1995 Army Team Lead Desk Material - Adds to List Hearing, May 21, 1993 Page: 53 of 222
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69the T-34, very small, single-engine,
propeller-driven aircraft and helicopter,
which is done at the other airfield at
Whiting. It's ideal for that, and it does a
very big volume, as you can see.
My fotLow-on point there was
that, although there's a significant excess
capacity, that training cannot be readily
moved to any other training air station.
CHAIRMAN COURTER: You're
talking about Whiting right now?
LTC RICHAROELLA: Whiting.
Yes, sir.
CHAIRMAN COURTER: Here's the
way I Look at it: You have a situation where
you have a number of bases doing training.
And the Navy is saying that there's a
substantial, in fact, 50 percent overcapacity
in training. And then I think they said
something along those Lines in their dialogue
in the original proposal. And then, in order
to solve the problem of overcapacity, they
suggest the closing of Meridian.
When we examine Meridian, we
realize that, basically, what they do is
strike training. And if you analyze the
overcapacity in strike training, you find it
not nearly as stark as was suggested by the
Navy. And an argument can be made -- if not a
perfect one -- an argument can be made that,
in order to have the amount of strike training
that is necessary, you have to keep not one,
but two fields that can do that, which would
mean Meridian would stay.
But nevertheless, since
there's this huge overcapacity in another type
of training, I guess that's the reason that
some commissioners want to look at either
Whiting or Corpus Christi. Mow, Whiting, you
say, has this unique capability.
LTC RICKARDEULA: Yes, sir.
CHAIRMAN COJRTER: Now about
Corpus Christi?
LTC RICHARDELLA: Corpus
Christi does do the only maritime training
presently. However, movingg that to another
base such as Pensacola is auch Less difficult
to do than moving helicopters or jets to sm
other base. I believe the capacity already
exists in Pensacola.
CHAIRMAN COURTER: So, in
other words, the expense of moving the air
assets from Corpus to Pensacola or some other
place is Less expensive and easier than moving
those same assets from Whiting?
LTC RICHARDELLA: Yes, sir.
They're very inexpensive, and the primary
training which is done there could very easily
go to Whiting Field, where it's done already.
And as you see, there's plenty of excess
capacity.
CHAIRMAN COURTER: If we did
do that, what would that do to the
overcapacity in the training area? Would that
get to some of the overcapaci ty -- any
s igni f icant ancunt?
LYC RICHARDELLA: Yes, sir. I
would have to guess at a ruaber, bt the
answer is yes.GEM JOHNSON: I certainly
agree with the Chairman, but the Navy
obviously thought the overcapacity was in
strike when they chose to close Meridian and
keep the others open. It doesn't square with
the analysis sane .way.
MR. YELLIM: We're continuing
to go back and ask questions about this as we
get data, both on tripe and from other people
and also from our own analysis. The data we
have provided here for the capacity is data
provided that we got from the Navy.
CHAIRMAN COUNTER: It seems to
me, until we scrub this thing and learn moe,
that on its face, right now, we need to keep
alive two bases that do strike training.
LTC RICHARDELLA: Yes, sir. I
agree. However, to address both that point
and General Johnson's previous point, the Navy
did recommend that a second strike Location
exist, which was Pensacola. But by the Navy's
own capacity numbers, the additional strike
capacity which could be generated at
Pensacola, when added to Kingsvitte's, is
still not sufficient to meet PTR.
CHAIRMAN COURTER: And that
PTR was 3 --
LTC RICHARDELLA: 384.
CHAIRMAN COURTER: 384. What
does it cane to, if you use Pensacola?
LTC RICHARDELLA: Yes, sir.
It is the 210 you see at Kingsville, plus 102
that could be done at Pensacola.
CHAIRMAN COURTER: So you're
220 - -
LTC RICHARDELLA: 312, as
opposed to a requirement of 384.
CHAIRMAN COURTER: 312.
COMMISSIONER BYRON: Let me
ask -- Corpus does primary?
LTC RICHARDELLA: Yes, ma'm.
COMMISSIONER BYRON: Which
could be moved to Whiting?
LTC RICHARDELLA: To Whiting.
Yes, ma'am.
COMISSIONER BYRON: As it is
configured, or if the helos were to move to --
LTC RICHARDELLA: As it's
presently conf i gured.
COMMISSIONER BYRON: As it's
presently configured.
LTC RICHAROELLA: Yes, ma'a.
COMMISSIONER COX: With no
additional costs or MILCON?
LTC RICHARDELLA: I couldn't
hear you, ma'am.
COMMISSIONER COX: With no
additional costs or MILCON?
LTC RICHARDELLA: None that I
know of. theres substantial excess capacity,
and as I said, they dedicate one entire
airfield to nothing bit primary pilot
training, where they only have two squadrons.
Thi s thi rd squadron could be added very
easily.
COMMISSIONER BYRON: Maritime
could be moved where?
LTC RICHARDELLA: To IVAS
Pensacola, theoretically.
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