MUGU BASE TO LOSE FAR FEWER POSITIONS.Byline: Eric ERIC Educational Research Information Clearinghouse ERIC Educational Resources Information Center ERIC ERISA Industry Committee ERIC Epidemiologic Research and Information Center (Durham, NC) Leach Staff Writer POINT MUGU
Review of the final Base Realignment and Closure Base Realignment and Closure (or BRAC) is a process of the United States federal government directed at the administration and operation of the Armed Forces, used by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and Congress to close excess military installations and realign law indicates that 416 positions, rather than the 2,250 feared last year, will be reassigned from Point Mugu to China Lake, said Jack Dodd, the retired former vice commander of the Naval Air Warfare Center The Naval Air Warfare Center was a former U.S. Navy military installation located in Warminster, Pennsylvania and Ivyland, Pennsylvania. The U.S. Navy purchased the grounds to establish this facility from the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation following its bankruptcy in the at Point Mugu. The announcement was made by members of the Regional Defense Partnership for the 21st Century, a group of local business, political and military leaders who support the base in Ventura County. They said there was flexibility in the BRAC Brač (bräch), Ital. Brazza, island (1991 pop. 13,824), 152 sq mi (394 sq km), off the Dalmatian coast in the Adriatic Sea, Croatia. It is a popular summer resort and tourist spot. Supetar (Ital. Commission recommendations adopted in August that allowed the Navy to analyze its needs and arrive at the lower figure. ``We can all breathe a big sigh sigh (sī), n an audible and prolonged inspiration followed by a shortened expiration. sigh of relief,'' Dodd said. ``While our goal was to lose zero jobs, and we feel empathy empathy Ability to imagine oneself in another's place and understand the other's feelings, desires, ideas, and actions. The empathic actor or singer is one who genuinely feels the part he or she is performing. for those employees whose work will be moved to China Lake, we are greatly relieved that the Navy has decided on a much smaller number than originally recommended.'' Officials said the original recommendation from the BRAC Commission to President George W. Bush last year could have resulted in the loss of 2,250 direct military jobs, plus 2,762 indirect civilian jobs, and this did not even take into consideration the additional impact the loss would have had on local businesses. Officials could not say how many indirect jobs might be lost, but said it appears for now that the number of military jobs would be 416 from the weapons and armaments section at Point Mugu that will go to China Lake. These jobs will be transferred sometime before 2011, but the local officials could not say exactly when. The numbers will probably change again, Dodd said. Ventura County Supervisor Kathy Long, a leader of Ventura County BRAC Task Force, said the situation is much better than what was feared last fall. ``We're very pleased. We knew there was flexibility in the BRAC Commission decision for internal analysis,'' she said. Ventura County Supervisor Judy Mikels, a leader of the Regional Defense Partnership group, said efforts by Ventura County officials to support the local military base helped prevent the loss of more jobs. ``The base stands strong, and there is a great future for Naval Base Ventura County,'' she said. Eric Leach, (805) 583-7602 eric.leach(at)dailynews.com |
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