European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday january 31. 1990 the stars and stripes Page 3 there s not much Joy at we Brucken continued from Page 1 said sgt. Tony Sampedro who arrived at Zweir Tocken two weeks ago. It came As a Shock. Sampedro is a Loa Masler for the i oth military air lift so s c-23 Sherpa aircraft. Sgt. Rodney Rezac of the 26th trans so has fond Long term memories of Wei Brincken after a six year slay. I be seen it grow from a shambles to a better Rezac said. But if closing it is going to save Money it s probably German employees worry about their Job prospects once Wei Brincken a shuts Down. It s just a question of time. It s like walking on thin ice permanently and it bothers us said Andrea Ewald an administrative assistant. And Thomas Hohe a management adviser in the base s civilian person Nel office predicted that the need for his Job skills could disappear with the . Military presence in West Germany within 15 to 20 years. Hohe was critical of i fellow West germans who want the United 1 Stales to leave the coun Tonuu hot at try. If they Are really concerned with peace we should not kick the military out of the country because it makes it easier for Daggres Hohe said. A spokesman for Rheinland Pfalz s Interior ministry said tuesday that stale officials were concerned about the potential loss of West German jobs and the economic Impact of losing about 5,000 Community residents who annually spend about 150 million Marks or roughly $90 million in the Wei Brincken Community. Jurgin Dietzen said state officials want the base turned Over to civilian interests once . Operations shut Down there. This is the beginning of realignment and reduction of die zen said. That was our political aim and it is a Good Dietzen s comments reflected the sentiments of ital Ian officials who said they were pleased Comiso a would Dost in mid-1991. We have been fighting for ils closure for a Long time now. And we Are All Happy to hear the news Comiso mayor Salvalore Zago said. He added this May also help the existing italian employees who will be Oul of a Job when Comiso closes since they will be Given priority in any new jobs that Are inactivation of the 487th tac missile Wing at comi so. A ground launched cruise missile unit is already under Way in accordance with the intermediate Range nuclear forces trealy. Economic issues also concerned a local official in Fairford. England where . Operations will Stop by oct i. The air base s 13 Kc-135 aircraft will move to Raf Mildenhall. We re All very worried said Scotty Thomlinson a cotswold District councilman for the last 15 years. It s got to affect the Economy. It will Rock the boat. Many americans assigned to Raf Grenham com Domestic military bases identified for realignment or possible closure by the Pentagon proposed for closure . Army Detroit army tank Plant Mich. Fort Ord Calif. Fort Mcclellan Ala. Lima army tank Plant Ohio Sacramento army depot Calif. Troop support come St. Louis . Army ammunition plants Charlestown ind. Parsons Kan. Kamack Texas minder la. Picayune miss. Scranton a. Desoto Kan. . Navy Alameda naval aviation depot and naval air station Calit. Chase Field naval air station Texas Detroit naval air facility Mich. Al Centre naval air station facility Calif. Long Beach naval shipyard Calif. Louisville naval ordnance station by. Moffett Field naval air station Calif. Oakland naval Hospital Calif. Oakland naval Supply Center Calif. Philadelphia naval station and Philadelphia naval shipyard a. South Weymouth naval air station mass treasure Island naval station Calif. . Air Force Bergstrom fab Texas Eaker fab Ark. Los Angeles fab Calif. Myrtle Beach fab. . Defense logistics Agency defense contract administration offices at Cleveland Dallas new York and St. Louis proposed for realignment or reductions . Army fort Knox by. Fort Gillem a. Fort Hood Texas fort Lewis Wash. Fort Sheridan Iii. Fort Meade my. Fort Sam Houston Texas red River army depot Texas army Materiel come he Alexandria va., and its depot systems come at letter Kenny depot pa., and its 11 management engineering activities parts of the information systems come and Reserve elements . Air Force Luke fab Ariz. Edwards fab Calif. Mcclellan fab Calif. Eglon fab Fla. Macdill fab. Fla. Wright Patterson fab Ohio tinker fab okla. Kelly fab. Texas Hill fab Utah Hanscom fab mass. Kirtland fab . Tonopah research site Nev. Nellis fab Nev. Andrews fab my. Bangor air guard station Maine Robins fab a. Davis Monthan fab Ariz. Mon expected a follow on Mission to keep open the cruise missile base where millions of dollars have been spent in recent years on new facilities including family housing a gym and commissary. Outside the Fence at Grenham common peace activists arc claiming a partial Victory with monday s announcement. They contend that their Diligence in the form of a 24-hour, 365-Day-a-year presence at the base has paid off. Aesthetically some think Safe will lose one of us Best assets when it shuts Down Raf Withers Field. The base Sils in the heart of the rolling Rural Countryside in Essex county. It s a Beautiful base maj. Bruce Mcconnell said. When the roses arc Blooming in probably is the Best 88 Sharon Klutey looking base in Safe. The closure will affect the 819lh civil engr so the 2166th combat comm so and support units assigned to the base. At hell Nikon a some americans said they were glad the base was closing because of nearby Athens air pollution and limited employment opportunities for family members. The people i know. Arc pretty Happy one woman said. One or two people who were just gelling Here were disappointed but they were mostly people who had been Here before and enjoyed their previous to out Ory div 0ni in Amy oel Utor Jonm. Theiu. 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