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MGTF Update State of the Region 2010

Military Growth Task Force of North Carolina’s Eastern Region. Wayne. Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. Pamlico. Mark Sutherland Executive Director 13 January 2011. Jones. Craven. Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point . MGTF Update State of the Region 2010. Duplin. Onslow.

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MGTF Update State of the Region 2010

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  1. Military Growth Task Force of North Carolina’s Eastern Region Wayne Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Pamlico Mark Sutherland Executive Director 13 January 2011 Jones Craven Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point MGTF UpdateState of the Region 2010 Duplin Onslow Carteret Marine Corps Air Station New River Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Pender

  2. NC Military Growth by Installation 150,553 Seymour Johnson AFB: +1,223 3 MCAS Cherry Point: +2,285 1 Ft. Bragg/Pope AFB: +8,704 2 1 MCIEAST quarterly growth report 2 Data from Fort Bragg Regional Growth Plan & Office of Economic Adjustment Installation Mission Growth Community Profile 3 Data from Seymour Johnson Public Affairs Office/Economic Impact Statement [phone conversation 7 Dec 2010]

  3. NC Military Growth: 2006-2011 15.0% 27.3% 66,787 61,500 48,293 16.6% 24.6% 16,073 58,083 6,193 13,788 56 % of NC’s military is in the MGTF region 4,970 Total state wide military job growth = 25,419 or 20.3% 1 MCIEAST quarterly growth report 2 Data from Fort Bragg Regional Growth Plan & Office of Economic Adjustment Installation Mission Growth Community Profile 3 Data from Seymour Johnson Public Affairs Office/Economic Impact Statement [phone conversation 7 Dec 2010]

  4. The Military as an Industry • NC’s military lives and works in Eastern NC • NC’s military is 95% “operational” • Operational military bases are a “rural industry” • The Eastern Region is home to 83,766 military jobs • Payroll of $4.03 billion • These workers live in nine counties • The Eastern Region’s military owns 181,000 acres of land • The Eastern Region’s military economic impact is $6.63 billion • ……and it grew over 20% in the past five years

  5. Threats “If nothing changes, your military will be run out of North Carolina” Major General Carl Jensen, Commanding General Marine Corps Installations East • Loss of Training Capacity • Increasing Restrictions / Limitations • Military Training Routes • White Space • Loss of Military Value • Dark Night Sky • Regulatory • Artificialities • DoD Cutbacks • 25% Budget Reduction • Force Reduction (47,000)

  6. 1940 HOUSING DENSITY

  7. 2000 HOUSING DENSITY

  8. 2030 HOUSING DENSITY

  9. 1957 R-125 5,000 to 35,000 feet R-123 Surface to 35,000 feet 20 miles Cherry Point Airspace History

  10. 1963 R-5306 Surface to 35,000 feet 20 miles Cherry Point Airspace History

  11. SEYMOUR JOHNSON APPROACH BT-9 R-5306A BT-11 R-5306D 1972 All ceilings cut to 18,000 feet 20 miles R-5306B R-5306C R-5306E Cherry Point Airspace History

  12. R-5314 A-J BT-9 R-5306A BT-11 R-5306D 1978 20 miles R-5306C R-5306E Cherry Point Airspace History Hat Fox MOA

  13. BT-9 R-5306A BT-11 R-5306D 85% reduction 2008 • Remaining training space must be protected from further erosion R-5306C R-5306E R-5303 Cherry Point Airspace History R-5304 Hat Fox MOA

  14. A Regional Planning Partnership – “PlanIt East” Pender, Onslow, Carteret, Pamlico, Craven, Jones, Duplin, Wayne, Lenoir Task: foster the development of a comprehensive regional planning partnership that coalesces the visions and inputs of multiple competing constituencies in order to arrive at consensus solutions for accommodating sustainable growth

  15. Opportunities • 25% Budget Reduction • Quest for increased efficiency • “Outside the Box” solutions • NC’s geographical location • Density of DoD activity in NC • Existing Infrastructure Capacity • DoD Commitment to “Buy Local” • Regional Food Systems • Aggressive DoD Mandates for Renewables • Project Eastern Gain (Biofuels) • Will add $1 billion to military contracts in eastern NC • DoD role in “Market-Based Conservation” Army / Marine Corps Ground Bases (Eastern US) By State - Based on Job numbers

  16. Military Growth Task Force • Mark Sutherland • sutherland@nceast.org • www.nceastmgtf.org • 910-325-8112

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