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Retaining and Expanding Military Missions RETAINING AND EXPANDING MILITARY MISSIONS Increasing Defense Spending and Investment Washington State’s Importance and Opportunities for the DENNYMILLER HYJEK & FIX, INC. associatesDepartment of Defense in Achieving Its Strategic Initiatives ARMY NAVY AIR FORCE NATIONAL GUARD COAST GUARD DEPT. OF ENERGY ● DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY Acknowledgments..............................................v APPLIED PHYSICS LAB PNNL Executive Summary...........................................ix ARMY NAVY AIR FORCE Introduction.........................................................1 Table of NATIONAL GUARD COAST Section 1..............................................................5 Strategic Framework for the United States GUARD DEPT. OF ENERGY and Department of Defense Strategy and Guidance Documents DEPT.Contents OF HOMELAND SECURITY Section 2............................................................35 APPLIEDRetaining PHYSICS & Expanding LAB PNNL Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) ARMYMilitary NAVYMissions AIR FORC Section 3............................................................41 Military and Related Federal Assets NATIONAL GUARD COAST in Washington State GUARD DEPT. OF ENERGY Department of Defense ● Joint Base Lewis-McChord.....................43 DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY Yakima Training Center Naval Base Kitsap...................................53 APPLIED PHYSICS LAB PNNL Bangor Bremerton ARMY NAVY AIR FORCE Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & NATIONAL GUARD COAST Intermediate Maintenance Facility Keyport GUARD DEPT. OF ENERGY Naval Hospital Bremerton Naval Air Station Whidbey Island...........63 DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY ● Naval Station Everett..............................71 Fairchild Air Force Base.........................79 APPLIED PHYSICS LAB PNNL National Guard ARMY NAVY AIR FORCE Camp Murray..........................................85 NATIONAL GUARD COAST Department of Defense-related Applied Physics Laboratory GUARD DEPT. OF ENERGY University of Washington.......................95 Department of Energy ● DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAMMER Training and Education Center...................................99 APPLIED PHYSICS LAB PNNL Pacific Northwest National Laboratory..103 ARMY NAVY AIR FORCE Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard District 13........................107 NATIONAL GUARD COAST . Section 4 GUARD DEPT. OF ENERGY Conclusions and Recommendations..........111 DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY ● APPLIED PHYSICS LAB PNNL ARMY NAVY AIR FORCE NATIONAL GUARD COAST GUARD DEPT. OF ENERGY DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY Retaining and Expanding Military Missions Credits Denny Miller Associates Hyjek & Fix, Inc. Gordon Thomas Honeywell www.dennymiller.com www.hyjekfix.com www.gth-gov.com Shay Hancock Don Fix MG (Ret.)Tim Lowenberg Wally Burnett Steve Hyjek Josephine Eckert Karl Stegenga Judson Greif Michael Fix Marianne Helms Kirsten Ripetta Cover/Design:Six Peaks Layout/Design: www.6peaks.com [email protected] Molly Margaret May Judy Miller DENNYMILLER iii HYJEK & FIX, INC. associates DENNYMILLER iv HYJEK & FIX, INC. associates Retaining and Expanding Military Missions Acknowledgements This report was made possible through the strong leadership and vision provided by Governor Chris Gregoire and Representative Adam Smith, as well as the rest of the Washington State Congressional Delegation; Senator Patty Murray, Senator Maria Cantwell, Representative Norm Dicks, Representative Jim McDermott, Representative Doc Hastings, Representative Rick Larsen, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Representative Dave Reichert, Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler and Representative Suzan DelBene. In addition, we would like to acknowledge the attention provided to our process by Attorney General Rob McKenna, Governor-elect Jay Inslee, Representative- elect Denny Heck and Representative-elect Derek Kilmer. As well, John Lane of Governor Gregoire’s staff, Roel van der Lugt of Representative Adam Smith’s staff, and Brian Garrett of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services are specially recognized for their respective roles in helping us gather important information and providing valuable direction throughout this project. Likewise, Major General (Ret.) Tim Lowenberg, the former Adjutant General of Washington, now with Gordon Thomas Honeywell, was an invaluable member of our team. This report is truly benefitted by General Lowenberg’s insight and contacts both inside and out of the military. Finally, recognition and thanks are extended to all of the military commands and the community groups dedicated to supporting our military bases and the brave men and women who serve; Economic Alliance Snohomish County Military Affairs Committee, Forward Fairchild, NAS Whidbey Island Task Force, Puget Sound Naval Bases Association, and South Sound Military and Communities Partnership. Their cooperation, generosity of time and resources, detailed briefings on the activities and issues affecting each of our installations have contributed greatly to making this comprehensive report possible. Over the past ten weeks we have held dozens of meetings, conference calls and briefings with more than 150 individuals. We thank you for your input, patience, support and most of all, the time spent on this important task. Shannon Affholter, Economic Alliance Snohomish County Captain Christopher Culp M.D., Bremerton Naval Colonel Greg Allen, Washington Military Department Hospital Commander Leah Anderson, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Josh Cummings, Thurston Economic Bill Bakamis,University of Washington Development Council The Applied Physics Laboratory Captain Tom Danaher (USN-Ret.), Naval Base Nancy Bickford, Washington Military Department Kitsap Celia Boyce, Madigan Army Medical Center Major General Bret Daugherty, Adjutant General Gary Bracket, Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce Councilmember Kim Daughtry, City of Command Sergeant Major Matthew Brady, Lake Stevens Madigan Army Medical Center Kevin Dayton, Washington State Department Bob Brooks, Evergreen Associates of Transportation Eric Brooks, Senator Patty Murray Emily De Bisschop, Puget Sound Naval Colonel Thomas Bundt, Madigan Army Medical Center Bases Association Jami Burgess, Representative Norm Dicks Chief Master Sergeant Wayne Deist, 141st Air Michael Cade, Thurston Economic Development Council Refueling Wing Dr. Alex Cahana, University of Washington School Nelson Del Rio of Medicine Andy DeMott, Forward Fairchild Allison Camden, Washington State Department Mayor Scott Dudley, City of Oak Harbor of Transportation Sean Eagan, Port of Tacoma Nate Caminos, Senator Maria Cantwell Hart Edmondson, Representative-elect Denny Heck Al Carney, Fairchild Air Force Base Carol Evanoff, Puget Sound Naval Michael Carr, Washington State Department of Commerce Bases Association Senator Mike Carrell, 28th Legislative District (Lakewood) Brigadier General Don Farris, 7th Infantry Division Dr. Anthony Chen, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department Deputy Commander Kristin Ching, Naval Station Everett Major General Paul Fletcher (USAF-Ret.), Richard Chwaszczewski, Pacific Northwest Defense Coalition Forward Fairchild Mayor Virgil Clarkson, City of Lacey Major Joel Garrison, United States Army Kathy Cocus, Kitsap Economic Development Alliance Colonel Lena Gaudreau, Madigan Army Colonel Duane Coffey, Washington Military Department Medical Center Mayor David Condon, City of Spokane Adam Goodwin, Senator Patty Murray Larry Cort, City of Oak Harbor Kristi Growden, Washington State University Chris Cote, Economic Alliance Snohomish County Military Zachary Guill, Representative Dave Reichert Affairs Committee Christy Gullion, University of Washington DENNYMILLER v HYJEK & FIX, INC. associates Acknowledgements Rich Hadley, Greater Spokane Incorporated Colonel Karen O’Brien, M.D., Madigan Army Ryan Hart, Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler Medical Center Colonel Valerie Hasberry, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Obruba, 92nd Civil Engineer Deputy Commander Squadron Commander Sally Hintz, Senator Maria Cantwell Commissioner-elect Shelly O’Quinn, Spokane County Colonel Chuck Hodges, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Lieutenant Colonel Darrell O’Steen, Yakima Training Commander Center Commander Colonel Dallas Homas M.D., Madigan Army Medical Captain Maureen Pennington, Bremerton Naval Hospital Center Executive Officer Sandra Jarrard, Greater Spokane Incorporated Dan Penrose, South Sound Military and Ashley Johnson, Representative Dave Reichert Communities Partnership Colonel David Johnson, I Corps Steven Perrenot, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Gary Karnofski, Volpentest HAMMER Training Facility Gary Peterson, Tri-Cities Economic Lieutenant Colonel Patricia Verdella Keenan, Joint Base Development Council Lewis-McChord Thane Phelan, Yakima Chamber of Commerce Mike Kennedy, Thurston Economic Development Council Kevin Phelps, Pierce County Lieutenant Kwang Woong “Nick” Kim, Fairchild Air Patrick Pierce, Economic Alliance Snohomish County Force Base Lieutenant Colonel Sammy Pierce, 336th Training Colonel Konrad Klausner, 92nd Mission Support Group Group Deputy Commander Commander Tom Pierson, Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber Al Koetje, NAS Whidbey Task Force of Commerce Brian Kristjansson, Senator Patty Murray John Powers, Kitsap Economic Development Alliance Donald Krupp, Thurston County Justin Prosser, Representative Doc Hastings Ron Landon, Washington State Department of Dave Purcell, Joint Military Affairs Committee