Br ie fing for the Se nate Ve te r ans and Militar y Affair s Committe e Re gar ding Militar y/ De fe nse Suppor t E ffor ts in Missour i Office of the Missouri Military Advocate Jefferson City, Missouri February 1, 2018
Sta te E fforts Misso uri Milita ry Pre pa re dne ss a nd E nha nc e me nt Co mmissio n • (MMPE C) — BRAC o f 2005 Offic e o f the Milita ry Advo c a te — Sta rte d July 2016 • – Pre pa re fo r a Ba se Re a lig nme nt a nd Clo sure (BRAC) a utho riza tio n – Co nsulta nt te a m: K it Bo nd Stra te g ie s (K BS) a nd Ba ke r Do ne lso n – Co mmunity/ re g io na l pa rtne rships – Asso c ia tio n o f De fe nse Co mmunitie s Ro le o f the Go ve rno r a nd Ge ne ra l Asse mb ly • Co ng re ss—b ipa rtisa n a nd suppo rtive • Pe nta g o n—lo ng le a d time e ffo rts • – De c isio ns ma de to da y will a ffe c t Misso uri/ Na tio n 5-10 ye a rs la te r – Building re la tio nships, kno wle dg e a nd trust – Ne two rks o f suppo rt a nd invo lve me nt
Ba se Re a lig nme nt a nd Closure • No n-pa rtisa n pro c e ss le d b y a BRAC c o mmissio n tha t ma ke s de c isio ns o n b a se / a g e nc y c lo sure o r ma jo r re a lig nme nts • 5 prio r BRAC ro unds—1988, 1991, 1993, 1995, a nd 2005 • MO lo st 7,100 jo b s in 2005 ro und • F L W/ MO we re b ig winne rs in 1995 • Do D a nd Se rvic e s no w c la im a n a ve ra g e o f 25% e xc e ss c a pa c ity o n a ve ra g e , mo stly fro m o utda te d a nd unne e de d b uilding s Milita ry b e lie ve s tha t she dding unne e de d fa c ilitie s will a llo w it to a pply sa ving s • to re a dine ss a nd tra ining • Se na to r Mc Ca in c ha mpio ne d a BRAC a me ndme nt to the NDAA in July/ Aug ust, b ut the SASC did no t ta ke a vo te • Pre side nt’ s F Y 2019 Budg e t Re q ue st will c o nta in a BRAC re q ue st • BRAC ro und like ly in e ithe r 2019 o r 2021 a nd pre p time is no w
F L W a nd Community Pa rtne rship F o rt L e o na rd Wo o d a nd the Susta ina b le Oza rks Pa rtne rship re c e iving a n Army Pa rtne rship Awa rd a t the Pe nta g o n, De c e mb e r 2017
Why our Mission is Importa nt
Why our Mission is Importa nt *Ba se d o n 2015 E c o no mic Impa c t Da ta
Insta lla tions, Ag e nc ie s a nd Missions At sta ke in Misso uri T o ta l b a se / a g e nc y impa c t* • − 83,865 dire c t a nd indire c t jo b s − $3.5 b illio n in pe rso na l e a rning s − $6.1 b illio n in to ta l e c o no mic impa c t F o rt L e o na rd Wo o d—$1.8 b illio n wa g e s, 38,231 jo b s, $2.8 b illio n impa c t • White ma n AF B—$514 millio n wa g e s, 11,473 jo b s, $855 millio n impa c t • Na tio na l Gua rd—$626 millio n wa g e s, 19,244 jo b s, $1.0 b illio n impa c t • Othe r**—$607 millio n wa g e s, 14,867 jo b s, $1.4 b illio n impa c t • Sc o tt AF B***—$890 millio n wa g e s, 9,854 jo b s, $850 millio n impa c t • F o rt L e a ve nwo rth***—$100 millio n wa g e s, 700 jo b s, $570 millio n impa c t • * “An Assessment of Economic Impact of Military Spending in Missouri, March 2017” ** Includes military reserves and defense agencies like NGA and NNSA/KC Plant, LCAAP *** 2015 estimates from KS and IL, not included in MO total
MMPE C Mission a nd Goa ls Mission Pro vide le ade rship in the state ’ s e ffo rts to pre se rve and e nhanc e military installatio ns, missio ns and ag e nc ie s, to e nc o urag e the g ro wth o f de fe nse b usine sse s, and c re ate a suppo rtive e nviro nme nt fo r Se rvic e me mb e rs, the ir familie s, and re tire e s Go al 1: Base s —Re ta in a nd g ro w Misso uri’ s milita ry insta lla tio ns a nd missio ns, a nd de fe nse a g e nc ie s Pe o ple —I mpro ve se rvic e s a nd q ua lity o f life fo r Se rvic e Go al 2: me mb e rs a nd the ir fa milie s while the y a re se rving in Misso uri De fe nse busine sse s —Suppo rt the suc c e ss o f Misso uri Go al 3: b usine sse s tha t pro vide se rvic e s o r pro duc ts fo r de fe nse a nd na tio na l se c urity
DC L e g isla tive / Budg e t Issue s Upda te • Pre side nt’ s Budg e t re q ue st wa s $639.1 b illio n ($574.5B b a se , $64.6B OCO) vs. F Y 1 7 $578B (Ob ama) • NDAA (sig ne d b y the Pre side nt)- $700B -- $624B ($20B fo r DOE ), $65B OCO fo r to ta l $700B • Do D Appro ps: Ho use pa sse d ($658B); SACD ma rk ($651B) • Budg e t Co ntro l Ac t c a p $549B • Se q ue ste r will kic k in I F b ipa rtisa n b udg e t a g re e me nt to lift c a ps is no t re a c he d… • Co ntinuing Re so lutio n e xpire s F e b . 8, 2017 • Outlo o k • Co ntinue d disa g re e me nt o ve r immig ra tio n? • BCA a g re e me nt is a must—de fe nse / no n-de fe nse spe nding • Pre side nt’ s F Y19 b udg e t due F e b 12
Na tiona l De fe nse Authoriza tion Ac t • F / A-18 Supe r Ho rne t……………………………………………………….. $1.9B • Autho rize d +7500 Army e nd stre ng th • C–130 Mo de rniza tio n………............................................................... $195M (sustains 1,494 po sitio ns at 139 th Air Wing St. Jo se ph, MO) • A-10 Wing Re pla c e me nt ……………………………………………… $109M (sustains 1,200+ po sitio ns at White man AF B) Milita ry Co nstruc tio n Pro je c ts • 139th AW Co mmunic a tio ns F a c ility……………………………………...$10M • F o rt L e o na rd Wo o d Ho spita l Re pla c e me nt................................... $100M • F L W Blo o d Pro c e ssing Ce nte r………………………………………… $11.9M • Ne xt NGA We st (N2W) ……………………………………………......... $175M • T ASMG (T he a te r Avia tio n Susta inme nt Ma inte na nc e Gro up)….… $32M
On- g oing DC Inte re sts • NGA pro je c t--St. L o uis • Na tio na l Gua rd E xpa nsio ns ( 800 ne w positions,$15M impac t) - Ne w T ra nspo rta tio n Ba tta lio n F re de ric kto wn, MO - Ne w T ra nspo rta tio n Co ’ s-Ande rso n, Mo ne tt, Bridg e to n a nd Co lumb ia - Milita ry Po lic e Co mpa ny in L e b a no n a nd Ro lla - By 2019, ne w T ra nspo rta tio n Co mpa ny in F a rming to n a nd Pe rryville • Airspa c e / Ra ng e E nha nc e me nt fo r White ma n Air F o rc e Ba se • 442 nd F ig hte r Wing / A-10 future a nd e ve ntua l re pla c e me nt • Bo mb e r Ro a d Ma p a nd the B-21 • Airpo rt I mpro ve me nts a t F L W F o rne y F ie ld • Ne w F L W Ho me la nd Se c urity & Multi-Ag e nc y T ra ining Missio ns • St. Jo se ph L e ve e F unding a nd a dditio na l funding fo r tra ining ra ine r a wa rd (pushe d to 2 nd o r 3 rd Qtr CY 18) • T -X T
Mission- Re la te d Outre a c h Ge ne ra l Ro b e rt Ne lle r, Co mma nda nt, USMC, de sc rib ing his re c e nt visit to se e Ma rine s a t F o rt L e o na rd Wo o d, Misso uri
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