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RESPONSE TO FRED NORONHA'S OF OCT 21 I feel that what you call "the case for placing economic and societal needs ahead of military assumptions" might hinge on establishing that the Airport is being used for a non-unique though mission critical purpose. Military flight training sounds to me like such a purpose. It ought to be substituted by flight simulators and a different naval air base e.g Seabird. However, I have recently learned that the Coast Guard has also made Dabolim the base for its squadron! What is the link, if any, between the Navy and the Coast Guard, when did they move into Dabolim and on what terms? It should be clear that we are only concerned about Dabolim "airport". Nobody is suggesting that the Navy move its ENTIRE base out of Vasco. As it is Dabolim airport is reputedly the Navy's largest (and perhaps the only?) airbase.
