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08/13/2005 SAT 13:45 FAX 7603840064 Searles Lake Comm. FCU 001/001
DCN: 7998
August 13"', 2005
The Honorable Anthony Principi, Chair
Base Closure and Realignment Commission
2521 South Clark Strcct, Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22202
Dear Mr. Principi:
I wish to express my support for the BRAC recommendations made by the Secretary of
Defense to create a Naval integrated Weapons and Armaments RDAT&E Center at
China Lake and to realign the Sensors, Electronic Warfare and Electronics RDAT&E
from Point Mugu to China Lake. These forward looking recommendations fully support
the Secretary's goals to position the country's base infrastructure to meet our armed
forces transformation needs for the 2 1' century.
Our community is looking forward to the arrival of the uniformed and civilian employees
and support contractors. Ridgecrest, California and Kern County, hosts for the Naval Air
Weapons Station, have already made the necessary long-term infrastructure investments
in anticipation of growth, and plans are in place to support the ncw arrivals.
Our community is ready for this type of expansion and we are capable of providing the
necessary infrastructure to make China Lake a valuable military asset for the next fifty
years. Our sons and daughters fighting across this nation deserve the best possible use of
our military resources and creating a center with this scope can provide that. We are a
Navy town that supports our base and its users from our own services and our allies. I
urge your approval of the Secretary's recommendations regarding China Lake.
Sincerely,
Eric A. Bruen
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