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Brown Announces “Strategic Pause” For C-27J Program In Six-Month Budget Deal Passed By Congress This Week; Pledges To Fight For 179th Airlift Wing In The Months To Come
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a “strategic pause” for the C-27J program in the six-month budget deal passed by Congress this week. The measure, expected to be signed into law by the President, will preserve the C...…Read More
Posted on 9/22/2012 | -
Brown Applauds 179th Airlift Wing For Winning Three Awards From The National Guard Association Of The United States, Calls For Preservation Of C-27J Flying Mission
The 179th Airlift Wing of the Ohio National Guard, based in Mansfield, has won three awards from the National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS). U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today applauded the 179th for receiving the trophies, which include the Spaatz Trophy, the NGB Curtis ...…Read More
Posted on 5/31/2012 | -
Brown Applauds “Strategic Pause” Included in Senate Defense Authorization Bill; Move Will Preserve C-27J Program In Mansfield For At Least An Additional Year
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today applauded the news that the Senate Armed Services Committee has included a “strategic pause” in the Senate Fiscal Year 2013 Defense Authorization (NDAA) bill. The move will preserve the C-27J program at the Mansfield Air National Guard Base (...…Read More
Posted on 5/24/2012 | -
In Meeting With Vice President Biden, Sen. Brown Urges Preservation Of The C-27J Program, Tied To 800 Jobs In Mansfield
During a meeting at the White House today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) urged Vice President Biden to preserve the C-27J program, which is directly tied to roughly 800 jobs at the Mansfield Air National Guard Base in Richland County. “I went to the White House today to underscore t...…Read More
Posted on 4/18/2012 | -
Sens. Brown, Portman Organize Ohio Delegation Meeting With Air Force Secretary To Urge Preservation Of C-27J Program
WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) convened a meeting today with Members of the Ohio Congressional delegation and Air Force Secretary Michael Donley. The delegation expressed concern over proposed cuts to Ohio Air National Guard facilities. Brown and Portman proposed that ...…Read More
Posted on 3/21/2012 | -
Brown Stands With Ohio Air National Guard, Mansfield Community In Opposition To Proposed C-27J Program Elimination
MANSFIELD, OH-Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) visited the Mansfield Air National Guard to stand with the Ohio Air National Guard and the greater Mansfield community in opposition to the proposed elimination of the C-27J program. At the Mansfield Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Brown, a native of Mansfie...…Read More
Posted on 3/19/2012 | -
Brown Continues To Push Administration On Proposed Elimination Of C-27j Program; Urges Additional Mission For Mansfield
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is continuing to press the Obama Administration on the proposed elimination of the C-27J program, writing today to the Secretary of the Air Force to stand against the proposed elimination of the C-27J program and to urge the Air Force to require the Defense De...…Read More
Posted on 2/28/2012 |