Ben van der Meer
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September 24, 2012
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Beale Air Force Base braces for budget cuts

Absent a breakthrough in Congress before the end of the year, cuts are coming to Beale Air Force Base. But so far, base officials and community members who work with the base said they are not sure exactly what those cuts will entail, only that they’ll have an impact. “We’re always concerned, but you always need to be in concert with the Air Force,” said  Bill Simmons, an Air Force veteran and member of the base’s liaison committee. In an email, base spokesman Capt. Brian Wagner echoed that viewpoint. “Our stance on the sequestration follows the stance of our senior …

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