| Former Oceana CO says Fentress could meet OLF needs |
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09-25-07
WVEC Channel 13 News VA
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| In light of the most recent campaign against an OLF in Gates Co., North Carolina, many wonder what will happen if no county allows the OLF. One former commanding officer at Oceana says the solution is already available seven miles away; Fentress Field....(more) |
| Gates county commissioners oppose Navy airfield plans |
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09-25-07
Virginian-Pilot
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| Amid cheers from an overflow crowd of more than 500 on Monday, Gates County commissioners opposed plans for a Navy jet practice airfield here, not far from a state park known for its ancient bald cypress and woodland wildlife....(more) |
| Does Navy really need problematical OLF? |
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09-25-07
Charlotte Observer
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| The writer is deputy director, conservation programs, N.C. Wildlife Federation. In response to "Navy's new attitude" (Sept. 20 editorial):...(more) |
| Northeast leaders seek Site C friends |
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09-25-07
Washington Daily News
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| Northeast leaders near two of the Navy´s new potential landing field sites say they´re beginning to understand what residents from Site C in Washington and Beaufort counties feel....(more) |
| Special meeting held on jet landing sites in Gates Co., NC |
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09-24-07
WVEC Channel 13 News VA
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| One site is in the Sandbanks area near Eure and the other is in the Hobbsville area. Both sites would affect adjacent towns and counties....(more) |
| Navy tries different tact to get acceptable landing field site |
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09-24-07
MyrtleBeachOnline.com
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| RALEIGH, N.C. --The Navy's record on pushing a jet practice landing field in Washington and Beaufort counties has been called manipulative, deceptive and downright disrespectful by opponents....(more) |
| Navy testing waters with 6 new sites - After fiasco, military officials trying not to ruffle feathers |
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09-24-07
Star-News - Wilmington, NC
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| Last week the Navy, with the blessing of the state, unveiled six new proposed sites for its controversial Outlying Landing Field, a remote training site that would allow pilots to simulate night landings on aircraft carriers....(more) |
| Navy tries different tact to get acceptable landing field site |
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09-23-07
News & Observer
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| The Navy's record on pushing a jet practice landing field in Washington and Beaufort counties has been called manipulative, deceptive and downright disrespectful by opponents....(more) |
| Navy makes good choice to fix bad choice |
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09-23-07
Charlotte Observer
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| If it sometimes seems that the Navy goes behind closed doors to make a decision without input from the public, Rear Adm. David Anderson said, "That's not very far off from being the truth."...(more) |
| Officials scramble to identify OLF sites |
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09-22-07
Daily Advance
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| As officials in both Washington and Beaufort counties previously have argued, Camden and Currituck officials say the potential negatives from an OLF in Camden would include jet noise and the loss of thousands of acres of farmland from the county's tax rol...(more) |
| Land where? |
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09-22-07
News & Observer
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| Possible new North Carolina sites for a jet landing field deserve a fair hearing -- and maybe some rethinking by the Navy...(more) |
| How area made OLF list still not clear |
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09-21-07
Daily Advance
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| Local officials are still puzzled about how land in Camden and Gates counties ended up on the U.S. Navy's radar as potential sites for a planned landing field for fighter jets....(more) |
| Officials don't think Duplin will get landing field nod |
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09-21-07
Goldsboro News-Argus
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| Local officials don't think it's likely to be selected, but the Angola Bay game lands, which straddle southern Duplin County and northern Pender County, are on a new list of potential sites being considered by the Navy for its outlying landing field....(more) |
| Long-awaited epiphany |
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09-21-07
Washington Daily News
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| Kudos to Rear Adm. David Anderson for considering what's truly at stake in going after the Navy's favored landing field site in Washington and Beaufort counties and for having the courage to try to right a wrong....(more) |
| Let Virginians hear them roar |
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09-21-07
Star-News - Wilmington, NC
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| Pender County's future isn't likely to be enhanced by the shriek of super-loud Super Hornets. Neither is Duplin County's....(more) |
| Dole says Navy, state must cooperate on field |
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09-21-07
News & Observer
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| The new slate of proposed sites for a jet practice landing field in Eastern North Carolina is good news, but little will change unless the Navy and state officials can cooperate and agree on a final location, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole said Thursday....(more) |
