AND OCEANS
Honorable Anthony Principi
Chairman
Base Realignment and Closure Commission
Polk Building
Suite 600
252 1 South Clark St.
Arlington, VA, 22202
ORIGINAL
Dear Mr. Chairman:
I am pleased that Commissioner James Hill is slated to visit the Coastal Bend of Texas in
early July, 2005, to tour Naval Station Ingleside and Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi. We are
looking forward to the opportunity to show him first-hand the important role these facilities
fulfill in the ongoing War on Terror and in our national defense.
Mr. Chairman, I am requesting your support for extending the site visit to also include
Corpus Christi Army Depot and Naval Air Station-Kingsville. Viewing all of the facilities in the
South Texas Military Complex will offer a better understanding of their military value and their
necessary service to the nation that can't be recreated anywhere else. While these bases have
been considered individually in the Base Realignment and Closure process, the synergy created
by their close proximity and combination of assets exponentially increases the military value of
the Complex, as a whole. Since all of these facilities are in the immediate Corpus Christi area,
enlarging the scope of the visit to include the additional facilities will not require a great deal
more time and will provide invaluable insight for both BRAC Commissioners and staff who have
the opportunity to tour the area.
Thank you for your consideration of this request. I look forward to our continued efforts
to provide the military assets necessary to protect our nation and our dedicated warfighters.
With kindest regards, I am
Sincerely,
Solomo P. Ortiz
Member of Congress
