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- 1. Reduce federal facilities to:
- (a) Two major administrative centers (East/West)
- (b) Three Service Academies (Army, Navy, Air Force)
- (c) Five major army bases
- (1) Two in the West
- (2) Three in the East
- (d) Six major naval bases
- (1) Two on East coast
- (2) Two on West coast
- (3) One on Gulf coast
- (4) One in Hawaii
- (e) Nine major air bases
- (1) Two on East coast
- (2) Two on West coast
- (3) One on Gulf coast
- (4) One in Midwest
- (5) One in the West
- (6) One in Alaska
- (7) One in Hawaii
- (f) Any other facilities necessary for:
- (1) Long-range threat detection
- (2) Nuclear deterrent
- (3) Defense of US non-self-governing territories
- (4) Local recruitment
- (5) Development and testing of necessary technology
- (6) Maintaining worldwide airlift/sealift capability
- 2. Decentralize Army and Air Force functions
- (a) Amend US Constitution, Art. 1, Sec. 10 to remove "keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace,"
- (b) Make state National Guards the primary land and air forces
- (c) Disband the US Army and Air Force Reserves
- (d) Enforce uniform organization and readiness standards
- (e) Enhance employment protections for activated or drilling Guardsmen
- (f) Active US Army and Air Force remain responsible for:
- (i) Long-range threat detection
- (ii) Nuclear deterrent
- (iii) Defense of certain federal facilities
- (iv) Defense of US non-self-governing territories
- (v) Development and testing of necessary technology
- (vi) Air and land transportation logistics
- (vii) Recruitment and training
- 3. Permanent active role for the Navy and Marine Corps
- (a) Maintain complete federal control of deepwater naval forces and naval infantry
- (b) Disband the US Navy and Marine Corps Reserves
- (c) Reduce fleet size to that needed for defense plus strong reserve force
- (d) In both peacetime and wartime, US Navy and Marine Corps are responsible for:
- (i) Long-range threat detection
- (ii) Nuclear deterrent
- (iii) Defense of certain federal facilities
- (iv) Defending US and adjacent seas
- (v) Development and testing of necessary technology
- (vi) Rapid reaction
- (vii) Sealift logistics
- 4. New wartime/peacetime postures
- (a) Peacetime roles:
- (1) States and self-governing territories have primary responsibility for their own land and air defense
- (2) The active federal military has primary responsibility for all deepwater naval defense, as well as the land and air defense of:
- (i) Non-self-governing territories (including Washington, DC)
- (ii) U.S. embassies, military installations, etc.
- (b) War powers and limitations:
- (1) If the USA or their territories are invaded or immediately threatened by a foreign military, the President may immediately federalize any or all National Guard components for up to sixty days, or until Congress authorizes further action. No state may "opt-out" of repelling an invasion of US soil at any time.
- (2) If US foreign property, allies, or other friendly nations are invaded or immediately threatened by a foreign military, the President may immediate federalize any or all National Guard components for up to sixty days, or until Congress authorizes further action. After sixty days, any state may recall their forces by a two-thirds majority vote of all houses of its legislature, and the assent of its Governor.
- (3) If no actual or imminent threat exists to the USA or allies, the President may not federalize any state's National Guard components without the prior authorization of Congress and the state(s) concerned.
- Notes:
- Real property should not be owned by the DoD, but be held under long-term lease, with contract provisions to protect against arbitrary eviction
- As much as practical, each state should possess appropriate equipment and manpower to defend itself from attack, even if federal reinforcement is unavailable
- National Guard components will receive, store, and maintain weapons, vehicles, and other equipment appropriate to their terrain and defense needs
- Major army bases should be combined with or located near Air Force bases whenever practical; proximity to naval bases is desirable, but not critical
- Military hospitals will be incorporated into major Air Force bases to facilitate air evacuation
- National Guard readiness standards will demand the ability to rapidly and totally integrate into a unified command and control structure
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