Nellis on the blocks?

Not likely. Just came from Nellis and spoke to a Colonel. He said they are
pouring tens of millions into expansions, additions and improvements in almost
every area. I think Nellis will be around for a while.

Arthur Kramer
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

Subject: Nellis on the blocks?
From: "S. Sampson"
Date: 7/19/03 10:46 AM Pacific Daylight Time
Message-id:

"ArtKramr" wrote

Not likely. Just came from Nellis and spoke to a Colonel. He said they are
pouring tens of millions into expansions, additions and improvements in
almost
every area. I think Nellis will be around for a while.

Actually one of the big things that happens when a base closes, is the amount
of construction skyrockets. They have to dump all the contracts.

Nellis will have no mission when they shut down the range.

The range is still open.
..
Arthur Kramer
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

"ArtKramr" wrote

Nellis will have no mission when they shut down the range.

The range is still open.

Yes, "still" is probably a good word here.

Subject: Nellis on the blocks?
From: "S. Sampson"
Date: 7/19/03 1:17 PM Pacific Daylight Time
Message-id:

"ArtKramr" wrote

Nellis will have no mission when they shut down the range.

The range is still open.

Yes, "still" is probably a good word here.




Never flinch before you're hit.

Arthur Kramer
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

"ArtKramr" wrote

Never flinch before you're hit.

Flinching is a sign you are still alive.

"ArtKramr" wrote in message
...
Not likely. Just came from Nellis and spoke to a Colonel. He said they are
pouring tens of millions into expansions, additions and improvements in
almost
every area. I think Nellis will be around for a while.


Besides which, there is NO BRAC list yet. There won't be until the
committee gets its act together and makes one.

Every base is on the chopping block when BRAC convenes. I worked at Nellis
with the Range Group during the BRAC rounds in the 1990s. We had to justify
our mission and training. I hate to think of the hours involved in
answering the BRAC questions. Necessary, but it did take about two months
of work in addition to the mission of the unit. No base is safe until the
BRAC report is finished and accepted by DoD.

Phantom Ryder
"Cave Putorium"

"ArtKramr" wrote in message
...
Not likely. Just came from Nellis and spoke to a Colonel. He said they are
pouring tens of millions into expansions, additions and improvements in
almost
every area. I think Nellis will be around for a while.

Arthur Kramer
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 02:47:32 GMT, "Phantom Ryder"
wrote:

Every base is on the chopping block when BRAC convenes. I worked at Nellis
with the Range Group during the BRAC rounds in the 1990s. We had to justify
our mission and training. I hate to think of the hours involved in
answering the BRAC questions. Necessary, but it did take about two months
of work in addition to the mission of the unit. No base is safe until the
BRAC report is finished and accepted by DoD.

Nah. Edwards is safe. So's China Lake. No one else has dry
lakebeds. Eglin's probably safe, too, because of the ranges.

Mary

--
Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer

"A MiG at your six is better than no MiG at all."
Anonymous US fighter pilot

Nah. Edwards is safe. So's China Lake. No one else has dry
lakebeds. Eglin's probably safe, too, because of the ranges.

I would say that EITHER Edwards or China Lake is safe (given the purple suit
world we now live in). I'll go with your assessment of Eglin too.

R / John