[sci.military] Base closings and wild weasals

pms2@jaguar.uofs.edu (04/16/91)

From: pms2@jaguar.uofs.edu


If you haven't heard, the list of bases to be closed came out Friday.
Thought I'd like to share fellow netters what closes, so here goes:

	[Discussions of the base closings is inappropriate
	 for sci.military, but the list is probably of interest
	 to many readers so I'll pass it along.  Thanks.  --CDR]

Alabama		Ft. McClellan
Arizona		Williams A.F.B.
Arkansas	Ft. Chaffee, Eaker A.F.B.
California	Ft. Ord, Sacramento Army Depot, Long Beach N.S., Hunters
		   Point Annex, Moffett Field (Navy), Castle A.F.B.,
		   Marine Corps Air Station Tustin (El Toro)
Colorado	Lowry A.F.B.
Florida		Naval Training Center, Orlando
Georgia		Moody A.F.B.
Indiana		Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Grissom A.F.B.
Louisiana	England A.F.B.
Maine		Loring A.F.B.
Massachusets	Ft. Devens
Michigan	Wurtsmith A.F.B.
Missouri	Richards-Gebaur Air Reserve Station
New Jersey	Ft. Dix
Ohio		Rickenbacker Air Guard Base
Pennsylvania	Philly Naval Station, Philly Naval Shipyard
S. Carolina	Myrtle Beach A.F.B.
Texas		Chase Field Naval Air Station, Bergstrom A.F.B.,
		   Carswell A.F.B.
Washington	Sand Pt. Naval Station, Whidbey Island Naval Air Station

I will say that the list looks interesting from the point that 14 involve the 
USAF, 7 with the Army, and the rest the Navy (one Marine).

One other bit of news - the 4/8 issue of _AW&ST_ reports that the USAF
will not phase out the F-4G Wild Weasals yet.  What strikes me as odd is that
they would want to use an F-16 platform as a successor.  Why not the F-15??  Do
they have something against two engines in a fighter??? (:-) )

Peter Stockschlaeder
University of Scranton
pms2@jaguar.uofs.edu

P.S. - Still looking for info on 1/350 scale ships.  All help is
appreciated and thanked for profusely.