OH SCR8

Urges the United States Missile Defense Agency to select Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center in Ravenna, Ohio as the preferred site for a future east coast Missile Defense system deployment of ground-based interceptors

Identifies Camp Ravenna as having compatible airspace with no foreseeable conflicts and no mitigation requirements for biological or historical resources

Notes that nearby transportation hubs in Akron and Youngstown provide convenient access for construction and operational traffic

Asserts that selection of Camp Ravenna would generate positive economic growth and job creation in the economically depressed area

Requires the Senate Clerk to transmit copies of the resolution to the Secretary of Defense, Ohio Congressional delegation members, and Ohio news media outlets