Spence calls for 'immediate' opening of Vieques ranges
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House Armed Services Committee Chmn Floyd Spence has called for the immediate reopening of the US weapons ranges in Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. Spence cited the serious decline in the combat readiness of the US Navy and the US Marines since the closing of the facility in Apr 1999, as the main reason for the need to reopen the military facility. An agreement between the White House and the government of Puerto Rico, signed on Jan 31, 2000, has granted permission to continue live-fire training on the island.
Publication Name: Sea Power
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0199-1337
Year: 2000
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'An irreplaceable traiing facility': House panel supports continued training at Vieques
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The House Armed Services Committee recommended continuance of the Navy and Marine Corps combined-arms training on Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, following the Bush administration's decision to discontinue training operations there. An analysis of the panel's recommendations is presented.
Publication Name: Sea Power
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0199-1337
Year: 2001
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Vieques: 'train as we fight'
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A prominent member of the US House Armed Services Committee expresses strong disapproval of allowing Puerto Rico to order the US Navy off of Vieques Island. He maintains that Vieiques' value for training outweighs the foreign relations problems that US presence creates.
Publication Name: Sea Power
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0199-1337
Year: 2001
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