Executive Correspondence - Letter from Congressman Frank Pallone, New Jersey to Commission Page: 3 of 10
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08/L7/2005 11:44 FAX 2022259665 HON. FRANK PALLONE JR. 003
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and manufacturing processes, and interrupting on oing support to current units.
As has been clearly demonstramed to t~Commissnrs who visited the installation, Fort Monmouth plays a critical
role in all major C4ISR programs within the Arm, and in sustaining over half of the Army's national stock
numbered items currently in the fi ld.
Unequivocally, the role Fort Mo plays t be filled without a highly trained and experienced technical
and logistical workforce. Cea y DoD's N nal Dfeise University recognized, in its June 29, 2005 letter to
the BRAC Commission, that a i to re-loca this outstanding workforce to a place with no C4ISR
Infrastructure whatsoever, such as Aber n g Ground, particularly in the midst of the Global War on
Terrorism, would be ill advised. (4 more detailed jalysis on the IED fiue is enclosed.)
Disruption to Current and Future Forcu ProeramsCommissioner Coyle inquired as to whether the disruption to C4ISR programs that would occur as a result
of the proposed closure of Fort Monouth would still occur in the event of a drawdown of U.S. troops
currently engaged in Iraq and fghastan. The answer is "Yes".
The affirmative reply is driven by the Cef S of the Army's plan to modernize the current force while putting
the Army on a path to the future force: Amy mod tion includes the timely battlefield issue of the best
equipment for the global war on tirror'im. It incl a: development; quickly fielding individual high payoff
initiatives; replacing battlefield losses; ,upgrading euipment sets; adjusting unit inventories under the Unit of Actic
expansion plan to increase comba t pow; and proifera Stryker brigade combat team proven technologies. The
overriding modernization requirebenlt i baanced eween enduring and critical current capabilities and promising
new capabilities. This seamlesss mer of nt and future force capabilities is dominated by Fort Monmnouth
C4ISR products, all of which would be significant impacted.
The products described below are funded at ovr $1OB all of which would be significantly Impacted.
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VAV Sensors - MTSAR, Electro-Optics and Signals Intelligence
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Blue Force Trac tc.
Loss of people at the 75% to 80% level anticipated, would bring most of this critical work to a halt, cost billions of
dollars, scvcrcly impact the current/future force biging and, most importantly, delay critical capability to the
warfightcr. The impact would be seyere degradatin in our ability to: seamlessly communicate on the move; make
timely decisions; know the enemy's intct and preempt its actions; provide protection to the Force; and provide
overwhelming fire power. Bottom line, ~i iac will degrade the network centric Joint Warfighter concepts
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