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SMCI Installation SQDNs Start BRAC SQDNs NOTEs
A FR 4 Tinker 1 8 12 1
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AFR 1i March .. , I 8 12 1
A F R 25 S evmo ur Johi wmi 1 8 16
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AFR 71 8 8 O 0
9 72 64 6
Air National Guard (ANG). The ANG KC-135 force dccreases firom 199 to 172 PAA. ANG
KC -135s consolidate from 22 to 15 installations. The three highest MCI scoring bases.
McConnell, March and Fairchild are supporting Active Duty and Air Force Reserve units as
describe abovc. As previously mentioned, the realignment of the Robins' KC-135R aircraft
enables the ANG to realign its KC-135R presence from McConnell to Forbes Field. Forbes
Field was one of the higher-ranking reserve component tanker bases. March ARB has the
highest military value of all reserve co mponent bases for the tanker mission, The realignment of
the ANG KC-135s enables streamlining March ARB from two wing organizational structures
and two units flying the same aircraft (ANG and AFRC) to one effectively sized reserve
component filing mission (AFRC). This will eliminate competing recruiting entities for the
same giving and maintenance personnel at March. The association of the Guard and Active Duty
at Fairchild postures that base with an Active Guard association and frees capacity for the
eventual arrival of KC-X. The remaining ANG lorce structure was placed at ANG bases in order
(f MC I precedence except as noted below:
Mc(uire - even though McGuire ranked somewhat higher in the tanker MCI than other tanker
installations that were not closed, the BCEG, in coordination with the Navy. judged making the
vacated KC-13 _5E ramp and facilities available for aircraft and personnel from the closure of the
Navy's Willow Grove NAS had more value from a joint perspective.
Birmingham - The Air Force's desire to grow the ANG Intelligence mission at Birmingham. and
the recommended expansion of the ANG flying mission at Dannelly Field, contributed
prominently to the deliberative discussions to remove the tankers from Birmingham. Ultimately.
it was determined that any increase in the intelligence mnissio at Birmingham would not only
result in conipetlition for the same recruits. but would prohibit the Air Force from robusting the
K(- 135 uni t from eight to twelve aircraft due to competition for existing ANG facilities and any
required buildabc acres.
Key Field and Niagara - Bangor and Pease were chosen because both provide substantial support
for the Northeast I anker Task Force and the Atlantic Air Bridge. Even though Bangor was
slightly lower than Niagara in MCI score, its location (400 miles closer to the North Atlantic
Tracks) as the northeastern-mnost tanker installation combined with its current missions (staging
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