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Article: Uncertain future: Air Guard girds for sweeping changes and new missions.(NATIONAL GUARD)
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- National Defense
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- September 1, 2005
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Air Force downsizing plans and Pentagon base-closure recommendations that would eliminate several Air National Guard facilities have raised concerns about the future of the service.
Guard officials, particularly, fear that they will not be able to execute their missions with fewer aircraft and bases.
"This could become a real mess," said Lt. Gen. H Steven Blum, National Guard Bureau chief, describing an internal Air Force transformation plan called Future Total Force at a recent meeting with reporters. "I'm determined not to let that happen."
The man responsible for keeping the service moving in the right direction is Lt. Gen. Daniel James III, ...