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- There are direct, secure fuel lines into the base, to include some of the best hydrant refueling in the Air Force, comprised of 18 refueling pits - The base has great infrastructure-that it's a new base from the ground up - NJANG personnel believe that the standard minimum size tanker base as noted in a recent AF Tanker white paper is not achievable and/or necessary for all units o They note there are differing sized PAA units in the field. While the size is sometimes inconsistent, there are often reasons for it * Some believe that standardized PAA is a convenience, not an operational necessity - The 108 has aircrew lines and jets currently supporting and/or standing alert against OPERATION NOBLE EAGLE missions, as well as "air bridge" operations across the Atlantic - NJANG personnel feel the DOD BRAC Tanker Mission Compatibility Index (MCI) does not properly or accurately account for current Global War on Terror operations o NJANG personnel indicated that the BRAC staff should note that ANG units comprise approximately 50% of Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) manning - NJANG personnel also cite recent proposals to keep the KC-135s at McGuire as part of a tanker Weapons Instructor Course (WIC) move to McGuire in conjunction with the Air Mobility Warfare Center already located adjacent to the 108 at Fort Dix, NJ (less than one mile away). o The KC-135 WIC is currently located at Fairchild AFB, WA * Denotes individual responsible for completing the memorandum
United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.[Memorandum of Meeting: McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, July 21, 2005],
text,
July 21, 2005;
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