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NAVY NEWS SERVICE - 28 FEB 95 - NAVNEWS 010/95
Editor's Note
This Navy News Service message follows NAVNEWS 009/95 DTG
222300Z FEB 95. NAVNEWS 010/95 is being released as a means of
providing more timely information to the fleet.
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NNS146. Secretary Perry Recommends Closing, Realigning 146 Bases
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Secretary of Defense William Perry today
announced the Department's recommendations to close or realign 146
military installations in the United States. The recommendations
are being forwarded to the independent Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Commission (BRAC).
"These recommendations, though painful, are necessary to
achieve the levels of readiness and modernization we need within
the budget we have," said Secretary Perry. "Our armed forces and
our budget have been cut by one-third or more, but our
infrastructure only about half that. Today's recommendations will
save the taxpayers and the Department some $18 billion over the
next two decades."
The Secretary's recommendations were developed by each of the
military services in accordance with the strict procedures laid
down by the Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990. Each base
was evaluated using a set of published criteria, giving priority
first to the military value of the facility, and then to the
savings and the economic and other effects that the closure would
have.
Secretary of the Navy John Dalton called the BRAC announcement
good news and said that "the real winner in all of this is the
American taxpayer."
He said the trimming of bases is good for the Navy as well.
"We've made some tough decisions -- decisions that will lead
to immediate savings for the American taxpayers," said Secretary
Dalton. "We need to achieve these savings if we are going to be
able to take care of our people. With these savings we will be
able to provide them with the kind of support and equipment they
need to remain ready and preeminent."
The BRAC 95 recommendations will cost less than the BRAC 93
round ($3.8 billion vs. $6.9 billion) and will generate savings
more quickly. Over the six-year implementation period prescribed
by law, the closures and realignments are expected to generate net
savings of approximately $4 billion. Recurring savings thereafter
are expected to reach $1.8 billion per year. Total savings over 20
years, discounted to present value, are estimated to be $18
billion.
Defense Secretary Perry also announced that he will recommend
that the current BRAC authority be extended to permit another base
closure round in three or four years. "We need time to absorb the
closure of over a hundred major bases," he said, "but we are
continuing to refine our force structure and our mission. Each
service has told me that, ultimately, they can do more."
Following are summaries of the BRAC actions which affect the
Navy and Marine Corps:
Major Base Closures
Naval Air Facility, Adak, Alaska
Naval Shipyard, Long Beach, Calif.
Ship Repair Facility, Guam
Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Indianapolis, Ind.
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division Detachment,
Louisville, Ky.
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division Detachment, White
Oak, Md.
Naval Air Station, South Weymouth, Mass.
Naval Air Station, Meridian, Miss.
Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J.
Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Warminster, Pa.
Major Base Realignments
Naval Air Station, Key West, Fla.
Naval Activities, Guam
Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas
Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Keyport, Wash.
Smaller Base or Activity Closures, Realignments,
Disestablishments or Relocations
Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center, In-Service
Engineering West Coast Division, San Diego, Calif.
Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, Calif.
Naval Personnel Research and Development Center, San Diego, Calif.
Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, Long Beach,
Calif.
Naval Undersea Warfare Center-Newport Division, New London
Detachment, New London, Conn.
Naval Research Laboratory, Underwater Sound Reference Detachment,
Orlando, Fla.
Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Guam
Naval Biodynamics Laboratory, New Orleans, La.
Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, Md.
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division Detachment,
Annapolis, Md.
Naval Technical Training Center, Meridian, Miss.
Naval Aviation Engineering Support Unit, Philadelphia, Pa.
Naval Air Technical Services Facility, Philadelphia, Pa.
Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Open Water Test
Facility, Oreland, Pa.
Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center, RDT&E
Division Detachment, Warminster, Pa.
Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Charleston, S.C.
Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center, In-Service
Engineering East Coast Detachment, Norfolk, Va.
Naval Information Systems Management Center, Arlington, Va.
Naval Management Systems Support Office, Chesapeake, Va.
Navy/Marine Reserve Activities
Naval Reserve Centers at:
Huntsville, Ala.
Stockton, Calif.
Santa Ana, Irvine, Calif.
Pomona, Calif.
Cadillac, Mich.
Staten Island, N.Y.
Laredo, Texas
Sheboygan, Wis.
Naval Air Reserve Center at:
Olathe, Kan.
Naval Reserve Readiness Commands at:
New Orleans, La. (Region 10)
Charleston, S.C. (Region 7)
Changes to Previously Approved BRAC Recommendations
Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, Calif.
Marine Corps Air Station, Tustin, Calif.
Naval Air Station Alameda, Calif.
Naval Recruiting District, San Diego, Calif.
Naval Training Center, San Diego, Calif.
Naval Air Station, Cecil Field, Fla.
Naval Aviation Depot, Pensacola, Fla.
Navy Nuclear Power Propulsion Training Center, Naval Training
Center, Orlando, Fla.
Naval Training Center, Orlando, Fla.
Naval Air Station, Agana, Guam
Naval Air Station, Barbers Point, Hawaii
Naval Air Facility, Detroit, Mich.
Naval Shipyard, Norfolk Detachment, Philadelphia, Pa.
Naval Sea Systems Command, Arlington, Va.
Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Va.
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, Arlington, Va.
Naval Recruiting Command, Washington, D.C.
Naval Security Group Command Detachment Potomac, Washington, D.C.
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NNS147. Investigation Findings on F-14 Accident Released
SAN DIEGO (NNS) The Navy today released the findings of its
investigation into the F-14A flight mishap of Oct. 25, 1994, which
resulted in the death of the pilot, LT Kara S. Hultgreen. In
addition to the death of LT Hultgreen, the accident caused minor
injuries to LT Matthew P. Klemish, the radar intercept officer, and
the loss of the aircraft.
The investigating officer's findings are based on witness
statements, official records and logbooks, and the engineering
analysis of the aircraft and engines recovered after the accident.
Even after this comprehensive investigation, we will never know for
certain all of the contributing factors which may have caused this
tragic accident.
The principal findings are that LT Hultgreen was fully
qualified to fly the F-14A and that LT Klemish was a fully
qualified F-14A radar intercept officer. This mishap occurred
during the landing phase of routine carrier operations. The
emergency resulting in the mishap was precipitated by a left engine
malfunction at an extremely vulnerable moment as the aircraft was
approaching the carrier to land. The pilot attempted to continue
flying the aircraft to safety but was unable to do so.
"All too often we forget how narrow the margin of safety is in
naval carrier aviation," said VADM Robert J. Spane, Commander,
Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. "This pilot did her best to
keep this aircraft flying under conditions that were all but
impossible."
As a result of this accident, the report recommends the Navy
implement additional checks on the engine and add this type of
emergency to the Navy's F-14 flight simulator training syllabus.
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Released by RADM K. Pease, USN.