panel of distinguished citizens
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- Defense Secretary Cohen
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- A group convened by Defense Secretary Cohen at President Clinton's request, tasked with developing a plan to address Vieques' concerns while meeting national security needs.
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- distinguished citizens
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- Address Vieques concerns, national security needs
- recommendations
- Replace Vieques in 5 years, reduce bombing training to 130 days/year
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- tasked_to_address_concerns_ofPeople of Vieques
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- The Panel was specifically assigned to consider and respond to the issues raised by the local community of Vieques.
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- alternatives that address the concerns of the people of Vieques
- tasked_to_meetNational Security Needs
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- The Panel's mandate included ensuring that any proposed alternatives would still fulfill the country's national security requirements.
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- while meeting the national security needs of our country.
- recommendedVieques
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- The Panel advised that efforts should be made to find an alternative training site to replace Vieques within five years.
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- recommended that we work toward replacing Vieques in five years
- recommendedBombing Training
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- The Panel suggested limiting the number of days per year that bombing training would occur in Vieques to 130 days.
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- Page 21file
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- and reduce training involving bombing to 130 days a year.
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- recommendedVieques
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- The panel recommended that efforts be made to find an alternative to Vieques for Navy training within five years.
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- Page 15file
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- recommended that we work toward replacing Vieques in five years
- recommended_reduction_inNavy training on Vieques
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- The panel recommended reducing the days of training involving bombing on Vieques to 130 days per year.
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- and reduce training involving bombing to 130 days a year
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- addressedLongstanding Concerns of Vieques Residents
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- The Panel of Distinguished Citizens was tasked with developing a plan that addresses the concerns of the people of Vieques.
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- come up with a plan that addresses the concerns of the people of Vieques
- consideredNational Security Needs
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- The Panel of Distinguished Citizens was tasked with developing a plan that also met the national security needs of the United States.
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- Page 15file
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- meeting the national security needs of our nation
- recommendedNavy Training on Vieques
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- The Panel of Distinguished Citizens recommended working toward replacing Vieques as a training site in five years and reducing bombing training to 130 days a year.
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- Page 15file
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- recommended that we work toward replacing Vieques in five years and reduce training involving bombing to 130 days a year
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- 2026-03-04T04:31:52.875Z
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