place

vieques

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Properties

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associated_activity
Navy training operations
description
An island that served as a critical training site for the U.S. Navy and was the subject of a major political and social controversy.
location
Atlantic Ocean
location_type
island
military_use
Navy training site
part_of
Puerto Rico
political_status
disputed
significance
primary training site for Atlantic fleet
status
U.S. territory
status_in_2000
site of Navy training
type
island

Relationships

  • referenced_byTragic Accident on Navy Range (April 1999)
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    last April, there was a tragic accident at the Navy range on Vieques.
  • referenced_byAtlantic Fleet
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    Since 1941, every action that our Atlantic fleet has been involved in started with Vieques training.
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  • referenced_byU.S. Navy
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    the Navy should end its training on Vieques
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  • must_meetCERCLA standards
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    The land on Vieques designated for transfer must comply with CERCLA environmental standards prior to the transfer.
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    This land shall meet CERCLA standards prior to transfer
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  • referenced_byNavy Training Operations on Vieques
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    Navy range on Vieques. I was greatly saddened by the loss to the family of David Sanes (SAN-ness), and the suffering of the others injured that day. We remembered them in our prayers on Thanksgiving. That terrible accident focused attention on the longstanding concerns of residents of the island about training operations there
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  • referenced_byeconomic package
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    economic package stuff is very important - characterize as how you really put wrongs things we should have been doing all along - some sense that they are -- owed something -
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  • referenced_byWestern side of Vieques
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    Western side of Vieques
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  • referenced_byAtlantic fleet
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    Since 1941, every action that our Atlantic fleet has been involved in started in Vieques first.
  • referenced_byThe Panel
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    and recommended that we work toward replacing Vieques in five years
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  • will_holdVote on Vieques Future (March 2002)
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    The island of Vieques is scheduled to hold a vote by March 2002 to determine the future course of action regarding Navy training.
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    By the first day of March in 2002, Vieques will hold a vote
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