Letters from Operation Keep Cannon to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC). These form letters were signed by people from Roosevelt and Curry Counties in New Mexico and extoled the virtues of Cannon Air Force Base. These virtues include abundant air space, a nearby bombing range, and the base's services rendered to nearby military retirees.
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Operation Keep Cannon Letters from Roosevelt and Curry Counties to Commission
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Letters from Operation Keep Cannon to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC). These form letters were signed by people from Roosevelt and Curry Counties in New Mexico and extoled the virtues of Cannon Air Force Base. These virtues include abundant air space, a nearby bombing range, and the base's services rendered to nearby military retirees.
This letter is part of the following collection of related materials.
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission
The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commissions (also known as the BRAC Commissions) were established by Congress to review and analyze Department of Defense recommendations for reorganizing U.S. military base structure "to more efficiently and effectively support our forces, increase operational readiness and facilitate new ways of doing business." This collection includes reports, documents, data, correspondence, and public comments from both the 1995 and 2005 Commissions.