In a slap to the Pentagon, the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission refuses to close a variety of bases.
"Continuing to defy Pentagon proposals, the military base closure commission Friday spared South Dakota's B-1 bomber base and rejected the proposed shutdown of a major Air Force base in New Mexico.
...Ellsworth Air Force Base was kept open after feverish lobbying by South Dakota lawmakers, while New Mexico officials claimed a "partial victory" from a compromise that keeps Cannon Air Force Base open at least through 2009. The Pentagon recommended both bases be closed, eliminating or shifting more than 6,600 military and civilian jobs."
Thanks to Chris Steins
FULL STORY: In Final Slap to Pentagon, Bases Are Spared in S. Dakota, New Mexico
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