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Mine Warfare: Consolidation at Ingleside Has Not Been Justified

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Feb. 16, 1993
Report No. NSIAD-93-147
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Summary:

The Secretary of the Navy's January 1993 analysis of the plan to consolidate mine warfare forces at Ingleside, Texas, does not justify that move. The Center for Naval Analysis estimates that moving to Ingleside is one of the costliest alternatives. The Secretary's report neither adequately challenges that view nor addresses the fundamental need for mine warfare forces to train with the fleets they are to protect--a difficult task if Ingleside is chosen. A draft National Academy of Sciences study directed by the House Armed Services Committee argues that mine warfare forces need to be located with the fleets on both coasts. The draft says that this is one of the many disadvantages of locating these forces at Ingleside. The Navy's failure to support its decision with compelling evidence that can override the cost factor and the fleet training issue suggests that Ingleside is not the best alternative.

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