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MI HR0211
Resolution
Status
3/28/2012
Primary Sponsor
Anthony Forlini
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AI Summary
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Urges Congress to reject the Department of Defense recommendation to remove all 24 A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 127th Wing at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan.
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Identifies approximately 650 personnel attached to the A-10 mission whose jobs would be affected, with potential impact on more than 600 families in Macomb County.
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Notes the DoD proposal would replace the A-10s with four additional KC-135 Stratotankers, but uncertainty exists about support personnel requirements for the new aircraft.
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Highlights Selfridge Air National Guard Base as a major economic asset employing approximately 3,000 full-time civilian and military personnel, plus 3,000 additional National Guard and reserve members.
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Directs transmission of the resolution to the U.S. Secretary of Defense, Senate President, House Speaker, and Michigan's congressional delegation.
Legislative Description
A resolution to urge the Congress of the United States to reject the recommendations of the United States Department of Defense to remove the A-10 Thunderbolt II force from the 127th Wing of the Air National Guard at Selfridge Air National Guard Base.
Congress of the United States
Last Action
Adopted
3/28/2012