BRAC Hearing Transcript - Final Deliberations (24 Aug 05 PM) Page: 22 of 124
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CHAIRMAN PRINCIPI: Any further discussion?
General Newton?
COMMISSIONER NEWTON: Yes, Mr. Chairman. Mr.
Chairman, first let me say that when -- the only reason
that, from this Commissioner's mind, that this was added
was because it was brought to our attention during
testimony by the Department and by the services, and
particularly by the United States Navy. This was not
something that we went out seeking and looking for, but it
was brought to our attention and it certainly is one that
we needed to pay a lot of attention to, which we have.
We've listened to several individuals and a
number of testimony that the situation which exists with
naval aviation and training at Oceana today is fine and it
does not degrade training. And this Commissioner is saying
that is absolutely wrong. Any time you fly an alternate
pattern of flight that is different from the flight manual,
you degrade training no matter how small that may be.
In the critical nature at which our naval
aviators work on and off the carrier, it is extremely
important that they be able to fly and train in a way that
does not prevent them from training as they're going to
fight.
This unit was transferred from Cecil Field to
Oceana during the BRAC process in 1993 and they arrived22
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