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Department of Air Force Has 20 Percent More Infrastructure Than Needed, Official Says

Department of Air Force Has 20 Percent More Infrastructure Than Needed, Official Says
"Developers are building an eight million square-foot building, the Falcon Hill National Aerospace Research Park at Hill AFB, Utah, to replace World War II-era buildings," the Department of the Air Force said. "The park will include office space, hotels and restaurants and is the largest commercial real estate EUL [Enhanced Use Lease] development in the Department of Defense" (Falcon Hill National Aerospace Research Park Photo)

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) has 20 percent more infrastructure, including bases, than needed, a department official said on Wednesday. "Fact--we probably have about 20 percent more infrastructure than we need for our Air Force right now, and Congress currently does not allow us or there's no discussion of a BRAC to reduce these installations," Ravi Chaudhary, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for energy, installations, and environment, told an Air & Space Forces Association virtual forum.…

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