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RESOLUTION NO. 93 -63
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT
BEACH CALLING FOR CONTINUED PRODUCTION OF THE
USAF /MCDONNELL DOUGLAS C -17 GLOBEMASTER III AIRLIFTER AS
AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR NATIONAL DEFENSE SYSTEM AND A
STRONG REGIONAL ECONOMY.
WHEREAS, the need for airlift capabilities is increasing because the U.S. is
reducing its forward- deployed forces, the current airlift fleet is rapidly aging and the U.
S. lacks the capability to move outsized cargo to small austere airfields efficiently and
because the current airlift force is based on 1950's and 60's technology; and
WHEREAS, the C -17 technology allows operation by a crew of three
compared to five to nine on other airlifters and the fuel efficiency and landing capability
are unmatched by any comparable airlifter; and
WHEREAS, President Clinton, Secretary of Defense Aspin, Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs General Colin Powell all voiced their support for the need for the C-1 7's
long range capability and short field landing ability, along with the C -17's support for a
rapid deployment of troops and equipment for both humanitarian relief and troop
movements; and
WHEREAS, McDonnell Douglas has already delivered seven production
aircraft, including the first one to an operational unit, the 437th Airlift Wing at
Charleston Air Force Base. s.c.: and
NOW THEREFORE the City Council of the city of Newport Beach does
resolve as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby urges the members of Congress in
the Congressional Delegation from the Long Beach area, together with all those of Los
Angeles and Orange Counties, to act in united support of retaining the
USAF /McDonnell Douglas C -17 airlifter in uninterrupted production and to
communicate their support to the United States Department of Defense, the President
of the United States and others.
Section 2. That copies of this resolution be forwarded to the City of Long
Beach for forwarding to the appropriate members of Congress.
ADOPTED this 9th date of August 1993.
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