Community Correspondence - Letters from Stephen R. Amis - 130th Airlift Wing of West Virginia Air National Guard Page: 2 of 2
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BRAC Commission
August 2005
AUG 1 2005
The Honorable Anthony 3. Principi,
Commissioner Receivei
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission
2521 S. Clark St., Ste. 600
Arlington, VA 22202
Dear Chairman Principi,
I am deeply troubled by the Department of Defense's recommendation to realign the 130th Airlift
Wing. This recommendation is a terrible mistake built on false information, and I thank each of
the commissioners for every effort made in order to allow the 130th Airlift Wing to present the
truth.
I believe the Department of Defense collected information that was biased against the Air
National Guard and slanted to favor large, expensive military bases. The National Guard
Headquarters indicated Charleston has a maximum capacity of 8 C-130s, disregarding the unit's
master plan and current aircraft parking configuration of 12 C-130s, as well as the relatively
inexpensive cost that would be incurred in expanding to a 16 C-130 configuration. The 130 AW
was written off as an unreasonable expense!
The BRAC law states that the BRAC Commission may make changes in any of the
recommendations made by Secretary Rumsfeld and the Department of Defense if the commission
determines that the Secretary deviated substantially from the selection criteria in making these
recommendations. I believe our unit's representatives successfully demonstrated a deviation
from the criteria in their presentation at the BRAC hearing in Charlotte.
I understand that each commissioner must face difficult decisions - every decision and every
vote affects families across the country. But, thus far, I have found the panel's questions and
methods to be both fair and balanced, and for that, I thank you.
As the commission's voting date of August 22 fast approaches, I urge you to continue in your
efforts to discover the truth about this wonderful unit and allow this unit to continue with the
mission it has unselfishly devoted itself to for the last 58 years.
Sincerely,
(Concerned Citizen)
(Address)
(City, State, Zip)
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