For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 15, 2005

Nominations Sent to the Senate

James H. Bilbray, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. (New Position)

Philip Coyle, of California, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. (New Position)

Admiral Harold W. Gehman, Jr., United States Navy, Retired, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. (New Position)

James V. Hansen, of Utah, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. (New Position)

General James T. Hill, United States Army, Retired, of Florida, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. (New Position)

Claude M. Kicklighter, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. (New Position)

Samuel Knox Skinner, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. (New Position)

Brigadier General Sue Ellen Turner, United States Air Force, Retired, of Texas, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. (New Position)

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