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Post subject: How is BRAC affecting Pope AFB?
 Posted: Mar 06, 2008 - 03:08 PM
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 Pope Air Force Base – Realign
Manpower: The installation will lose 5,969 military and 345 civilians and gain 1,148 military and 1,153 civilians for a total loss of 4,821 military and a net total gain of 808 civilians.
Air Force Recommendations:
Move 25 C-130 aircraft to Little Rock AFB, Ark. Move 36 A-10 aircraft to Moody AFB, Ga. Transfer ownership of Pope AFB to the U.S. Army. Receive C-130 aircraft from Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station, Pa., and Yeager Air Guard Station, W.Va., to form an AFRC Wing. Create active duty association on AFRC C-130 aircraft. Numerous Air Force units (3 APS, 18 ASOG, 14 ASOS, 373 TRS DET 1, and others) remain in place continuing to provide support to the Army and become tenants to the Army on an expanded Ft. Bragg.
Joint Recommendations:
Close Ft. McPherson, Ga. Move the HQs US Army Forces Command, and the HQs US Army Reserve Command to Pope Air Force Base. Close Ft. Gillem. Move the HQs US Forces Command VIP Explosive Ordnance Support to Pope AFB.
Establish joint mobilization sites. Realign Ft. Eustis, Va., Ft Jackson, S.C., and Ft Lee, Va., by relocating all mobilization processing functions to Ft. Bragg, N.C., and designating it as Joint Pre-Deployment/Mobilization Site Bragg/Pope.
Incoming Activities:
-- Air Force Actions:
What: Receive C-130 aircraft from Pittsburgh ARS and Yeager AGS.
Why: This consolidation is part of a larger effort to consolidate the C-130 force structure into larger, more effective units. Placing this AFRC presence at Ft. Bragg will maintain the synergy that has existed between Army maneuver units and Air Force tactical airlift at Pope AFB.
What: Create an active duty association on AFRC C-130 aircraft.
Why: This is part of a larger effort across the Air Force forming reverse associate units. Active duty manpower and crews will share in the operation and maintenance of reserve component aircraft. This will provide the active duty with greater access to reserve component airframes and creates opportunities for seasoning active duty members through association with the corporate experience retained in the reserve component. Creation of an associate unit at Pope/Ft. Bragg allows for support of active duty members assigned to the associate unit.
Source: http://www.safie.hq.af.mil/brac/index.asp |
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