REGION TO BENEFIT FROM BILL DEFENSE FIRMS, MILITARY BASES, UNIVERSITIES INCLUDED IN $453 BILLION MEASURE.Byline: Lisa Friedman Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - Southern California defense firms, military bases and universities will reap millions of dollars from a $453 billion bill approved by Congress this week. The measure will fund technologies to defeat the threat of rocket-propelled grenades; create new air-monitoring systems in submarines; and build a prototype of an unmanned aerial vehicle A powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, can be expendable or recoverable, and can carry a lethal or nonlethal payload. with more than a week of endurance, all developed in the San Fernando, Santa Clarita and San Gabriel valleys. It also pays for a Duarte hospital's biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. imaging program; a breast cancer treatment This article or section recently underwent a major revision or rewrite and needs further review. You can help! The mainstay of breast cancer treatment is surgery when the tumor is localized, with possible adjuvant hormonal therapy (with tamoxifen or an aromatase program at Loma Linda University Founded in 1905, Loma Linda University (LLU) is a private, Christian, coeducational, health sciences university located in Southern California 60 miles east of Los Angeles close to San Bernardino and near beaches, mountains, and the desert. ; and an urban combat training course at Fort Irwin. ``California is a leader in researching and developing life-saving technologies for our military,'' Rep. David Dreier, R-Glendora, said in a statement hailing passage of the bill. Dreier secured $8 million in the bill for Chang Industries, a La Verne company developing a precision system to protect helicopters and thinly armored vehicles; $2 million for the biomedical imaging program at Duarte's City of Hope National Medical Center City of Hope is one of 39 NCI-designated Cancer Centers and is located in the city of Duarte, California. City of Hope comprises an ambulatory and in-patient cancer treatment center as well as a biomedical research facility known as the Beckman Research Institute and the City of Hope ; and $6.9 million to AeroVironment, a Monrovia company, to develop an unmanned satellite communications and reconnaissance vehicle. Rep. Grace Napolitano obtained $1 million for aerospace engineering research at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona History W.K. Kellogg develops Arabian horse ranch W.K. Kellogg, known for his famous Corn Flakes, had a life long passion for Arabian horses. After purchasing 377 acres at a cost of $25,000 USD, Kellogg developed the land into a world-renowned Arabian horse ranch. ; $1 million to United Technologies, with offices in Pomona, to upgrade a submarine air monitoring system; and $1 million to Acorn Engineering in City of Industry to make stainless steel bathroom facilities to be installed on military ships. Rep. Elton Gallegly, R-Thousand Oaks, earmarked about $14 million in a bill he said ``provides the materials, equipment and support our military needs to bring the war to our enemies.'' The programs include $8 million for an unmanned aerial vehicle project to be built at AeroVironment's Simi Valley facility; $3.4 million for a program to evaluate asymmetric war threats at Point Mugu; and $1.35 million to upgrade an offshore navy range at Naval Base Ventura County. Rep. Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon described local projects he helped to fund as ``vital to our continued fight in the global War on Terror This article is about U.S. actions, and those of other states, after September 11, 2001. For other conflicts, see Terrorism. The War on Terror (also known as the War on Terrorism and in securing our homeland.'' He obtained $2 million for Vista Controls, a Santa Clarita company, to research upgrades to heavily armored vehicles such as Bradley and Abrams tanks; $1.4 million for unmanned aerial vehicle research at Textron, another Santa Clarita company; and $4 million for development of a light-duty off-road alternative vehicle for special operations forces Those Active and Reserve Component forces of the Military Services designated by the Secretary of Defense and specifically organized, trained, and equipped to conduct and support special operations. Also called SOF. . The project, developed by Quantum Technologies in Irvine, would be tested in Adelanto. McKeon, who sits on the House Armed Services Committee The term Armed Services Committee could refer to:
Jim Specht, spokesman for House Appropriations Committee Chairman Jerry Lewis, R-Redlands, said the bill also includes $56 million to improve an urban combat course at 29 Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center; $10 million to improve the ability of the Air National Guard to conduct military firefighting activities, particularly in the Western U.S.; and $8.5 million for breast cancer treatment research at Loma Linda University. Lisa Friedman, (202) 662-8731 lisa.friedman(at)langnews.com |
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