DOCSLIB.ORG

Historical Highlights

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Historical Highlights Historical Highlights • 2006 The historical marker for the Del Valle Army Air Base/Bergstrom Airforce Base, commemorating World War II military service in Texas, was unveiled at the Hilton Austin Airport. For the Fox 7 coverage of the event Go to the following link. http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/video/011006ABIA_KTBC.wmv • 2001 The Hilton Austin Airport Hotel opened and was selected by Texas Construction Magazine as the Outstanding Renovation Project for 2001. ¾ The current first-floor lobby area was originally opened with parking areas underneath the perimeter of the building. ¾ The operations command post and the communications center that were situated below ground on the lower level were converted into meeting rooms. ¾ Renovation of the building allowed the City to hold onto an important piece of its history. The unique design remains a landmark of which the City is truly proud. ¾ The courtyard for the Air Force Building, open from 1968 to 1993 was converted into Hilton’s Atrium. ¾ The 30’ x 30’ acrylic mural, located on the back wall of the Atrium, was painted by Doug Jaques. Road to Wimberley On a late afternoon in Spring of the year 2000, after being commissioned to paint a mural for the lobby of the new Airport Hilton hotel, and given the theme of Texas hill country, my wife Linda and I got into our pick-up truck, armed with cameras, and headed for the hills to gather visual material for our mural. We took the road from Dripping Springs to Wimberley. Along the side of the road the wildflowers were in riotous bloom. The shoulders of the road were paved with native limestone, in many places solid beds of karst, weathered by rain. Having a sudden inspiration, I pulled over, picked some of the brightest flowers, scattered them on the limestone bed, pointed the camera straight down and shot. The resulting image became the border or frame or window for our mural, establishing a context for the landscape. The rest of our image collecting followed easily as we continued along the road. The dome of sky above, from deep ultramarine blue at its zenith to pale turquoise at the horizon…snap, click, wondrous! The clouds blazoned peach by the late afternoon sun…point, shoot, awesome. The long blue-violet shadows cast by the trees on the roadside…soothing, cool, and quiet. Put it all together in a composition, not so easy, but it worked well. Paint it as a 31’x30’ mural and install it, very, very difficult, but hopefully the result is at least a dim reflection of the glory you will encounter along any hill country road in Texas. Doug Jaques 512-454-4277 www.jaquesstudio.com ¾ The Hilton’s 7,000 sq. ft. Bergstrom Ballroom was formally the military command center below ground and was designed like a theatre. • 1999 Construction began on the new Hilton Austin Airport. Robert Mueller Municipal Airport closed to passenger service and the new Austin-Bergstrom International Airport began passenger service. Total passengers (in- and out-bound) reached 6, 670,851, a 9.97% increase in 1999 over the previous year. Air Cargo had a record month, carrying 27,234,093 lbs., up 11% from last year. • 1998 Landmark Organization, an Austin-based development company, was contracted by the City of Austin to convert an abandoned, two-story 1968 United States Air Force building into a three–story premier airport conference hotel. • 1997 Austin-Bergstrom International Airport began Air Cargo Operations. • 1994 Community celebrated groundbreaking for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. • 1993 Bergstrom Air Force Base was closed after 51 years of operation. Only a fighter wing remained on the base until it was inactivated in the fall of 1995. Voters approved, by 63 percent, $400 million in revenue bonds to build Austin's new airport at Bergstrom Air Force Base. The Base property reverts to the City of Austin. • 1992 The U.S. Justice Department approved the transfer of Bergstrom Air Force Base land and facilities to the City of Austin. The 12th Air Force Headquarters moved to Tucson, Arizona. • 1991 Blackbirds, the 12th Reconnaissance Squadron, flew 476 sorties (Raid, Maneuver, Foray) from January to April in support of operation Desert Shield. The Blackbirds returned to Austin for a hero’s welcome with the city’s first victory parade since World War II. Bergstrom Air Force Base appears on the military base closure list, with the stipulation that the Reserves 924th Fighter Group can stay if a civilian airport is built there. City Council resolves to relocate the airport to Bergstrom. • 1990 Bergstrom Air Force Base listed as one of 75 military facilities under study for possible closure. Closure of the base was delayed due to the Gulf War. • 1989 State legislature drafted a bill that required the City to close Mueller Airport by 1997 or sound-insulate an estimated 39 churches and eight other public buildings in high-noise areas. • 1987 Voters approved a referendum to build an airport at Manor and make interim improvements to Mueller Airport. • 1985 First airport referendum: A non-binding referendum to close Robert Mueller Airport. It fails by less than one percent of the vote. • 1979 The Concorde visited Bergstrom Air Force Base, followed by the space shuttles Columbia and Discovery aboard their carrier aircraft in 1981 and 1985 • 1975 An airport site selection study chose Bergstrom Air Force Base as the best site for expansion. • 1968 Bergstrom Air Force Base “Donut” headquarters building is completed (September 1st) at a cost of nearly $3 million. ¾ The base housed the 67th Reconnaissance Wing, 12th Air Force Headquarters, 12th Tactical Intelligence Squadron, 712th Air Support Operations Center, 10th Air Force Reserve, and 924th Fighter Group ¾ The original headquarters building was a circular, two story structure designed by Page-Southland-Page Architect Engineering firm of Austin and built by Stokes Construction Company of San Marcos, under the supervision of the Fort Worth Army Engineering District. ¾ The original building had 500 windows, almost 20,000 cubic yards of concrete weighing nearly 1,500 tons, 760 tons of steel reinforcing and a 500-ton air conditioning system powerful enough to cool 170 averaged-sized homes. ¾ The building became know as “The Donut” but the average designation was building 2900. It also carried names such as “The Little Pentagon” and the “Roundagon” ¾ “The Donut” was 123,210 square feet of floor space and had an overall building diameter of 312 feet, slightly longer than a football field. ¾ The building’s wiring, if stretched out, was over 2,700 miles long - long enough to reach from Austin to Seattle, Washington. ¾ The electrical system was an unusual design to accommodate the circular configuration. Wiring on each floor was contained in a conduit which ran under the hallway and was connected to rooms by spoke-like tubes under the floors. ¾ The basement under the plaza of reinforced concrete was designed to be made into a secure area if needed. Three guard cages at three entrances to the plaza were made of concrete with bullet-resistant windows. ¾ Bergstrom Air Force Base was one of three Cold War bunkers in the U.S. where the President of the United States could be flown for safety in the event of a nuclear attack. ¾ The military command center below ground was designed like a theatre, with a center room sloping downward toward a stage where presentations were made. In the rear of the room on the highest part of the ground, sat the glass enclosed “Battle Cab”. This is where generals held high level talks in privacy. ¾ In the 1960’s, Bergstrom Air Force Base became a frequent landing site for the President’s plane, “Air Force One”. ¾ Lyndon Johnson flew in and out of this airfield while traveling between Washington and his ranch in Texas. • 1958 Department of Aviation began oversight of airport operations and maintenance. • 1956 City installed Instrument Landing System and high intensity runway lighting system; the runway was extended to 7,269 feet. • 1948 With the establishment of a separate Air Force, the base was renamed Bergstrom Air Force Base • 1943 Del Valle Base was renamed Bergstrom Army Air Field in honor of Capt. John August Earl Bergstrom, believed to be the first Travis County soldier killed in World War II. • 1942 City of Austin purchase land for Del Valle Army Air Base. New terminal building opens at Mueller Airport. • 1930 Robert Mueller Municipal Airport named for Council Member Robert Mueller, opened with a 1,000-foot-long, 100-foot-wide runway, one steel-frame hangar building and a small office terminal. • 1928 Army Lt. Claire Chennault , leader of the World War II “Flying Tigers”, was sent to Austin to select a site suitable for a municipal airport. City Council purchases 340 acres for $60,785 to build airport on site. • 1911 Austin’s aviation activity began October 29th 1911 when adventurer Calbraith Perry Rodgers landed the “Vin Fiz”, a Wright Ex Flyer brothers biplane, at 45th and Duval in Austin, during his transcontinental flight. .
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Defense - Military Base Realignments and Closures (1)” of the John Marsh Files at the Gerald R
    The original documents are located in Box 11, folder “Defense - Military Base Realignments and Closures (1)” of the John Marsh Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Copyright Notice The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald R. Ford donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid copyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Digitized from Box 11 of The John Marsh Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON October 31, 197 5 MEMORANDUM TO: JACK MARSH FROM: RUSS ROURKE I discussed the Ft. Dix situation with Rep. Ed Forsythe again. As you may know, I reviewed the matter with Marty Hoffman at noon yesterday, and with Col. Kenneth Bailey several days ago. Actually, I exchanged intelligence information with him. Hoffman and Bailey advised me that no firm decision has as yet been made with regard to the retention of the training function at Dix. On Novem­ ber 5, Marty Hotfman will receive a briefing by Army staff on pos­ sible "back fill'' organizations that may be available to go to Dix in the event the training function moves out.
    [Show full text]
  • Cold War Scrapbook Compiled by Frances Mckenney, Assistant Managing Editor
    Cold War Scrapbook Compiled by Frances McKenney, Assistant Managing Editor The peace following World War II was short- lived. Soviet forces never went home, kept occupied areas under domination, and threatened free nations worldwide. By 1946, Winston Churchill had declared, “An iron curtain has descended across the conti- nent.” Thus began a 45-year struggle between the diametrically opposed worldviews of the US and the Soviet Union. In 1948, the USSR cut off land access to free West Berlin, launch- ing the first major “battle” of the Cold War: the Berlin Airlift. Through decades of changes in strategy, tactics, locations, and technology, the Air Force was at the forefront. The Soviet Union was contained, and eventually, freedom won out. Bentwaters. Bitburg. Clark. Loring. Soes- terberg. Suwon. Wurtsmith—That so many Cold War bases are no longer USAF instal- lations is a tribute to how the airmen there did their jobs. While with the 333rd Tactical Fighter Training Squadron at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., in 1975, Capt. Thomas McKee asked a friend to take this “hero shot” of him with an A-7. McKee flew the Corsair II as part of Tactical Air Command, at Myrtle Beach AFB, S.C. He was AFA National President and Chairman of the Board (1998-2002). Assigned to the 1st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Beale AFB, Calif., RSO Maj. Thomas Veltri (right) and Maj. Duane Noll prepare for an SR-71 mission from RAF Mildenhall, UK, in the mid- 1980s. Veltri’s most memora- ble Blackbird sortie: “We lost an engine in the Baltic, north of Gotland Island, and ended up at 25,000 feet, with a dozen MiGs chasing us.” Retired Lt.
    [Show full text]
  • BIOGRAPHICAL DATA BOO KK Class 2019-2 10-21 June 2019 National Defense University
    BBIIOOGGRRAAPPHHIICCAALL DDAATTAA BBOOOOKK Class 2019-2 10-21 June 2019 National Defense University NDU PRESIDENT NDU VICE PRESIDENT Vice Admiral Fritz Roegge, USN 16th President Vice Admiral Fritz Roegge is an honors graduate of the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and was commissioned through the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. He earned a Master of Science in Engineering Management from the Catholic University of America and a Master of Arts with highest distinction in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. He was a fellow of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI program. VADM Fritz Roegge, NDU President (Photo His sea tours include USS Whale (SSN 638), USS by NDU AV) Florida (SSBN 728) (Blue), USS Key West (SSN 722) and command of USS Connecticut (SSN 22). His major command tour was as commodore of Submarine Squadron 22 with additional duty as commanding officer, Naval Support Activity La Maddalena, Italy. Ashore, he has served on the staffs of both the Atlantic and the Pacific Submarine Force commanders, on the staff of the director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion, on the Navy staff in the Assessments Division (N81) and the Military Personnel Plans and Policy Division (N13), in the Secretary of the Navy's Office of Legislative Affairs at the U. S, House of Representatives, as the head of the Submarine and Nuclear Power Distribution Division (PERS 42) at the Navy Personnel Command, and as an assistant deputy director on the Joint Staff in both the Strategy and Policy (J5) and the Regional Operations (J33) Directorates.
    [Show full text]
  • 559 FLYING TRAINING SQ.Docx
    559th FLYING TRAINING SQUADRON LINEAGE 81st Bombardment Squadron (Light) constituted, 20 Nov 1940 Activated, 15 Jan 1941 Redesignated 81st Bombardment Squadron (Medium), 30 Dec 1941 Redesignated 81st Bombardment Squadron, Medium, 9 Oct 1944 Inactivated, 22 Jan 1946 Redesignated 81st Bombardment Squadron, Light, 29 Apr 1947 Activated, 19 May 1947 Inactivated, 10 Sep 1948 Redesignated 559th Fighter Escort Squadron, 27 Oct 1950 Activated, 1 Nov 1950 Redesignated 559th Strategic Fighter Squadron, 20 Jan 1953 Redesignated 559th Fighter Day Squadron, 1 Jul 1957 Inactivated, 8 Jan 1958 Redesignated 559th Tactical Fighter Squadron and activated, 17 Apr 1962 Organized, 25 Apr 1962 Inactivated, 31 Mar 1970 Redesignated 559th Flying Training Squadron, 22 Mar 1972 Activated, 1 May 1972 STATIONS McChord Field, WA, 15 Jan 1941 Esler Field, LA, 27 Feb–3 Jul 1942 (operated from Stockton Field, CA, 24 May–24 Jun 1942) Deversoir, Egypt, 30 Jul 1942 LG 88, Egypt, 18 Oct 1942 Gambut, Libya, 6 Dec 1942 Magrun LG, Libya, 14 Dec 1942 Gambut, Libya, 17 Dec 1942 Tmed El Chel, Libya, 11 Jan 1943 Berteaux, Algeria, 3 Feb 1943 Canrobert, Algeria, 15 Mar 1943 Thibar, Tunisia, 1 May 1943 Hergla, Tunisia, 2 Jun 1943 Ponte Olivo, Sicily, c. 2 Aug 1943 Gerbini, Sicily, 22 Aug 1943 Foggia, Italy, 5 Nov 1943 Gaudo Airfield, Italy, 18 Jan–6 Feb 1944 Tezgaon, India, c. 20 Mar 1944 Madhaiganj Airfield, India, 13 Jun 1944 Fenny, India, 17 Jul 1944 (operated from Meiktila, Burma, 21–29 Apr 1945) Madhaiganj Airfield, India, 7 Jun 1945 Karachi, India, 15 Nov–24 Dec 1945 Ft. Lawton,
    [Show full text]
  • Federal Register/Vol. 81, No. 42/Thursday, March 3, 2016
    11212 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 42 / Thursday, March 3, 2016 / Notices TABLE 2—CONCENTRATION LIMITS OF CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS THAT ARE HAZARDOUS AT LESS THAN 0.001 Mg/L— Continued Concentration Concentration Health based limit at the reduction Chemical constituent Waste code limit wellhead factor (mg/L) (mg/L) ) (Note 2) (C/C0 2-Methylpyridine ............................................. U191 ............................................................... 2.0 × 10¥3 1,000 2.0 × 10¥6 3-Methylpyridine ............................................. Note 2 ............................................................. 1.0 × 10¥6 1,000 1.0 × 10¥9 Nickel .............................................................. F006 ............................................................... 0.001 100 1.0 × 10¥5 Nicotinonitrile .................................................. Note 2 ............................................................. 6.0 × 10¥6 6,000 1.0 × 10¥9 Nitrilotiracetonitrile .......................................... Note 2 ............................................................. 1.0 × 10¥6 1,000 1.0 × 10¥9 Nitrobenzene .................................................. U169 ............................................................... 1.8 × 10¥2 100 1.8 × 10¥4 Oleic acid ........................................................ Note 2 ............................................................. 1.0 × 10¥6 1,000 1.0 × 10¥9 Oleoylsarconsinate ......................................... Note 2 ............................................................
    [Show full text]
  • April 1,1995
    DCN 1043 AVIATION-TROOP SUPPORT COMMAND, MO APRIL 1,1995 TABLE OF CONTENTS TAB 1. ITINERARY 2. BASE SUMMARY SHEET 3. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RECOMMENDATION 4. CATEGORY CHART 5. INSTALLATION REVIEW 6. STATE MAP - DOD INSTALLATIONS AND STATISTICAL DATA 7. STATE CLOSURE HISTORY LIST -1 sr 8. PRESSARTICLES 9. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION '. COMMISSION BASE VISIT \ AVIATION-TROOP COMMAND (ATCOM), MO Saturday, April 1,1995 SSIONERS ATTENDING: Alan J. Dixon Lee KIing STAFF ATTENDING: Ed Brown Mike Kennedy David Lyles I3lNuuw Friday. March 31 2:30PM MT Lee Kling and David Lyles depart Malmstrom AFB en route St. Louis, MO: MILAIR C-2 1. -\-. ' 6:30PM CT Lee Kling and David Lyles anive St. Louis, MO from Malmstrom. * Lee Kling and David Lyles drive to Lee Kling's residence for overnight. lO:09AM ET Ed Brown and Mike Kennedy depart DC National en route St. Louis, MO: TWA flight 123. 11:26AM CT Ed Brown and Mike Kennedy arrive St. Louis, MO airport fkom DC National. * Rental car (Kennedy): National Confirmation#: 1046585036 Days: April 1 Phone#: 1800-227-7368 11 :30AM CT Ed Brown and Mike Kennedy depart St. Louis airport by car to pick up Lee Kling and David Lyles at Lee Kling's residence. 12:30PM CT Ed Brown and Mike Kennedy pick up Lee Kling and David Lyles and depart en route ATCOM. 1 :00PM CT Alan J. Dixon departs personal residence en route ATCOM. 1:45PM CT Alan J. Dixon, Lee Kling, Ed Brown, Mike Kennedy and David Lyles arrive ATCOM. 2:00PM to ATCOM base visit. ) 5:OOPM 5:OOPM CT Alan J.
    [Show full text]
  • Catalog of Federal Metrology and Calibration Capabilities
    NBS SPECIAL PUBLICATION 546 Q 1 979 Edition U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/National Bureau of Standards National Bureau "of Standards Library, E-01 Admin. Bidg. Catalog o Federal Metrology and Calibration Capabilities NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS The National Bureau of Standards' was established by an act of Congress March 3, 1901. The Bureau's overall goal is to strengthen and advance the Nation's science and technology and facilitate their effective application for public benefit. To this end, the Bureau conducts research and provides: (1) a basis for the Nation's physical measurement system, (2) scientific and technological services for industry and government, (3) a technical basis for equity in trade, and (4) technical services to promote public safety. The Bureau's technical work is performed by the National Measurement Laboratory, the National Engineering Laboratory, and the Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology. THE NATIONAL MEASUREMENT LABORATORY provides the national system of physical and chemical and materials measurement; coordinates the system with measurement systems of other nations and furnishes essential services leading to accurate and uniform physical and chemical measurement throughout the Nation's scientific community, industry, and commerce; conducts materials research leading to improved methods of measurement, standards, and data on the properties of materials needed by industry, commerce, educational institutions, and Government; provides advisory and research services to other Government Agencies; develops,
    [Show full text]
  • Hilton Austin Airport
    • Hilton Austin Airport – 9515 Hotel Drive, Austin, TX 78719 • Accommodations – Hilton’s Serenity luxury bed package with 250-thread count triple sheeted linens & non-allergenic pillows, luxurious Peter Thomas Roth bath products and a 32” flat screen LCD TV. Guests will stay productive with ergonomic desk chairs, dual phone lines, voice mail and complimentary wired high-speed Internet. • Transportation – Options are available including easy and inexpensive access to Downtown Austin via the Downtown Flyer, only $2.00 round trip between downtown and the hotel. Plus meeting planners can count on attendees staying through the day for all the sessions without losing them to outside distractions. • Blocked Room Rate – Blocked Room Single Rate $145 – Blocked Room Double Rate $155 • Hilton Austin Airport Hotel History – In 1998, Landmark Organization, an Austin-based development company, was contracted by the City of Austin to convert an abandoned, three-story 1969 United States Air Force building into a four –story premier airport conference hotel. Though once slated for demolition, the building had historical meaning to the community due to the important role of the base in previous years and the economic impact the base provided long before Austin’s high tech industry came into being. Its distinctive round shape with an open center area caused the building to be dubbed “The Donut.” It served as a strategic air command center during the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War and Desert Storm. High-level air reconnaissance missions were orchestrated from the command center. The basement areas of the building even featured a reinforced war room. When the base closed, it was an economic loss for the community.
    [Show full text]
  • The American Legion [Volume 144, No. 3 (March 1998)]
    Vol. 144, No. 3 The Magazine for a Strong America March 1998 CUTICLES LEADING A GLORIOUS CHARGE National Commander Jordan sounds the bugle for the Show Your Colors, America! campaign, WHEN DOUGHROYS' DREAMS DAWNED „ 7776 vision lives on, and so does one Legion founder II CLOSE TO HOME By Julie A. Rhoad There are reasons why assisted living is the fastest growing form of elder-care. iH AN AMERICAN INSTITUTION interview The Smithsonian Secretary talks about the Enola Gay controversy and other projects. n DLUE-CAP HIGHWAY By Layne Cameron Part 1 : /I road less traveled than some boasts as many fine folks as any THE HIGH PRICE OFRIP-OFFS In the case of Medicare, figure $63 million. .a day. 0)EPA\IITMEII^TS BIG ISSUES Should Veterans' Voting Laws Be Revised? VETVOICE I VETAWAYS PARTING SHOTS WASHINGTOIU WATCH II LEGION NEWS ON DUTY 11 VETS n COVER Show Your Colors, America! Logo by Roger Huyssen. The American Legion Magazine, a leader among national general-interest publications, is published nnonthly by The American Legion for its 2,8 million members, These wartime veterans, worl<ing through nearly 1 5,000 community-level Posts, dedicate themselves to God and country and traditional Ameri- can values; strong national security; adequate and compassionate care for veterans, their widows and orphans; community service; and the wholesome development of our nation's youths. MARCH 1998 • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • | . Credit Card Orders BigWingspan, Flying 1-800-821-5157 Over 18 Inches! Fortress FOR GOD AND COUNTRY 700 N. Pennsylvania St. B-17 P.O. 60x1055 Indianapolis, IN 46206 317-630-1200 B-17: Really too cool for words.
    [Show full text]
  • “GONE but NOT FORGOTTEN” on 22 February 2007 We Lost a True
    Rotorwash A Newsletter for Air Force Rotorheads Issue 2007/1 Jan-Mar 2007 Published Quarterly By ROTORHEADSRUS Contact: [email protected] On 22 February 2007 we lost a true friend and valued member of our group. Charles “Chuck” Severns passed away as the result of a long struggle with Cancer. Chuck will be missed but never forgotten. If you would like to pay tribute to Chuck we have a “Final Flight” section on our website honoring our helicopter family members and friends. Send the info to [email protected] Col. James (Jim) R. Murtha, age 69, U.S. Air Force retired, died March 1, 2007, at his home in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., following a courageous battle with cancer. Born July 1, 1937, in New York City to the late James E. and Mabel H. (Smith) Murtha, he moved to Bennington, Vt., as a young boy. He graduated from Bennington High School in 1955. A winter laboring on the St. Lawrence Seaway inspired him to return to school and in 1960 he earned an economics degree from St. Michael’s College Burlington, Vt., and an officer’s commission in the U.S. Air Force. During his 24-year military career, which included Vietnam service, he traveled the world — Europe to Asia to Africa. He was a Command Pilot flying sea planes and “GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN” 1 helicopters for Air Rescue. He was awarded Vietnam combat decorations and many personal awards. Prior to retirement, he served as Chief, Resource Management Division, Directorate of Maintenance, Robins Air Force Base, Ga. Though proud of his career, he was most proud of the opportunity to work with so many outstanding military professionals.
    [Show full text]
  • Interim Report Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations
    INTERIM REPORT SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERAN AFFAIRS AND MILITARY INSTALLATIONS The Honorable Carlos F. Truan, Chairman (D-Corpus Christi) In Memoriam The Honorable Gregory Luna (D-San Antonio) (b. November 17, 1932-d. November 6, 1999) MEMBERS The Honorable Troy Fraser The Honorable Eliot Shapleigh (R-Marble Falls) (D-El Paso) The Honorable Steve Ogden The Honorable Leticia Van de Putte (R-Bryan) (D-San Antonio) Committee Staff Ram Chavez, Committee Director Alice Breard, Committee Clerk Vick Hines, Policy and Research Analyst Alex Morales, Veteran Affairs Policy Analyst James Droddy, Military Policy Analyst For further information contact the Committee Staff: P.O. Box 12068 Sam Houston Building, Room 470 Austin, Texas 78711 (512) 463-2211 Email: [email protected] November 1, 2000 The Honorable Rick Perry Lieutenant Governor of Texas P. O. Box 12068 Austin, Texas 78711 Dear Governor Perry: Pursuant to your charges to the Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations, we appreciate the opportunity to advise you and the Senate regarding our findings. You directed the Committee to: 1. Develop strategies to extend the operational usefulness of Texas military facilities and attract new military missions. The Committee shall limit its recommendations to what Texas government and business, together with localities, are capable of offering without the need for federal action or approval, including increasing the number of public/private economic development partnerships involving active military bases in Texas; 2. Assess the effectiveness of state benefits currently available to Texas veterans and make recommendations to improve their delivery. The Committee shall consider, but is not limited, to veterans’ workforce and job search assistance; state agency compliance with veterans’ preference laws; and the state’s educational assistance for veterans, especially any need to modify Section 54.203 of the Education Code (the Hazlewood Act).
    [Show full text]
  • Base Reuse Success Stories
    Base Reuse Success Stories Alameda Naval Air Station/Naval Aviation Depot, Alameda, CA (BRAC 93) – With more than 2,000 new jobs in 85 industrial, recreational and entertainment businesses, Alameda Point, the former NAS Alameda, has a very promising future. Alameda Point became the State of California’s fifth Local Agency Military Base Recovery Area (LAMBRA) zone in June 2000. This designation clears the way for businesses locating on the former naval air station to receive a package of state business incentives and other benefits. ACET, the Alameda Center for Environmental Technology, a small business incubator sponsored by California State University has been in operation since 1998 and currently serves 10 start-up companies. Advanced transportation industries are another emerging specialty on the base. The CALSTART hatchery, a public/private partnership devoted to promoting these techno-industries in California currently operates out of a former helicopter repair hangar. The hatchery is home to 14 start-up companies, with more than 200 new jobs among them. Manex Entertainment, a leading special effects film production company, has established its international headquarters at the former air station with the intention of making the site a major film production center. Manex and Warner Brothers are set to lease 400,000 square feet for production of “Matrix II” and “Matrix III.” Edge Innovations, a Silicon Valley-based company, specializing in robotics for both the film industry and medical technology expanded into a 65,000 square foot former hangar in January 2001. One of the most innovative uses of a former hangar could be Bladium, the 90,000 square foot indoor sports facility with a rock-climbing wall, inline skating and basketball courts, which opened December 2000.
    [Show full text]