Military jobs may be cut in new plan

Military jobs may be cut in new plan

Mississippi Air Force bases would lose nearly 400 positions next year, mostly due to the loss of the C-27J military transport aircraft at Key Field Air Guard Station, under a plan proposed by the Air Force.

The plan calls for cutting 276 Air National Guard drill positions and 121 active-duty positions in fiscal 2013, which begins Oct. 1.

A total 615 positions would be lost for the period covering fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2013, according to the report.

Hattiesburg American
3/7/12