|
|
Article: Base Closure Panel's Calif. Target Rattles Air Force, White House
- Article from:
- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- June 23, 1995
- Author:
CopyrightThis material is published under license from the Washington Post. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information)
|
A presidential commission yesterday recommended the shutdown of a
massive Air Force base near Sacramento, a move that rejected Pentagon
warnings and dismayed White House officials whose hopes for
reelection depend on a Clinton victory in California.
Despite strenuous objections from the Air Force, which said the
action would damage its readiness, the Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Commission voted 6 to 2 to close maintenance depots at
McClellan Air Force Base, Calif., and Kelly Air Force Base in San
Antonio.
The commission also voted without comment to streamline and
dismember the Naval Medical Research Institute in Bethesda, with one
portion moving to Pensacola, Fla., and the rest to ...