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NDAA Includes Tillis Amendment To Help Protect C-130 Presence At Pope Airfield

Press Release

Date: Sept. 29, 2015
Location: Washington, D.C
Issues: National Security Military Personnel

Today, a select House-Senate Conference Committee released the final Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, successfully included an amendment into the final NDAA that aims to preserve the C-130H presence at Fort Bragg's Pope Airfield in North Carolina.

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"Maintaining the C-130H presence at Fort Bragg's Pope Airfield, the busiest airfield in the world for tactical aircraft training, is not only critical to our military readiness, but to protecting our troops and all Americans," said Senator Tillis. "In a time when our nation faces serious threats, providing opportunities to protect and strengthen our national security must be a top priority of the United States Congress. I'm beyond pleased that the FY2016 NDAA will strategically and appropriately support our men and women in uniform, giving them the resources to maintain our position as a global military leader."


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