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BRAC Commission
i 0 o 2005
Received
July 30, 2005
The Honorable Anthony J. Principi, Chairman
2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission
2521 S. Clark Street, Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22202
Dear Chairman Principi,
I am writing to urge you to reject the Air Force plans to ground a third of the Air National Guard
(ANG) under the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process. The recommendations made
by the Air Force affecting ANG bases are outside the scope of the BRAC process. As hearings
held by the Commission and by the House Armed Services Commission (HASC) have proved,
these recommendations substantially deviate from published BRAC selection criteria.
I am also concerned about the effects of proposed base closures, both active and reserve
component, on my access to health care, commissary, and MWR benefits. DoD did not consider
retiree and reserve component populations surrounding military bases in their evaluation and
selection for sites for closure.
The men and women of our National Guard are playing an increasingly integral role in military
operations both domestically and around the world. There is a crisis in recruiting and the
potential for one in retention. Closing these facilities would not only force National Guard
members to drive farther to drill, it will also, in many cases take away the missions they have
been trained to do and enjoy doing.
Please consider these issues carefully as you finalize your recommendations for base closure. I
ask that you remove the Air National Guard facilities from the list and make changes to reduce
the impact of potential loss of installation-based benefits for National Guard members and
retirees. If you have any questions, please contact me or my representative at the Enlisted
Association of the National Guard of the United States, 1-800-234-3264.
Sincerely,-
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