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  • Air Force completes public transfer of former Castle AFB

    The Air Force completed the transfer of the former Castle Air Force Base, Calif., from military control to private ownership Jan. 22 with one of the base's former housing areas being accepted by a retirement village. Atwater Retirement Village II, LLC, accepted the final parcel of property,

  • Air Force plans to deactivate Willow Grove wing

    Air Force Reserve Command officials briefed congressional leaders Jan 3, 2007, about plans to deactivate the command's 913th Airlift Wing at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove, Pa. The deactivation process will result in personnel authorizations being removed as of Oct. 1, 2007. The

  • Air Force continues support to affected communities BRAC

    Across the nation, communities are being reshaped by the military's transformation due to Base Realignment and Closure changes. At a conference for these communities, mayors, engineers, construction companies and others met to discuss the best way for their neighborhoods faced with base closure or

  • Service secretaries visit Guam to analyze joint basing status

    William C. Anderson, assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and logistics, and his Navy counterpart, B J Penn, traveled to Guam to analyze the status of joint basing and future Guam development.Retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David Bice accompanied the assistant

  • Air Force implements BRAC decisions

    This Base Realignment and Closure Commission affects the Air Force like no other, given the war on terrorism, the Quadrennial Defense Review, Air Force transformation and force structure changes, said William C. Anderson.The assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and