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Guantanamo Gazette Vol. 44 -- No. 32 -- U.S. Navy's only shore-based daily newspaper -- Friday, February 19, 1988 N SECDEF answers questions on budget reduction EBay News Secretary of Defense Frank C. size of our force and keeping the year, so it is certainly not Carlucci conducted a news conference same strategy we obviously increase exorbitant. The answer to your yesterday at the Pentagon where he the risk. Now there are those who question is: we intend to come on S answered questions on budgetary argue we ought to change the very strong on this issue, as you've reductions. The following is a strategy. I frankly don't know how undoubtly perceived. Guantanamo Bay history partial transcript of that we can chance a strategy that has Q: Given the fact that you don't conference. Forty-nine years ago, on Feb. successfully deterred major war for know which part of the world to give I'm here basically to take ques- 20, 1939, President Franklin D. some 40 years. I'm not sure which up, which seems to say you don't see tions, but let me emphasize a point part of the world we'd give up. So any reduction of commitments, how Roosevelt visited Guantanamo Bay that I'm sure that Bob Helm has made aboard the USS Houston. absent a change in strategy and with are you going to do the same thing to you already, and that is that a reduced force structure you have with fewer people? Are you thinking there is a very clear strategy and obviously increased the degree of of keeping aircraft carriers Air field closure set of priorities in this budget -- risk. deployed for seven months rather it is people, readiness, McCalla Air Field will be Q: How much do you expect the Con- than six months? How are you going closed to vehicular and sustainability, and efficient gress to focus on the 4.3 percent to make up the difference? production rates. These are the pedestrian traffic on Tuesday, pay raise? How hard are you going to A: In terms of aircraft carriers, Feb. 23, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. kinds of priorities I laid out with fight for that? Do you think it's an we're keeping the small number of you on the day I took office and due to a scheduled exercise. it area that there could be trade-offs? carrier battle groups -- 15 carrier has materialized in this budget. To A: I would hope there would not be battle groups. What we've done is Post Office note pay for these items we have brought trade-offs here. We have clearly take down an air wing that wasn't down force structure, we've laid out our priorities. And bear in fully stood up to start with at terminated production lines, mind it's the Congress that usually Miramar, which leaves us with 13 Effective Feb. 22, all outgoing terminated weapon systems official mail fran all commands in one says we never know what your naval air wings. But we have two stage or another, some 18 systems as and departments within the Naval priorities are. They can't make that reserve air wings which enable us to Base will be processed through well as deferring some 10 others. So argument in terms of this budget. keep the 15 carrier battle groups the Official Mail Processing it.is a coherent budget. I might say The priorities are there and you saw fully supplied with air wings Center located at the present the receptivity that we've had so it on the first chart -- it was because when you consider that ships far, and we haven't had a lot of people. We've made the hard choices rotate into overhaul and SLEP, that Shore Patrol builing at Fleet change yet on the hill, has been Landing. The hours of operation here. We have traded off a smaller should be adequate. So in terms of good. Let are: Monday through Friday, 9 to me throw it open to force in order to maintain a quality the Navy, we can keep the same OP 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 3:30 p.m.; questions. force. It would be disastrous if we TEMPO. And an important thing is Saturday, Sunday and holidays, Q: In this press release that were to repeat the experience of the we've increased 0 and M about 2.4 closed. For more information, accompanied the budget, it talks 1970s where we get to the point percent. 0 and M was salvaged in about a reduced call the Official Mail Clerk at capability to where our people are leaving and 1988, so we can maintain the OP 2369 until opening, then 3598. sustain a strong military defense then we have to have a gigantic TEMPO of our units. posture. It also talks about the catch-up pay raise. That gives your If you look at the force structure need to accept an increased degree the worst of all worlds. Do we cuts that we have taken, they are Exam dates set of security risk. Could you really want to say to our people not the kinds of cuts that would elaborate on that? that we value you in the military readily impact adversely on our The exam dates for the March A: It's very simple. We have not 1988 Petty Officer Exams are: only when you start to leave, then forward strategy. The Army Vietnam- changed our basic strategy which is we'll run and catch up and give you vintage helicopters, for example, or P03 Tuesday March 1 laid out in the President's report P02 Thursday March 3 a pay raise? No. Our point of view we just discussed the Midgetman in to the Congress -- the President's P01 Tuesday March 8 is that pay has eroded significantly the Air Force. In the case of the strategy report. We'd be glad to already. There is an 11 percent Navy, the frigates that we have laid make copies available. It is comparability cap as a result of the up, 16 frigates, are ships that have The advancement examinations essentially a forward-based will be administered at the Gold pay caps that have been put on complicated steam boilers, were strategy, a strategy of deterence, a through the years. That is not older ships to start with. What Hill Galley on the above dates. strategy which requires control of Candidates should muster at 7 tolerable. All the 4.3 does is allow we've done is defer the 600 ship sea lanes, close relationships with us to maintain pace with Navy. So it should not affect our a.m. on the morning of the our allies, and by shrinking the examination with I.D. cards and comparability increases for this forward strategy. in the uniform of the day. For further information, contact PSD ESO at 4553 or 4338. construct additional playgrounds 800;Q at this time. Housing is Construction reminder Captain's Hotline conducting a complete inspection Motorists are informed that of all playgrounds to determine from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 27, safety of equipment as well as Road, from Weapons repair requirements. This )Mitscher Query: Triangle to Corinaso housing, I have a concern with a Query: I was wondering if the information will be used as a continuing problem about getting will be secured while NMCB 4 is marina on Leeward could have more basis to request necessary funds my son bus transportation to working. All POV traffic will be boats? for repairs and improvements to afternoon kindergarten. Reply: detoured to McCalla Hill during Ten new boats were put existing playgrounds. Improvements Reply: The caller left his name this time frame. on order in December. Eventually such as additional playgrounds, and phone number so we were able Leeward will have five boats which require that projects be submitted Check-out note to get back to him. His problem will take up all the available for higher authority approval. has been solved. If you have any pier space. The marina manager has Unfortunately this is a lengthy It is requested that all questions concerning bussing, a standing order to ensure that process requiring four to five personnel who are checking-out please call 4111. the Leeward marina has pontoon years before construction. We are through the Vehicle Registration boats and replace those that are trying. Office provide a copy of their Query: I have a concern about down for repairs once replacement orders. Security personnel shooting banana boats are available. Query: I would like to know why rats that are a nuisance. the vehicles at the motorpool are Air conditioners Reply: We abolished the shooting Query: My wife is a non-resident higher priority for ship personnel of animals here in September of alien. She works here and receives rather than local personnel? Air conditioners are being last year. Since that time only a lower wage, but also has to pay Reply: Our primary mission is to installed in family housing units. one banana rat has been shot U.S. taxes. Why? support the fleet. CNO and The following is the schedule of because it was hit by a car and Reply: Federal law requires that CINCLANTFLT instructions give ship appointments for Feb. 22 through was suffering. Security and the when non-U.S. citizens are hired support vehicles the highest 25. Vet work together to trap or overseas they must be paid on the priority.