mildenhall is the one most people will have heard of. when you leave a site that reduces the requirements not for supporting that site. so the security, the public works, etcetera, etcetera, individual staffs that are at that particular location are duplicative. >> but where did the small inefficient bases come from in the first place? didn't they have a point when first created? >> i can't speak to the initiation of the hundreds of sites we have in europe and why we had them there at the beginning but i understand that it's a, in some respects a characteristic of the end of the world war ii. >> in the scheme of the department's overall budget, $500 million doesn't sound like a whole lot. have you contemplated closing more installations but changed course because of what's going on in the ukraine and russia? >> i don't think so. keep in mind that this was not an effort designed to solve the entire fiscal problem of the department. we have lacked for base closure authority in the past which would have obviously had a larger impact. this w

mildenhall is the one most people have heard of the. but when you leave a site that reduces the requirements for not, for supporting the site. so that's security the public, et cetera, et cetera, individual staffs that are at that particular location our duplicative. >> overhead of? >> pardon. >> overhead spent yes. >> they had a point when they are first greeted. >> i can't speak to the initiation of the hundreds of sites we have been europe and why at the beginning, but i understand in some uzbeks it's a characteristic at the end of the level. >> in the scheme of the department overall budget, 509 it seems doesn't sound like a whole lot. have you contemplated closing more installations but change course because of what's been going on in ukraine and russia's? >> i don't think so. keep in mind that this was not an effort designed to solve the and our fiscal problem of the department. we have looked for base rely me enclosure upward in the past which would have had a larger impact. this was a practical sensible, holistic work we could d

mildenhall is the one most people will have heard of. when you leave a site that reduces the requirements not for supporting that site. so the security, the public works, etcetera, etcetera, individual staffs that are at that particular location are duplicative. >> but where did the small, inefficient bases come from in the first place? didn't they have a point when first created? >> i can't speak to the initiation of the hundreds of sites we have in europe and why we had them there at the beginning but i understand that it's a, in some respects a characteristic of the end of the world war ii. >> in the scheme of the department's overall budget, $500 million doesn't sound like a whole lot. have you contemplated closing more installations but changed course because of what's going on in the ukraine and russia? >> i don't think so. keep in mind that this was not an effort designed to solve the entire fiscal problem of the department. we have lacked for base closure authority in the past which would have obviously had a larger impact. this

they'll put about 2,000 air force personnel from their base in mildenhall, britain, and they expect thereorganization will save the government $500 million a year. defense secretary chuck hagel said at a statement the measure will help maximize u.s. military capabilities in europe and support its nato allies. >> we are consolidating and reducing some existing support infrastructure in order to be more efficient, but we are not affecting our operational capability. >> the department also announced a plan to deploy f-35 joint strike fighter jet squadrons to britain starting in 2020. many european leaders have an increasingly concerned about threats from russia after the crisis in ukraine. >>> japan's cabinet ministers have approved a new space development plan. it's aimed at improving the country's satellite surveillance system to make japan a safer place. government officials say the increasingly severe security environment around japan has made space more important. the plan calls for six more quasi-zenith satellites that will be used in japan's version of the global positioning system.

they'll pull about 2,000 air force personnel from their base in mildenhall, britain, and they expecthe reorganization will save the government $500 million a year. defense secretary chuck hagel said in a statement the measure will help maximize u.s. military capabilities in europe and support its nato allies. >> we are consolidating and reducing some existing support infrastructure in order to be more efficient, but we are not affecting our operational capability. >> the department also announced a plan to deploy f-35 joint strike fighter jet squadrons to britain starting in 2020. many european leaders have been increasingly concerned about threats from russia after the crisis in ukraine. >>> a former president of peru has been sentenced to eight years in prison on charges of embezzlement. alberto fujimori is already serving a prison term for human rights abuses. a panel of judges ruled fujimori must repay about $1 million of public funds. he was accused of diverting about $40 million to pay for favorable coverage in tabloid newspapers during his re-election campaign in 2000. the 76-

mildenhall is a base closure excessive compared to the combat capability that we get from the operations on the base command we have other installations or that can be that it down. we can save the recapitalization cost of rebuilding the infrastructure. our partners in the uk have done a lot of downsizing and soul-searching on how they will operate for the last ten years and we are supportive although neither one of us really like giving things like this up. [inaudible question] >> for structure. playing into what used to be expeditionary wings. >> part of an ongoing effort to normalize the air force presence in that region, career, uk, etc., uk, etc., expanding of the company tours, things like that do you expect it to continue at other locations? >> we will we are trying to do is support us central command desire in any way that we can away that makes sense that we can afford. when they decide on this long-term footprint we supported. if they would like to establish a more permanent presence over time and work that agreement with the department of defense policy folks, state folks, sta