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Air Guard closings drive fight over base cuts
A major fight over Pentagon base closures centers on the Air National Guard. States sue, lawmakers rail, and a royal commission questions the plan as it would realign or shut 54 sites. Critics warn of recruitment and homeland security impacts while officials pledge reviews. Pennsylvania leads, Illinois joins, more states possible.
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Washington
Pentagon
Independent Commission
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Commission
Bush
Texas Air National Guard
Christopher Hellman
Center For Arms Control and Nonproliferation
National Security
Rumsfeld
U.S
Air Guard
Anthony Principi
Principi
H. Steven Blum
Army
National Guard Bureau
Air National
Joe Schwarz
R-Mich
Air Force
House Armed Services Committee
John Kline
R-Minn
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania National Guard
111Th
Willow Grove Naval Air Station
Illinois