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My friend was the commander of this flight. He mentioned this last week when he got back, and it's slowly making national headlines now.
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My friend was the commander of this flight. He mentioned this last week when he got back, and it's slowly making national headlines now.
California airport isolates troops
By Audrey Hudson
October 3, 2007
Troops returning from Iraq were barred from entering the terminal at Oakland (Calif.) International Airport and instead parked 400 yards away — without access to food and bathroom facilities, a soldier reported.
The Sept. 27 incident was the last scheduled stop for fuel and food as the troops returned to their home base in Hawaii.
The situation was brought to the attention of two Republican House members, who are asking the Transportation Department's inspector general to investigate.
"We believe this is not an isolated incident," Rep. John L. Mica of Florida, ranking member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Rep. Tom Petri of Wisconsin, ranking member of the subcommittee on aviation, said in a letter to Inspector General Calvin L. Scovel III.
"If this is discovered to be a decision by the airport authority, a recipient of federal funding and operator of a public-use airport, it is simply unacceptable and may be in violation of federal laws and regulations," the lawmakers said.
By Audrey Hudson
October 3, 2007
Troops returning from Iraq were barred from entering the terminal at Oakland (Calif.) International Airport and instead parked 400 yards away — without access to food and bathroom facilities, a soldier reported.
The Sept. 27 incident was the last scheduled stop for fuel and food as the troops returned to their home base in Hawaii.
The situation was brought to the attention of two Republican House members, who are asking the Transportation Department's inspector general to investigate.
"We believe this is not an isolated incident," Rep. John L. Mica of Florida, ranking member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Rep. Tom Petri of Wisconsin, ranking member of the subcommittee on aviation, said in a letter to Inspector General Calvin L. Scovel III.
"If this is discovered to be a decision by the airport authority, a recipient of federal funding and operator of a public-use airport, it is simply unacceptable and may be in violation of federal laws and regulations," the lawmakers said.