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Asbury Park Press APP.COM $1.00 LLLLLLLL MONDAY 06.30.14 VOLUME 135 NUMBER 155 SINCE 1879 ADVICE C4 BUSINESS A8 CLASSIFIED C6 COMICS C5 LOCAL A3 LOTTERIES A2 OBITUARIES A9 OPINION A11 SPORTS D1 TV D8 JULY 4 FIREWORKS IN ATLANTIC CITY Soundtrack for Sky Concert display is chosen by popular demand AT PLAY, C1 WORLD CUP REF FIRST AMERICAN Beachwood Mark Geiger to be first American to officiate knockout round match SPORTS, D1 OBAMA TO NAME NEW VETERANS ADMINISTRATION CHIEF PAGE 1B The big gray aircraft that wheel above the Pine Barrens played a critical role for America in Iraq and Afghanistan, fueling the air bridge for troops and equipment, stretching halfway around the globe. But the KC-10 Extender air refueling tankers at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lake- hurst may be in danger of early retirement, the jets and thousands of local jobs they support in a squeeze between tightening budgets and the time lapse for bringing on the Air Force’s next-generation tankers, base advocates say. “The KC-10s were manufactured and began coming online in 1989. That makes them old birds, and the Air Force would very much like to retire them,” said former Rep. Jim Saxton, who during his tenure from 1984 to 2008 led efforts to spare New Jersey the worst of post-Cold War base closings. JOINT BASE IN CROSS HAIRS? A rendering shows how the Air Force’s next-generation KC-46A Pegasus air refueling tanker will refuel F-16 fighters in flight. IMAGE COURTESY OF BOEING CORP. Retirement of fueling tankers could mean cuts By Kirk Moore @KirkMooreAPP JOINT BASE ECONOMICS As the first base under unified command, Air Force, Army and Navy missions are conducted under a single admini- stration with a host of other tenants including National Guard, Reserve and Coast Guard. The economic impact across central and southern New Jersey is estimated at $6.9 billion and be- tween 44,000 and 65,000 jobs, directly from government spending and indirectly from spending in sur- rounding communities. See TANKERS, Page A6 “At some point we’re going to lose those KC-10s.” Former Rep. Jim Saxton, an advocate for the Joint Base TRENTON — Democrats leading the investigation by lawmakers into the George Washington Bridge scandal are fending off pressure from supporters of Republi- can Gov. Chris Christie and nudges from members of their own party to wrap up the probe after six months on the job. Instead, Chairman John Wisniewski said the New Jersey Legislative Select Committee on Investigation will return from a short break next week and hold at least four meetings in July. The committee has a list of 13 potential witnesses in- cluding Christie’s former chief counsel, Charles Mc- Kenna, and his top political strategist, Michael Du- Haime. Wisniewski said the seven hours of testimony earlier this month from Kevin O’Dowd, Christie’s chief of staff, was convincing that there is more to look at. O’Dowd told lawmakers he asked few questions and only made minimal effort to find out why the lane clos- ings occurred last September and who gave the orders. “Even assuming the best-case scenario for why ad- ministration members did what they did, it shows an ad- ministration overall that does not have any managerial control over what’s going on and no accountability,” said Wisniewski, a Middlesex County assemblyman. Republicans have pushed back. Two months ago, four GOP members of the panel headed by Wisniewski and Sen. Loretta Weinberg, D-Bergen, complained that leadership was withholding information, and one mem- ber said the group discussed walking away from the in- vestigation. GOP Assembly Leader Jon M. Bramnick said con- ducting 13 more interviews would be excessive, though Wisniewski said it’s possible not all of the potential wit- nesses will be called. “This is the problem when politicians investigate politicians. It never ends,” Bramnick, R-Union, said. GWB LANE-CLOSING PROBE Panel fends off pressure to wrap up investigation Assembly GOP leader Jon M. Bramnick (left) wants Chairman John Wisniewski (right) to wrap it up. Chairman plans four meetings, has list of 13 more witnesses By Bob Jordan @BobJordanAPP THE GWB SCANDAL PROBE CONTINUES The New Jersey Legislative Select Committee on Investigation will meet July 8, 15, 17 and 21 in Trenton in Committee Room 11, fourth floor, of the Statehouse Annex, Trenton. See PROBE, Page A6 INTO THE BREACH HOLDING BACK THE OCEAN Nearly $3 million in federal funds has been allocated to repair the sea wall in Sea Bright and Monmouth Beach. TODAY, Page A3

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Asbury Park Press front page for Monday, June 30 2014.

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Asbury Park Press APP.COM $1.00

MONDAY 06.30.14

VOLUME 135

NUMBER 155

SINCE 1879

ADVICE C4

BUSINESS A8

CLASSIFIED C6

COMICS C5

LOCAL A3

LOTTERIES A2

OBITUARIES A9

OPINION A11

SPORTS D1

TV D8

JULY 4 FIREWORKS

IN ATLANTIC CITYSoundtrack for Sky Concert display is chosen

by popular demand AT PLAY, C1

WORLD CUP REF

FIRST AMERICAN

Beachwood Mark

Geiger to be < rst

American to

of< ciate knockout

round match

SPORTS, D1

OBAMA TO NAME NEW VETERANS ADMINISTRATION CHIEF PAGE 1B

The big gray aircraft that wheel above the Pine Barrens played a critical role forAmerica in Iraq and Afghanistan, fueling the air bridge for troops and equipment,stretching halfway around the globe.

But the KC-10 Extender air refueling tankers at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lake-hurst may be in danger of early retirement, the jets and thousands of local jobs theysupport in a squeeze between tightening budgets and the time lapse for bringing onthe Air Force’s next-generation tankers, base advocates say.

“The KC-10s were manufactured and began coming online in 1989. That makesthem old birds, and the Air Force would very much like to retire them,” said formerRep. Jim Saxton, who during his tenure from 1984 to 2008 led efforts to spare NewJersey the worst of post-Cold War base closings.

JOINT BASE INCROSS HAIRS?

A rendering shows how the Air Force’s next-generation KC-46A Pegasus air refuelingtanker will refuel F-16 fighters in flight. IMAGE COURTESY OF BOEING CORP.

Retirement of fueling tankers could mean cuts

By Kirk Moore @KirkMooreAPP

JOINT BASEECONOMICS

As the first base underunified command, AirForce, Army and Navymissions are conductedunder a single admini-stration with a host ofother tenants includingNational Guard, Reserveand Coast Guard. Theeconomic impact acrosscentral and southernNew Jersey is estimatedat $6.9 billion and be-tween 44,000 and65,000 jobs, directlyfrom governmentspending and indirectlyfrom spending in sur-rounding communities. See TANKERS, Page A6

“At some

point we’re

going to lose

those

KC-10s.”

Former Rep.

Jim Saxton, anadvocate for the JointBase

TRENTON — Democrats leading the investigation bylawmakers into the George Washington Bridge scandalare fending off pressure from supporters of Republi-can Gov. Chris Christie and nudges from members oftheir own party to wrap up the probe after six monthson the job.

Instead, Chairman John Wisniewski said the NewJersey Legislative Select Committee on Investigationwill return from a short break next week and hold atleast four meetings in July.

The committee has a list of 13 potential witnesses in-cluding Christie’s former chief counsel, Charles Mc-Kenna, and his top political strategist, Michael Du-Haime.

Wisniewski said the seven hours of testimony earlierthis month from Kevin O’Dowd, Christie’s chief ofstaff, was convincing that there is more to look at.

O’Dowd told lawmakers he asked few questions andonly made minimal effort to find out why the lane clos-ings occurred last September and who gave the orders.

“Even assuming the best-case scenario for why ad-ministration members did what they did, it shows an ad-ministration overall that does not have any managerialcontrol over what’s going on and no accountability,”said Wisniewski, a Middlesex County assemblyman.

Republicans have pushed back. Two months ago,four GOP members of the panel headed by Wisniewskiand Sen. Loretta Weinberg, D-Bergen, complained thatleadership was withholding information, and one mem-ber said the group discussed walking away from the in-vestigation.

GOP Assembly Leader Jon M. Bramnick said con-ducting 13 more interviews would be excessive, thoughWisniewski said it’s possible not all of the potential wit-nesses will be called.

“This is the problem when politicians investigatepoliticians. It never ends,” Bramnick, R-Union, said.

GWB LANE-CLOSING PROBE

Panel fendsoff pressureto wrap upinvestigation

Assembly GOPleader Jon M.Bramnick(left) wantsChairmanJohnWisniewski(right) towrap it up.

Chairman plans four meetings,

has list of 13 more witnesses

By Bob Jordan @BobJordanAPP

THE GWB SCANDAL PROBE CONTINUES

The New Jersey Legislative Select Committee on Investigationwill meet July 8, 15, 17 and 21 in Trenton in Committee Room11, fourth floor, of the Statehouse Annex, Trenton.

See PROBE, Page A6

INTO THE BREACH

HOLDING BACK THE OCEAN

Nearly $3 million in federal funds has been

allocated to repair the sea wall in Sea Bright and

Monmouth Beach. TODAY, Page A3