Full Text of SJR0016 096th General Assembly
SJ0016 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, It is a core mission of the National Guard to | 3 |
| provide the states with units that are trained and equipped to | 4 |
| protect life and property; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, The Fire Department of the 183rd Fighter Wing of | 6 |
| the Illinois Air National Guard is such a unit; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, The Department, which is based out of the Abraham | 8 |
| Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield, Illinois, provides | 9 |
| invaluable people, equipment, and resources for meeting the | 10 |
| State's needs in responding to emergencies and natural | 11 |
| disasters; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2005, the U.S. Defense Base Closure and | 13 |
| Realignment Commission announced that the 183rd Fighter Wing | 14 |
| would lose its F-16 aircraft; and
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| WHEREAS, The National Guard Bureau announced that, without | 16 |
| a flying mission, the firefighter positions for the 183rd would | 17 |
| be eliminated as of April 1, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, The removal of the Fire Department at the 183rd | 19 |
| would have a substantial negative impact on the safety of the | 20 |
| flying public, on the emergency-response capabilities of |
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| Springfield and the surrounding communities, and on those | 2 |
| communities' ability to respond to natural disasters and to | 3 |
| homeland security; and | 4 |
| WHEREAS, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin recently requested an | 5 |
| MC-12 Mission from Secretary of Defense Robert Gates for the | 6 |
| 183rd Fighter Wing, Illinois Air National Guard to ensure the | 7 |
| Illinois Air National Guard's ability to further its homeland | 8 |
| defense and disaster relief efforts; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 10 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 11 |
| CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge the United States Congress and | 12 |
| the National Guard Bureau to take all necessary steps to ensure | 13 |
| that the Fire Department of the 183rd remains located at the | 14 |
| Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield, Illinois for | 15 |
| the protection and preservation of the lives and property of | 16 |
| citizens of Central Illinois; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to | 18 |
| Lieutenant General H. Steven Blum, Chief, National Guard | 19 |
| Bureau, the President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, the | 20 |
| Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and each member | 21 |
| of the Illinois congressional delegation.
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