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Last week the Defense Department struck back. Alameda County, which he ! represents, ranked No. 1 on the list of recommended military closings released by Defense Secretary Les Aspin last week. All five of the naval installations in Dellums' district will close, taking with them about 10,000 jobs and a $400 million payroll. The Alameda Naval Air Station, Alameda Naval Aviation Depot, Oakland Naval Hospital, the Oakland Naval Supply Center and the Naval Public Works Center in San Francisco are critical elements to the area's economy. The dense network of equipment and workers includes three nuclear-carrier berths, repair...
...shutdowns in Alameda are part of what Aspin has called "the mother of all base closings," the most sweeping proposals since World War II, and they show how devastating the job loss can be. Nationwide, the closings include 31 major military installations as well as the curtailment of 134 others -- a plan that is eventually expected to save more than $3 billion a year. Most will occur in California, where three bases in addition to those in Alameda will close. The Pentagon says 16,000 military and 15,000 civilian jobs will be directly cut in the state, but California...
Defense Secretary Les Aspin had explained the drops as a way to demonstrate the West's determination to get relief supplies into the Muslim enclaves by ) any means possible, so the Serb forces might as well unblock the roads and allow the U.N. truck convoys to pass. Though a considerable part of each U.S. drop fell on or near Serb positions, the Serbs apparently decided to cut off entirely the resupply of their enemies by seizing the enclaves...
Despite the questionable impact of the operation, the U.S. intends to continue it. Aspin appeared to announce a pause last week, but Clinton quickly corrected him, saying the missions would go on. The hope, says Reginald Bartholomew, U.S. envoy to the Bosnian negotiations, is that the drops will "contribute toward achieving a diplomatic solution...
...WANT TO MEET SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LES ASPIN, take a number. According to a recent procedural memo (circulated before Aspin fell ill from a heart ailment), Pentagon officials have to cut through a lot of red tape to get a face-to-face with Aspin. The process: 1) fill out an "initial schedule bid." If Aspin approves, 2) complete an "amended schedule proposal format." And finally 3a) meet with Aspin -- unless he doesn't like your final proposal, in which case 3b) you return to Step...