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Mission changes proposed for Utah's military installations

Published: Friday, May 13, 2005 10:13 p.m. MDT
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Hill Air Force Base

Current mission:

• Maintenance of F-16 Fighting Falcon, C-130 Hercules, A-10 Thunderbolt

• Maintenance of Minuteman III and Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missiles

• Hosts the 388th Fighter Wing, 419th Reserve Fighter Wing, Defense Information Systems Agency, Utah Test and Training Range

Deseret Chemical Depot

Current mission: Destroys chemical munitions in a billion-dollar incinerator

Changes to mission: To be closed

Current mission: Hosts members of the 96th Regional Readiness Command of the Army Reserve

Changes to mission: Command will become deployable war-fighting unit

Tooele Army Depot

Current mission: One of four top-tier munitions storage sites

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Changes to mission: None announced

Changes to mission: Establishes two Centralized Intermediate Repair Facilities from realigned bases in other states

Dugway Proving Ground

Current mission: One of Defense Department's main facilities for developing defenses against biological and chemical attacks

Changes to mission: None announced

Fort Douglas

Source: Department of Defense

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