Hank Taylor told reporters earlier this week. These Afghans are in addition to the thousands of U. The situation in Kabul is fluid. Stay with Military Times for the latest updates. James R. Webb is a rapid response reporter for Military Times. He served as a US Marine infantryman in Iraq. Additionally, he has worked as a Legislative Assistant in the US Senate and as an embedded photographer in Afghanistan.
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The high-tech service economy of Northern Virginia developed in part because the Pentagon hired contractors to provide information technology services. Maintaining Federally-funded military bases is a priority objective for Virginia's elected officials. Since the start of the Cold War, all US Senators from Virginia - no matter what their political party - have opposed shifting any aircraft carriers away from Norfolk to Florida or West Coast bases.
Each ship based at the Norfolk Naval Base helps to stimulate the local economy. Local officials had rezoned property near the air base to allow housing and commercial development, resulting in higher risk if a jet experienced a problem during landing or takeoff.
In the consolidation of military bases during the BRAC process, Pentagon officials sought to move fighter squadrons to facilities where costs of operations could be lowered.
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