1. 1 Military Growth Task Force of North Carolina’s Eastern Region MGTF Update State of the Region 2010 MGTF Update State of the Region 2010 Carteret Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Air Station New River Pender Pamlico Onslow Jones Duplin Craven Mark Sutherland Executive Director 13 January 2011 Wayne Seymour Johnson Air Force Base

2. NC Military Growth by Installation 2 1 MCIEAST quarterly growth report 2 Data from Fort Bragg Regional Growth Plan & Office of Economic Adjustment Installation Mission Growth Community Profile 3 Data from Seymour Johnson Public Affairs Office/Economic Impact Statement [phone conversation 7 Dec 2010] 150,553 Ft. Bragg/Pope AFB: +8,704 2 MCAS Cherry Point: +2,285 1 Seymour Johnson AFB: +1,223 3

3. NC Military Growth: 2006-2011 3 48,293 61,500 4,970 6,193 13,788 16,073 58,083 66,787 15.0% 16.6% 27.3% 24.6% T OTAL STATE WIDE MILITARY JOB GROWTH = 25,419 OR 20.3% 1 MCIEAST quarterly growth report 2 Data from Fort Bragg Regional Growth Plan & Office of Economic Adjustment Installation Mission Growth Community Profile 3 Data from Seymour Johnson Public Affairs Office/Economic Impact Statement [phone conversation 7 Dec 2010] 56 % OF NC’ S MILITARY IS IN THE MGTF REGION

4. 4 NC’s military lives and works in Eastern NC NC’s military is 95% “operational” Operational military bases are a “rural industry” The Eastern Region is home to 83,766 military jobs Payroll of $4.03 billion These workers live in nine counties The Eastern Region’s military owns 181,000 acres of land The Eastern Region’s military economic impact is $6.63 billion ……and it grew over 20% in the past five years The Military as an Industry

5. 5 Loss of Training Capacity Increasing Restrictions / Limitations Military Training Routes White Space Loss of Military Value Dark Night Sky Regulatory Artificialities DoD Cutbacks 25% Budget Reduction Force Reduction (47,000) Threats “If nothing changes, your military will be run out of North Carolina” Major General Carl Jensen, Commanding General Marine Corps Installations East

6. 1940 HOUSING DENSITY

7. 2000 HOUSING DENSITY

8. 2030 HOUSING DENSITY

9. 9 R-123 Surface to 35,000 feet R-125 5,000 to 35,000 feet 1957 Cherry Point Airspace History 20 miles

10. 10 R-5306 Surface to 35,000 feet 1963 20 miles Cherry Point Airspace History

11. 11 SEYMOUR JOHNSON APPROACH R-5306B R-5306C R-5306A BT-9 BT-11 R-5306D R-5306E 1972 All ceilings cut to 18,000 feet 20 miles Cherry Point Airspace History

12. 12 R-5314 A-J R-5306C R-5306E 1978 R-5306D Hat Fox MOA 20 miles Cherry Point Airspace History R-5306A BT-9 BT-11

13. 13 R-5306C R-5306E 2008 R-5306D Hat Fox MOA R-5304 R-5303 85% reduction Remaining training space must be protected from further erosion Cherry Point Airspace History R-5306A BT-9 BT-11

14. 14 A Regional Planning Partnership – “PlanIt East” Task: foster the development of a comprehensive regional planning partnership that coalesces the visions and inputs of multiple competing constituencies in order to arrive at consensus solutions for accommodating sustainable growth Local Gov’tAgricultureDevelopersMilitary Environment / Conservation Pender, Onslow, Carteret, Pamlico, Craven, Jones, Duplin, Wayne, Lenoir

15. 15 Opportunities 25% Budget Reduction – Quest for increased efficiency – “Outside the Box” solutions – NC’s geographical location – Density of DoD activity in NC – Existing Infrastructure Capacity DoD Commitment to “Buy Local” – Regional Food Systems Aggressive DoD Mandates for Renewables – Project Eastern Gain (Biofuels) Will add $1 billion to military contracts in eastern NC DoD role in “Market-Based Conservation” Army / Marine Corps Ground Bases (Eastern US) By State - Based on Job numbers

16. 16 Military Growth Task Force Mark Sutherland sutherland@nceast.org www.nceastmgtf.org 910-325-8112