States Opposing Plan to Shutter Air Guard Bases (Registration Required)
The U.S. Air Force's plan to retire aging aircraft from many Air Guard units, close or consolidate some of their bases is becoming the most contentious issue in the Pentagon's larger plan to close, consolidate or realign hundreds of military sites nationwide.
State officials argue that the plan would leave them vulnerable to terrorist attacks. Illinois and Pennsylvania have gone so far as to file suit in federal court contending that the Defense Department cannot move Air Guard units without the consent of the state governors, who share authority with the president over use of the units.
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