The BRAC commission will soon strike the tents, start the caravan, and go home. The panel held its final public hearing on Saturday, and its final deliberations end on Aug. 27. President Bush will receive the final recommendations by Sept. 8.
Aircraft readiness will suffer if Congress does not approve some $1.5 billion worth of spare parts the Air Force requested in its annual Unfunded Priorities List, sent to Capitol Hill last week, Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin said.