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Rep. Herger, Senators Boxer and Feinstein
Lead California Delegation in Urging the Air Force
to Consider Beale AFB as Home of Cyber Command
December 17, 2007
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - December 17, 2007. California's U.S. Senators Barbara
Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, along with Representative Wally Herger (CA-02),
led a unanimous bipartisan California congressional delegation in urging
Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne to consider Northern California's
Beale Air Force Base as the headquarters for the new Air Force Cyber Command.
The Air Force recognizes the profound importance of the "cyber battlefield"
in protecting our national security, and is in the process of establishing
a Cyber Command to help ensure that our nation's military can achieve
dominance in this critical field. The Command's permanent home reportedly
will be announced early next year. Beale AFB is one of a few bases being
considered. Representative Herger made the following statements about
the possibility of bringing the Command to Beale AFB:
"Beale Air Force Base stands out as the ideal location for the new
Air Force Cyber Command. As the home of the U-2 and Global Hawk spy planes,
as well as a first-class ground station that deciphers and disseminates
intelligence, the airmen at Beale already perform key cyber-related missions.
Additionally, Northern California's booming high tech industry and esteemed
universities stand ready and able to partner with the Air Force in performing
cyber operations. I will continue to work with the local community and
the California Delegation to promote Beale and its unique assets as Secretary
Wynne draws closer to deciding where to locate the permanent Command."
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