Presidio Of Monterey

Giving California two early victories Wednesday, the base closing commission decided to spare the Defense Language Institute at the Presidio of Monterey and overrode a 5-year-old decision to move the 6th Army from its headquarters in San Francisco. The official vote on the language school was deferred until today, but the commission made it clear that it agreed with Defense Secretary Les Aspin that shutting down the foreign language school could disrupt U.S. intelligence-gathering capabilities.

Giving California two early victories Wednesday, the base closing commission decided to spare the Defense Language Institute at the Presidio of Monterey and overrode a 5-year-old decision to move the 6th Army from its headquarters in San Francisco. The official vote on the language school was deferred until today, but the commission made it clear that it agreed with Defense Secretary Les Aspin that shutting down the foreign language school could disrupt U.S. intelligence-gathering capabilities.

The head of the independent commission reviewing the Pentagon's plan for shutting down military bases said Monday that McClellan Air Force Base near Sacramento and the Presidio in Monterey will be put back on the list of bases being considered for closure. The two facilities were deleted by the Clinton Administration just before the Defense Department announced the list of bases it wants to close. James A.

Gov. Pete Wilson called it "a man-made disaster." Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) pleaded with the White House for "fairness." Thus did conservative join hands with liberal in a kind of pork-barrel peaceable kingdom. The to-do, of course, was over plans to close eight major California military installations and shrink 18 others.

Gov. Pete Wilson called it "a man-made disaster." Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) pleaded with the White House for "fairness." Thus did conservative join hands with liberal in a kind of pork-barrel peaceable kingdom. The to-do, of course, was over plans to close eight major California military installations and shrink 18 others.

The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission voted Monday to put McClellan Air Force Base and the Army's Presidio language institute in Monterey back on a list of major military facilities being considered for closure to trim U.S. defense spending. The action, which had been expected, means California has 10 major bases, shipyards, hospitals, supply depots or training centers on the so-called hit list, far more than any other state.

J&L Rudnick Fence in Bakersfield won a $382,959 Army contract to provide a fencing requirements contract for Ft. Ord, Ft. Hunter Liggett, Presidio of Monterey and Camp Roberts.

I was a soldier in an all-colored outfit during World War II, and served two years in Europe, plus the year I was in camps here in the states. I was just an 18-year-old boy when I was drafted in 1943, fresh out of high school and not very worldly. But the Army woke me up in a hurry! In California at the Presidio of Monterey we were all in the same barracks, but when they sent us to basic training camp in the South we were separated. Whites, Mexicans, and Indians together. And colored assigned to another part of the camp.

A mere mile from the middle of Monterey and within earshot of barking sea lions at Fisherman's Wharf lies Huckleberry Hill Nature Preserve, a tranquil and rarely visited retreat. The 81-acre preserve was established in 1988 when the Army leased the western part of the Presidio of Monterey to the city. Pathways connect lovely, forested slopes with Veteran's Memorial Park.

After adding more California military installations to its review list, the federal base-closing commission will travel to San Diego early next month to hold a new round of regional hearings, according to a commission source. The one-day hearing is tentatively scheduled for June 5 and will focus on newly added bases in the Southwest, according to the staff member, who spoke on the condition that his name not be used. Other regional hearings will also be scheduled.

The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission voted Monday to put McClellan Air Force Base and the Army's Presidio language institute in Monterey back on a list of major military facilities being considered for closure to trim U.S. defense spending. The action, which had been expected, means California has 10 major bases, shipyards, hospitals, supply depots or training centers on the so-called hit list, far more than any other state.

The head of the independent commission reviewing the Pentagon's plan for shutting down military bases said Monday that McClellan Air Force Base near Sacramento and the Presidio in Monterey will be put back on the list of bases being considered for closure. The two facilities were deleted by the Clinton Administration just before the Defense Department announced the list of bases it wants to close. James A.

After adding more California military installations to its review list, the federal base-closing commission will travel to San Diego early next month to hold a new round of regional hearings, according to a commission source. The one-day hearing is tentatively scheduled for June 5 and will focus on newly added bases in the southwest part of the country, according to the staff member, who spoke on the condition that his name not be used. Other regional hearings will also be scheduled.