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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Greater Houston Partnership <br /> <br />April 7, 2004 <br /> <br />Resolution of the Board of Directors <br />in Support of the Establishment of Ellington Field as a Joint Reserve Base <br /> <br />The Partnership is on record in support of retaining all military units at Ellington Field <br />(resolution of the Board of Directors dated December 3, 2003). The Base Realignment and <br />Closure Act (BRAe 2005) places retention of military units at Ellington Field at risk. <br />Ellington Field's ability to serve as a joint reserve base is a key determinant as to whether it <br />survives the BRAC process as a military installation. In practice, Ellington Field already <br />serves as a joint reserve base, housing the Texas Air National Guard's 147th Fighter Wing, <br />the Army National Guard's 149th Aviation Battalion and the United States Coast Guard Air <br />Station Houston. <br /> <br />Therefore, the Partnership supports the official designation of Ellington Field as a joint <br />reserve base with the expectation that military units from bases recommended for closure in <br />BRAe 2005 be consolidated at Ellington Field. The Partnership urges Mayor Bill White of <br />Houston and Adjutant General of Texas Lieutenant General Wayne D. Marty to designate <br />Ellington Field officially as "Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base." <br /> <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />\ <br /> <br /> <br />ollaer, President & CEO <br /> <br />-.i <br /> <br /> <br />J <br />