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To urge the Congress of the United States to maintain | 1 |
operation of the 179th Airlift Wing at | 2 |
Mansfield-Lahm Regional Airport in Mansfield, | 3 |
Ohio. | 4 |
WHEREAS, The United States Air Force 179th Airlift Wing is a | 5 |
military airlift organization assigned to the Ohio Air National | 6 |
Guard and stationed at Mansfield-Lahm Regional Airport; and | 7 |
WHEREAS, Due to its superior record, the 179th Airlift Wing | 8 |
received a mission to operate the C-27J Spartan aircraft, a twin | 9 |
turboprop aircraft with short takeoff and landing capabilities, | 10 |
ideal for the nation's current military needs and for providing | 11 |
rapid response support for homeland emergencies; and | 12 |
WHEREAS, The United States Air Force has published proposed | 13 |
personnel actions associated with plans to retire more than 300 | 14 |
aircraft nationwide, including the C-27J; and | 15 |
WHEREAS, The United States Air Force has plans to move | 16 |
personnel positions among states to mitigate the impact of the | 17 |
reductions; and | 18 |
WHEREAS, The United States Air National Guard, including the | 19 |
179th Airlift Wing, is responsible for homeland defense, and the | 20 |
C-27J is an important tool in accomplishing this mission; and | 21 |
WHEREAS, The 179th Airlift Wing has made United States Air | 22 |
National Guard history by deploying the C-27J in Afghanistan in | 23 |
Operation Enduring Freedom; and | 24 |
WHEREAS, Closing the Air National Guard Station at | 25 |
Mansfield-Lahm, relocating its personnel, and diverting or | 26 |
retiring its C-27J aircraft would create discontinuity and weaken | 27 |
national defense and homeland disaster readiness; now therefore be | 28 |
it | 29 |
RESOLVED, That the Congress of the United States is urged to | 30 |
maintain operation of the 179th Airlift Wing at Mansfield-Lahm | 31 |
Regional Airport to ensure Ohio and our nation will continue to | 32 |
benefit from the unique experience and capabilities of its | 33 |
personnel and the region; and be it further | 34 |
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly | 35 |
authenticated copies of this resolution to the President of the | 36 |
United States, to the President Pro Tempore and Secretary of the | 37 |
United States Senate, to the Speaker and the Clerk of the United | 38 |
States House of Representatives, to the members of the Ohio | 39 |
Congressional delegation, and to the news media of Ohio. | 40 |