panel on vieques training
01KJVJJQMFH4S6WXMB5SSY7VHHProperties
- _kg_layer
- 0
- convened_by
- Defense Secretary Cohen
- description
- A group of distinguished citizens convened by Defense Secretary Cohen at the request of Puerto Rican officials, tasked with finding a plan for Navy training on Vieques.
- purpose
- address concerns of Vieques residents and national security needs
Relationships
- addressedNational Security Needs
- description
- The panel was tasked with creating a plan that balanced the concerns of Vieques residents with the broader requirements for national defense.
- source
- Page 15file
- source_text
- plan that addresses the concerns of the people of Vieques while meeting the national security needs of our nation
- recommendedreplacing Vieques
- description
- The panel advised that efforts should be made to find an alternative location for Navy training, replacing Vieques within five years.
- source
- Page 15file
- source_text
- recommended that we work toward replacing Vieques in five years
- recommendedreducing bombing training
- description
- The panel suggested limiting the number of days per year that bombing exercises could be conducted on Vieques.
- source
- Page 15file
- source_text
- reduce training involving bombing to 130 days a year
- extracted_fromPage 15
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-04T04:44:29.773Z
- source
- Page 15file