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r"- Cti BRAC Commission
JUL 2 5 20M5
Chairman Anthony J. Prin cipi JUL 252005
Bae Rcalignmclt and Closure Commission
2521 SOtLXCla('r Screct
Sui 600
Arlingr ). VA 22202
i)-x &-:,JL,] Priiicipi nd BRAC Commiss'oners:
I was upset by tie Defense Depwrtnien's recommendation to close the Niagara Falls Air
Force Rcserve and Guard base. This recommendation is not in the riat on's best interest
aid the BRAO Commission should reverse this decision0r and remove them from the
it is h;rd w Itrdrstaild wh.hy ' the Air Fuore has deiidL-d ,o uke plnes, missions and jobs
away 1' so,, [TIavl y Air Gtuad and Air Reserve bases and pal them oi the more costly
Active Itury bases,
Alsol, even the newspapers say that we are facing significant challenges in recruiting
during vy a tine. As the only remaining major military installation in Westem New
Yrk, N'Laar'a Hals has been key (o military rceruirttenx.
'The impact of this decision will be devastating to the New York Air National Guard and
-will make the Pentagonfs eftbrts to recruit and reulin military personnel even more
difficult than it is now.
MiL i!;W '.tkrs ;ta.[d whh hec N"Liara b ls!,etc- New York community and are
United in its support for this base, and its retention. Overturn the Penlagol".S
recormendation 9nd ke:p the base open-
Sincerely,
I:' -x. <,>,.; k:
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670 letters from concerned citizens supporting Niagrara Falls Air Force Reserve Base, letter, July 26, 2005; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc18680/m1/147/: accessed July 14, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.