Rummy may not think it's important to protect the Pacific Northwest but
the Base Realignment and Closure Commission felt otherewise.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A federal commission Friday afternoon blocked a plan that would have removed all but two F-15 fighter jets from the Oregon Air National Guard base at Portland International Airport.
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The Pentagon had proposed transferring the 142nd Fighter Wing's 15 F-15 jets to Air Force bases in New Jersey and Louisiana, as well as moving eight KC-135 tankers flown by the Air Force Reserve 939th Air Refueling Wing to Oklahoma and Kansas.
Under the Pentagon plan, two jets from an undetermined base would have been sent to Portland to be on alert status, but the nearest permanent fighter base would be in Fresno, Calif. -- 750 miles away, said Air Guard officials who praised the commission's rejection of it.
"It's a clear sign that security in the Pacific Northwest is a vital concern," said Maj. Gen. Raymond Rees, the Adjutant General of the Oregon National Guard.
Rummy may not think it's important to protect the Pacific Northwest but the Base Realignment and Closure Commission felt otherewise. 
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