Additionally, it appears that in the next round of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission, much more emphasis will be placed on dual-use and multi-use of our facilities by various services. I expect many realignments of missions and operations. With this in mind, I am pro-actively touting Hill as the ideal location for many new missions, including depot work for the new Air Force fighters, the F-22 and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

13. Wilderness has become the black hole of Utah/federal politics. While a few state inholdings have been traded out for other federal lands which can now be developed, what will you do to move the wilderness issue forward?

I would like to see progress made on the wilderness debate and will maintain my open-door policy wherein I talk to all those on all sides of this issue. During the first 10 years of my service in the Senate, there had not been a real interest in pursuing a resolution to the question of wilderness; however, in recent years, I have sensed a growing desire to find one.