European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 31, 1990 the stars and stripes f 1 Page 3 base closures proposal draws tire by he associated press the Pentagon s proposal monday to shut Down or trim dozens of . Military installations has govern ment and business officials in affected cities worried about their economics and promising a fight especially in California. Ten California bases with about 35,000 soldiers and22.000 civilian workers arc among the More than 72 installations recommended for closure or reduction by defense Secretary Dick Cheney who also proposed ending operations at 12 military facilities overseas to save Money. Government officials in the san Francisco Bay area where several facilities would be affected expressed dismay Over the recommendation that came As part of Cheney s $292.1 billion spending plan for fiscal 1991. This is really a terrible thing to hear and we re no going to Lay Back and let it happen. We re going to right like the Dickens to keep this base  said Alameda. Calif., mayor Chuck Corica referring to Nas Alameda which Cheney targeted As a candidate for closure. Corica s City of 77.000 people just across the Bay from san Francisco is Home to 8.300 soldiers and5,100 civilians employed at the air station which has an annual payroll of $340 million. Also on the list of candidates for closure is the Long each naval shipyard in Southern California. The shipyard is one of the port City s largest employ ers and closing it could take up to $100 million a year out of the local Economy said Bob Creighton. Presi Dent of the Long Beach area chamber of Commerce. The shipyard employs 4,700 civilians and 300 Mili tary personnel. The largest possible California candidate for closures the army s fort Ord near Monterey Home of the army s 7th Light inf div which played a key role inthe recent . Invasion of Panama. The base about 120 Miles South of san Francisco has 15,000 soldiers and 3,000 civilian employees with an annual payroll of $732 million and an estimate Impact on the local Economy of More than $885 Mil lion a year. Two California installations on the list for study Arcin Oakland. The naval Supply Center which provides support for the . Pacific Fleet employs 61 service men and 1.700 civilians with a $42 million payroll and the Oakland naval Hospital which has 1,600 Mil itary and civilian workers with a payroll of $66 Mil lion. Pledges to tight the Pentagon recommendations which must be approved by Congress also came Over bases targeted elsewhere in the United states including Pennsylvania and Alabama. Pennsylvania Sens. Arlen Specter and John Heinz both republicans talked with reporters monday out Side the Philadelphia naval shipyard which Cheney recommended for closure. It won t happen Specter said. The shipyard employs about 8,600 people. In Alabama Cheney proposed closing the army Short Mcclellan in Anniston. The base employs 2,700 military personnel and 1,500 civilians. Alabama Sens. Howell Heflin and Richard Shelby both democrats and rep. Glen Browder also a Democrat who represents the fort Mcclellan area held news conference in Oxford to assure several Hundred Community leaders that they would fight the propose closing. Bases Xhani Pagel closures. Chene Sud the new overseas recommendations at deliberately modest be cause the admirer horation does not want to pre empt the Cohile National forces i Europe negotiation Prncess. We re con strained in part under his budget bythe cafe timetable he Saiva once we have a cafe Apoc mint there will be further base close Gmyr  he said adding that one Orvi first on the list would be the facilities the 2nd army div fwd in Garl Studt West Germany. Its Parent unit at fort Hood. Texas is being proposed for deactivation in fiscal 1991. Even though the Pentagon is going slow on overseas bases to avoid Short Cir cuiting current negotiations Cheney said global and regional trends make it pos sible for us to adjust some of our Over seas  the overseas bases listed for closing Are Owci Bruckn a. West Germany. Inca Makri naval communications station and Hill Nikon a Greece. Comiso air station. Italy. Perhac a and Eskisehir munitions storage site. Turkey. Raf Fairford. Raf Grenham common and Raf Withers Field eng land. Kwangju Suwon and Taegu air bases. South Korea. The two bases that would be realigned Are the naval communications station at san Miguel the Phillip Ines and naval air station Bermuda. Cheney has the Power to close Over seas bases on his own and said the ones identified on his list definitely will close or be realigned sometime Between fiscal199 land 1994. But the closing of Domestic bases re quires congressional approval some thing Cheney said he would like to change. He said he plans to submit legislative proposal to simplify the pro Cess for closing bases. I can deactivate an entire army Divi Sion overseas but before i can close a Domestic base the Issue must be studied every which Way he said. The effect of All this red tape is simply to make it hard for us to Ever close a  Cheney stressed that the overseas base closings do not represent any lessening of . Commitment to its allies. We want to maintain our Forward deployment concept he said. Our Mutual Security relationships Are absolutely vital. Whatever we do by Way of rear ranging Force Levels overseas will be done in consultation with our  on the targeted bases in Europe miso air station Italy operations we shut Down in mid-1991, according to l statement released by . Air forces cuppa. Inactivation of the487th tac mile Wing a ground launched cruise missile unit is already under Way in accordance with the inter mediate Range nuclear Turcus treaty. Comiso has 1,408 Milf try personnel,65 . Appropriated fund of julians 191 local National appropriated rated civil ians and 1,165 family members Blasc spokesman said. The air Force construction at Comiso in 1982. Hill Nikon a Greece  shut Down in mid-1991, Usan said. The 922nd strategic so and it Tworc-135 aircraft will be moved to an As act undetermined base. ?06th air base group and All  will be inactivated. & Nea Makri or Ceca the Navy communications site allocated about 22 Miles Southeast of Athens. Raf faired England operations will shut do Jeff by oct. I but about 50military Nof Ronnel will remain at the base Tirfe finitely to keep the base in cad Tittus for wartime and exercise Focer said base spokesman capt. David Rock. The 11th strategic group which pro Vides refuelling aircraft for nato air Craft in Europe will be consolidated wit the 306th strategic Wing at Raf Mil  two units of the european Tanker task Force. Safe said the 11th strategic group s 13 Kc-135 aircraft will move to Mildenhall resulting in a gain there of about 274 military and four civilian personnel. The 7020th air base group a Fairford will inactivate. The base currently has 1,170 military personnel. Raf Greenham common England the base has been in the draw Down pro Cess since August and will revert to a standby base after june 1991. Six months ago it began removing some of the 501st tac missile Wing s group of launched cruise missiles in accordance with the inf treaty. Under the Sci. The base is to have All its missiles Ousby june 1991. Of Joan Burke spokeswoman for Green Ham common said in ease will continue to support Raf Welford which is the largest conventional munitions storage facility in Safe. She said Manning forthe two Basa will be about 400 military members Jowien Grenham common re verts to Lundby status.  1,654  41 Grenham common. About 124 ,0.5. Civilians and 147 British civilians hand ministry of defense workers arc employed at the  Withers Field England opera Titus will shut Down in mid-1991. The civil engr so 2166th combat c Oman Esq and support units assigned tothe Waschull be inactivated beginning in latel990,. A stat Mev from Raf Alconbury which supports Withers Field said there is no Forse Wulc need to maintain . Presence at of  about 513 . Rrt Lucary people 18u.s. Civilians and 12nbrilish civilian and defense ministry empty pcs will be affected by the closure Wiwi will be completed by june 1, 1991. X sgt. Cathy Phillips of the  affairs office said Safe is pm Ning to return about three quarters off Bush from Page 1 America s cultural  Bush said. Bush s pm Fly Renews the president Scall for tax Cut for capital gains which pities say would Benefit the wealthy. I also introduces a new family Sav Ings account aimed at Middle class taxpayers who could Squirrel away up to $5.000 a year and earn interest tax free. The president s outline propose cutting the Federal deficit to $63.1 Bil lion in the 1991 budget year and if the target is met it would be the lowest Federal deficit in More than a decade. The president estimated this year sred Ink at $123.8 billion far above the Gramm Rudman deficit reduction tar get of $100 billion. The administration s plan promises to balance the budget by 1993, As called for in the Gramm Rudman Law. But to do that it relies heavily on forecasts for economic growth and in Terest rates that Many economists be Lieve arc Overly  forecasts that the Overall econ omy will grow by 2.6 percent this Yea when measured from the fourth Quarter of 1989, an Assumption that mos private analysts believe is too optimistic by nearly i percentage  budget document concedes that for Ever i percentage Point shortfall in growth the budget deficit will be increased by $ 18  cuts in programs such As farm subsidies Federal retirees Bene fits and benefits to help the poor pay their heating Bills have been recommended before and created Sharp debate in Congress. Red horse engineering unit to stateside bases and to disperse the remaining one fourth to other bases in the United King Dom. Turkey operations will shut Dow Nat Perhac a and Eskisehir munitions storage site in late jf91, according tothe Pentagon. Owci Bruckn b. West Germany operations Wiltje hatted in late 1993, said. The future of the 26th tac recon Wing loth military Airlift so and other units will depend on the terms of conventional forces in Europe Gantt Nunt the 26lh tac recon Wing Safe s Only reconnaissance Wing flies Rf-4s, abase spokesman said. The 10th military Airlift so uses c-23 Sherpa aircraft to move parts and other supplies around Europe. The base has 3,500 military personnel and 340 local National civilians. Safe officials also said that six of the 72 of Iii aircraft assigned to the 48th tac fighter Wing at Raf Laken Heath England will be removed in late 1991. The Fate of the six f-111 is has no been determined. Contributing to the t report Twatt writer Deedee string. Ton Doha in Katwi Slatlem. West Germany and Amy get Lef Jonet at Raf Mdden Nall. England closing from Page 1 lion requests arc Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and Kcf Lavik. Iceland. Defense department officials said the Quality of life for Scricc members in Europe has not been Hurt to any great de Gree by the increasing attention paid to Domestic bases by Congress. There s a construction backlog every where said an official. There s always work to be done. Congress just has a Dif Ferent  he said the services Are making up forthe Lack of family housing Money by Leas ing units instead. The Quality of life construction projects overseas either new facilities or Lod cling and expansion in the budget proposal include education Center and a Library in Hohens West Germany. Pays real fitness centers at Hohrn Welsand Pitburg vib West Germany Kunsan a South Kytta and Raf Alconbury and Raf Mildenhall United kingdom. A Chapel at Vleck. West Germany. Schools at data stall Frankfurt Idar Obj Stcin. Kassett Mautern lands Tull Mannheim a join gun Andra Stcin a West germ dispensaries medical clinics an dental clinics at Vicenza Italy Camp Casey. South Korea Synop Turkey Raf Edzell and Raf Lanark. United King Dom and Giessen and Numberg. West Germany