Wright-Patt faces furlough for 13,000

Military

Baer Air Park honors area’s military heritage

The new Baer Field Heritage Air Park only hints at the legacy of Fort Wayne’s Air National Guard base.Wednesday

Five planes that have been flown by the 122nd Fighter Wing, plus a Humvee representing local units of the Indiana Army National Guard, are on display at the park, which also features a pavilion, picnic tables, a playground and a parking lot.Tuesday

New regional VA director named

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has named a new director for the regional network that includes the VA Medical Center in Fort Wayne.Tuesday

DAYTON, Ohio – Business owners and officials of cities surrounding Ohio’s largest military installation say they are increasingly uneasy about possible furloughs brought on by sequestration.

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton could furlough up to 13,000 civilian employees for 22 days beginning in April if Congress and President Barack Obama fail to avert sequestration, or automatic defense and domestic spending reductions set to begin March 1.

The Pentagon said Wednesday that those civilian employees could be notified by mid-March.

The Dayton Daily News (http://bit.ly/XNlT0R) reports increasing nervousness among business owners and city officials in the neighboring cities of Fairborn and Riverside.

The base is the state’s largest single-site employer.

Spending cuts would idle 170 at Air Guard