Executive Correspondence - Letters received from Virginia Senators John Warner and George Allen Regarding NAS Oceana Page: 1 of 1
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DCN 6302 nit td states senate
WASHINGTON, DC 20510
July 22, 2005 BRAC Commnission
The Honorable Anthony J. Principi AUG 0 2 2005
Chairman
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Received
2521 South Clark Street, Suite 600
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Dear Chairman Principi:
We are writing today with respect to your upcoming site visit to Naval Air Station
(NAS) Oceana. As you know, under current law, BRAC Commissioners are required to visit
an installation that the Secretary of Defense or the BRAC Commission recommends for
closure or realignment. Congress intended these visits to be informative and help unearth
information that may otherwise go unnoticed. It is safe to say that there is a high level of
importance placed on these visits.
Oceana is the U.S. Navy's East Coast Master Jet Base with approximately 10,000
military and civilian personnel supporting aircraft carriers deploying from the East Coast to
theaters of operation. We respect the vote of the Commission to further review the Department
of Defense's decision to retain Oceana and believe that you will do so fully.
Therefore, we respectfully request that when the BRAC Commission performs its
lawful duty to visit Oceana that the seven members of the Commission - who voted to further
explore realignment and closure of the base - be present at that site visit. We believe their
presence at this site visit is important because they have decided Oceana should be on the list
of considerations for closure and realignment, not the Secretary of Defense and the Navy. In
addition, their attendance will give them a better understanding as to reasons why both
Secretary England and Vice Admiral Willard state that, "NAS Oceana is the most suitable
option of all East Coast tactical aviation bases for the present and is manageable for the
foreseeable future."
Thank you for your consideration of this matter and we look forward to your prompt
action. Please treat this letter in conformance with all applicable procedural rules and ethical
guidelines.
With warm regards, we remain
Sincerely,John Warner (eorge Allen
Chairman, Committee on Armed Services United States Senator~a~ll -
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