HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 07-54RESOLUTION N0.
WHEREAS, this Council is informed that the Air Force of
the United States is at present considering instituting specialized
training centers for the Air Force Reserve throughout the United
State s, and
WHEREAS, the San Joaquin Valley in the State of California
is to be the site of one of these planned specialized training
centers, and
WPiEREAS, of the forty-three Air Force Reserve Squadrons
of the Western Defense Command, the 9~1!7 VAR Squadron of Bakersfield
has surpassed other areas in attendance and performance, and
WHEREAS, Bakersfield is the center of flights from outlying
communities such as Taft, Shafter and China Lake, which are attached
to the Bakersfield Squadron, and therefore makes the number of our
potential Air Force Personnel as much, if not more, than other
cities of the San Joaquin Valley of equal or larger size, and
WHEREAS, this Council is aware of the great interest shown
by the public in the activities of the Air Force Reserve and is
cognizant of the enthusiastic response and efforts~ of the personnel
of Bakersfield' s Squadron, and
WHEREAS, in recognizing the success and accomplishments of
the Bakersfield Air Force Reserve, this Council feels that the
establishment of a specialized training center in this community
would be of great benefit and opportunity to an ever increasing
number of Air Force personnel in this vicinity.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City
of BakePsfield, as follows: ........
1. That the Air Force of the United States be urged to
give solemn consideration to the establishment of a Specialized
Training Center in or nea~ the City of Bakersfield in order to
accommodate the numerous eligible personnel in and a~ound this
City.
2. That copies of this Resolution be forwarded to General
Kessler, Commanding General, and General Duncan, Deputy Commanding
General, at Fourth Air Force Headquarters, in soliciting their
support toward securing the establishment in this community of a
Speciallined Training Center.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed
and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 1st day of February, 1954, by the fol-
lowing vote:
Cit Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield.