November 9, 2004

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the establishment of the Council on Base Support and Retention. The Council will advise the state and local communities on Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) strategy as the federal government seeks a nationwide reduction of its military infrastructure by 24 percent. The 18 member Council is comprised of retired military officers and civic leaders and is co-chaired by former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta and businesswoman and former deputy secretary of the United States Department of Commerce Donna Tuttle.

"As California confronts this new BRAC round, it is critical that our local communities, state leaders and congressional delegation maintain a united, coordinated front as we work to keep our military installations intact," said Governor Schwarzenegger. "The Council on Base Support and Retention will serve a vital role in assisting our local, state and federal efforts to communicate the inherent strengths California's military installations offer our national defense goals. The members of the Council provide a wealth of experience in military and civic affairs and I appreciate greatly their willingness to volunteer their valuable time in service to our state."

The Council on Base Support and Retention will advise the Governor and coordinate with California's congressional delegation, state leaders and local communities on issues related to military base retention, realignment and closure. The Council will recommend strategies and actions to optimize the retainment and realignment of military installations, missions, and commands in California. The Council will be tasked with the following responsibilities:

• Inventory and characterize California's existing military installations, commands, and missions and how our bases complement each other.
• Identify the current status of Department of Defense activities in California, the retainability of these activities, and the opportunities for California to compete for additional defense activities from outside the state and attract future military force and infrastructure over the next 20 years.
• Evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities associated with California's base activities and determine how the existing base missions relate to each other and the state's economic development goals and capabilities.
• Coordinate base retention and realignment activities among local communities, the state and the Department of Defense.
• Develop tactics to strengthen California's competitiveness for Department of Defense activities.
• Recommend strategies to state agencies and local communities which will promote base retention and mitigate the adverse effects of potential closure or downsizing.

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The Council will build on the progress California has made this year to increase the state's ability to welcome military missions and installations with a hospitable economic and regulatory climate. The Governor signed legislation that increased funding for the Office of Military and Aerospace Support, the state office charged with coordinating base retention and conversion, and gave it the ability to seek grants and private donations to support its mission. Additional legislation signed by the Governor is expected to reduce the cost of constructing and maintaining military housing, encourage the basing of the Joint Strike Fighter in California, and prevent threat of encroachment on military installations and special use airspace by requiring local communities to recognize the needs of military bases in local planning.

The Council on Base Support and Retention is made up of 18 members with backgrounds in the military and state and local affairs. Co-chaired by Leon Panetta and Donna Tuttle, the Council will conduct public hearings and receive input from experts and the public on BRAC policy. Administrative support will be provided by the Office of Military & Aerospace Support under the aegis of the Business, Transportation & Housing Agency. Members of the Council will receive no compensation for their work.

Council Members:

Leon Panetta has served since 1998 as co-director of the Leon & Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy at CSU Monterey Bay. Prior to his serving as chief of staff to President Bill Clinton (1994-1997), Panetta served as the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from 1993-94.  He served for 16 years as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1977-93), rising to the post of Chairman, Committee on the Budget (1989-1993).  Panetta practiced law for five years prior to his election to Congress.  He also served as executive assistant to New York Mayor John Lindsay (1970-1971); special assistant to the Director of the U.S. Office for Civil Rights (1969-1970); special assistant to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (1969-1970); and a legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (1966). Panetta served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army (1964-1966). Panetta is a resident of Monterey.

Donna Tuttle is chairman and co-owner of Elmore Tuttle Sports Group, a company which owns minor league sport teams, facility management companies, and marketing and concessions companies.  She co-owns the Utah Grizzlies, an ice hockey franchise in the American Hockey League, and the Inland Empire 66er's of San Bernardino, a minor league class A baseball club.  Prior to forming Korn Tuttle, a holding company based in Los Angeles, she was chairman and chief executive officer of Ayer Tuttle, the western division of NW Ayer, an international advertising agency.  Tuttle served in 1988 as deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce and was undersecretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism from 1983 to 1988.  Tuttle is a member of the board of directors of Hilton Hotel Corporation, Silver Dollar City, Inc., the NCAA Foundation, and the executive committee of the California Chamber of Commerce.  She was also a member of Governor Schwarzenegger's Economic Recovery Team and Transition Team.  Tuttle is a resident of Los Angeles.

Major General Edward L. Andrews serves as a consultant to defense contractors and Army organization.  He is also on the board of Stewart and Stevenson, Aviation and Missile Command, and Caterpillar. Andrews served in the U.S. Army for 33 years and possesses over 20 years of experience at the executive level in leading and managing large, multifunctional organizations.  From 1991 to 1999, Andrews acted as commanding general in various areas of the Army's executive branch, including: US Army 19^th Support Command, Korea (1991-1993); US Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (1994-1997); US Army Test and Evaluation Command and Aberdeen Proving Ground (1997-1999).  Andrews has also acted as an advisor for the commanding general of US Army Europe (1993-1994). Andrews is a resident of Petaluma.

Major General Alice Astafan is currently chief executive officer of the Federal Technology Center. She served in the United States Air Force for over 30 years, highlighted in 1993 when she became the highest-ranking female officer in the Air Force as a two-star general.  Astafan served in active duty in the United States Air Force (1960-1973) and in the United States Air Force reserves (1973-1998).  She is a member of the National Advisory Committee for the Federal Laboratory Consortium and serves on the board of directors for the Eskaton Corporation. Astafan is a resident of Carmichael.

Phillip Coyle is a senior advisor to the president of the Center for Defense Information and a defense consultant.  He is an expert in U.S. and international military research, operational military matters, national security policy and defense spending. Coyle has 40 years experience in research, development, and testing matters, as well as executive experience on the federal level. From 1958 to 1979, and again from 1981 to 1993, Coyle worked at the Lawrence National Laboratory in Livermore, California.  From 1987 to 1993, he served as Laboratory Associate Director and Deputy to the Laboratory Director and was later named Laboratory Associate Director Emeritus.  Coyle served at the Department of Defense as the Assistant Secretary of Defense and Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (1994-2001) where he oversaw the test and evaluation of over 200 major defense acquisition systems.  During the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure he served as co-chairman of the DOD Joint Cross-Service Group for Test and Evaluation. Coyle is a resident of Los Angeles.

Robert Grady is a partner and managing director for The Carlyle Group, one of the world's largest private equity firms with $19 billion under management. He serves as managing partner of Carlyle Venture Partners, which invests in emerging companies in the technology, medical device, and business services sectors. He is also a Lecturer in Public Management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.  From 1993-2000, Grady served as a partner and a managing director at Robertson, Stephens & Co., a technology investment bank.  Prior to his career with the Robertson, Stephens & Co., Grady served in the White House as Deputy Assistant to President George H.W. Bush and as executive associate director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); and as OMB Associate Director for Natural Resources, Energy and Science.  He was a senior advisor and chief speechwriter during the successful Presidential campaign of George H.W. Bush. Grady has served as a member of the NASA Advisory Council Task Force on the International Space Station; Chairman of the Board of Resources for the Future; a presidential appointee to the Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations; and a Trustee of Environmental Defense. He served as a member of Governor Schwarzenegger's Transition Team.  Grady is a resident of San Francisco.

General Richard Hearney served in the United States Marine Corps for 35 years, retiring as Assistant Commandant of the Corps.  During Desert Shield and Desert Storm, he served as Deputy Commander, IMEF.   His staff tours included Deputy Director, J-3, U.S. European Command as well as Deputy Chiefs of Staff for Requirements and Programs, and Aviation at Headquarters Marine Corps, Washington, D.C. After retiring from the Corps in 1996, Hearney became Vice President of Military Aircraft and Missile Systems Group for the Boeing Company.  He also served as president and chief executive officer of Business Executives for National Security (2000-2002). Hearney is a resident of Ukiah.

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Vice Admiral Peter M. Hekman, Jr. served a distinguished 40 year career in the U.S. Navy, attaining the rank of Vice Admiral.  He currently serves as a semi-retired technology consultant in private practice. Hekman concluded his career in command of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NSSC), serving from 1988 to 1991. At NSSC, he was responsible for over 100,000 personnel and managing a $25 billion budget while overseeing all shipbuilding, conversion, repair, weapons and ordinance and engineering activities.  Hekman's other assignments included Deputy Commander for Surface Combatants and Aircraft Carriers, NSSC and Deputy Director, National Military Command Center, Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Following his naval career, Hekman served as manager of the Savannah River weapons material production facility, Department of Energy (1991-93); an independent consultant to various domestic firms regarding defense and nuclear power facility management and safety (1993-94); vice president of SYNTEK Technologies, a high technology consulting firm focused on defense matters (1995-96); and president of Babcock & Wilcox of Ohio, Inc., which was awarded a six-year contract with the Department of Energy to close and transition the Mound Miamisburg laboratory and weapons components production complex (1996-98). Hekman is a resident of San Diego.

Major General Daniel C. Helix retired in 1989 following a distinguished 41-year career in the U.S. Army. He enlisted as a private in 1948 and served in the 45th Infantry Division during the Korean War.  Following his service, he was an Intelligence Detachment Commander in Japan.  Helix was wounded twice in action and decorated for gallantry in action and valor.  Helix's decorations and awards include:  Army Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star with "V" device, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal, and Army Commendation Medal.  He is also a member of the U.S. Army's Infantry Hall of Fame. Helix served as Mayor and Councilman of the City of Concord, California (1968-1976); and was a Director of the Bay Area Rapid Transit District.  He was also a past president of Mt. Diablo Hospital Foundation and currently serves as chairman of the board. Helix is a resident of Concord.

General Joseph Hoar is currently a private contract consultant for American companies that do business in the Middle East and Africa. Hoar served 37 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, rising to the post of four-star General, succeeding Norman Schwarzkopf as the head of US Central Command (1991-94).  As commander of Central Command, he oversaw airstrikes against suspected weapons sites in southern Iraq and the establishment of a no-flight zone in southern part of the country. He was also the Central Command chief during the American intervention in Somalia until his retirement from the military in 1994. Hoar also served as Schwarzkopf's chief of staff (1988-91), serving as the Marine Corps' top operations officer during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Following his commission in 1957, he held a broad range of command and staff assignment both the United States and Abroad (1957-88) before serving as chief of staff to Gen. Schwarzkopf. Hoar is a resident of Del Mar.

Elizabeth Ann Inadomi is an attorney with nearly 20 years of experience in public policy, including work in the U.S. House and Senate, NASA, local government, private and not-for-profit sectors. She is currently a member of the Telecommunications Commission for the City and County of San Francisco. In this post, Inadomi advises the Mayor and Board of Supervisors on Telecommunications policy.  Previously, she led the technology business practice for PodestaMatoon, advising clients in the online, information technology, aerospace and biotechnology sectors (1995-2001). From 1992-95, Ms. Inadomi served as Counsel to both the U.S. House Science and the Senate Commerce Committees.  Prior to these posts, Ms. Inadomi headed the external affairs organization for the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View California (1985-92). At NASA, she developed novel joint government, university, and industry projects and managed the Center's public and community affairs, legislative affairs and educational programs. Inadomi is a resident of San Francisco.

Major General William Jefferds most recently served as a special adviser, California Office of Military Support (2004).  He previously served as the director of the Department of General Services (2003-04).  Jefferds was also the senior military advisor for the Governor and director of the Office of Military and Aerospace Support (formerly Office of Military Base Retention and Reuse) since 2000.  Prior to his appointment in the Davis Administration, General Jefferds served as the special assistant to the Chief, National Guard Bureau, at the Pentagon.  He was the deputy adjutant general at the Army National Guard from 1986-89, when he retired from military service. Jefferds enlisted in the California Army National Guard in 1948; was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1952, promoting to Brigadier General in 1979 and Major General in 1984. Additionally, Jefferds served as a teacher, principal, assistant superintendent and superintendent of the Alum Rock School District in San Jose from 1967-86. Jefferds is a resident of Folsom.

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Admiral Henry H. Mauz, Jr. is currently the president of the Naval Postgraduate School Foundation.  He serves on the board of directors of Texas Industries, Inc. and the Advisory Council of Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Inc. Admiral Mauz began his distinguished 45 year naval career in 1959.  His initial tours were on destroyers in the Pacific Fleet followed by a tour in Vietnam where he was in charge of 10 river patrol boats.  Mauz was selected to flag rank in 1983, and in 1985 he assumed his first operational commands as flag officer with a Cruiser-Destroyer Group and the USS America Carrier Battle Group.  He was promoted to Vice Admiral and served as Commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet in the Far East from 1988 to 1990.  In 1990, Admiral Mauz assumed command of all naval forces in the Persian Gulf.  Mauz transferred to Washington to act as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Navy Program Planning and was responsible for the preparation of the Navy's $75 billion budget.  Mauz was assigned as Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet (1992-1994) and commanded slightly over half of the Navy's operational force structure and administered the fleet's operating budget of $4.7 billion. Mauz is a resident of Pebble Beach.

Major General J. Michael Myatt is currently the president and CEO of the Marine's Memorial Association (2001-2004). Myatt served 32 years in the United States Marine Corps (1963-95).  In his early career he served in various command and staff positions in the 1^st Marine Expeditionary Brigade and in the 2^nd and 3^rd Marine Divisions.  He served two combat tours in Vietnam, and pioneered the US Marine Corps' role in Special Operations.  Myatt was assigned as the Commanding General of the 1st Marine Division in Camp Pendleton, California (1990-1992). During Operation Desert Storm, he led his division to defeat seven Iraqi army divisions.   After the war ended Myatt was transferred to Seoul, Korea for the combined forces command of the U.S. forces in Korea (1992-1994).  In 1994, Myatt was assigned to the Pentagon as director of expeditionary warfare until he retired in 1995 to work for the Bechtel Corporation. Myatt is a resident of San Francisco.

Roger "Ted" Rains is a volunteer member of the Board of Directors of the Regional Defense Partnership-21 (1995-2004); the Technical Committee, RDP-21 (1995-2004); the Ventura County Strategy Committee for BRAC 2005 Task Force (2003-2004) and other community, non-profit organizations. He served as a consultant for Burdeshaw Associates, LTD where he performed project consultation for US companies working for the U.S. Navy (1995-1999).  Prior to his post with Burdeshaw, Rains served 31 years as a civilian executive with the Department of the Navy in both Washington D.C. and California (1963-94).  He held various posts, including executive director of the Port Hueneme Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center (1991-1994); technical director of the Naval Ship Weapon Systems Engineering Station (1987-1990; 1981-1986); deputy director for Combat Systems Field Operation and Ordinance Support Group (1987-1990); associate director of Engineering and director of Testing and Evaluation, NSWSES (1977-81); and Head of Engineering, Pacific Missile Test Center, Pt. Mugu (1963-77). Rains served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1952-56. Rains is a resident of Camarillo.

Andrea Seastrand currently serves as the executive director for the California Space Authority (1997-2004).  As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1994-96), Seastrand participated in the 1995 Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) process and fought to retain facilities in California.  She also led California's space effort at the federal level with the introduction of the National Space Act of 1995.  Seastrand previously served as a member of the California Assembly (1990-94). Seastrand is the first and only Executive Director of the California Space and Technology Alliance, now the California Space Authority (CSA).  In her role with the CSA, Seastrand also oversaw the development of the California's first true statewide space strategic plan in 1998 and more recently the 2004 California Space Enterprise Plan.  She has focused CSA on the three domains of California's diverse space community - commercial, civil and national security - and on protecting military installations that host key space assets in California. Seastrand is a resident of Grover Beach.

Major General Orlo Keith "O.K." Steele is a Major General for the U.S. Marine Corps, serving a distinguished 35-year career. He currently serves as an independent consultant for various military and security projects. Upon his retirement from the Marine Corps in 1990, Steele was appointed to be the administrator for Civil Aviation Security, Federal Aviation Administration, and U.S. Department of Transportation from 1990 to1993. From 1996 to 2002, he served as a consultant for several military and security projects. Since 2003, Steele has been chairman of the Training, Education System Study Group, Department of Homeland Security. His personal decorations and awards include: the Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V"; Presidential Unit Citation with bronze star; Meritorious Unit Citation with bronze star; National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal with four bronze stars; Overseas Service Ribbon; Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with gold star. Steele is a fourth generation Californian residing in Grass Valley.

Signed by the President of the United States October 30, 2004.Admiral John Weaver is currently retired; he serves on several boards including the Naval Academy Foundation Executive Committee and is past chairman of the Naval Institute Foundation and the Naval Aviation Foundation.  He is a former executive vice president (EVP) with Raytheon Company (1997-2000) and served as chairman and CEO of Raytheon International, Inc.  Weaver was an executive vice president with Hughes Electronics Corporation and President / COO of Hughes Aircraft Company (1990-97) before the company merged with Raytheon. He joined Hughes Electronics following his retirement in 1990 after a 35 year career with the U.S. Navy. Weaver retired as a Rear Admiral and Commander, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (1986-90).  Other posts include:  Chief of Naval Operations, Director of Naval Aviation Maintenance Programs (1985-86); Assistant Chief of Staff, Atlantic Fleet Naval Air Forces (1984-85); Program Manager, F/A-18 aircraft (1980-84); Assistant Chief of Staff of materiel for commander of the Seventh Fleet carrier strike force during the evacuation of Saigon and Mayaguez operations. Weaver is a resident of Manhattan Beach.Passed the Senate October 10, 2004.

Seastrand Named to Governor's BRAC Advisory Commission

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