For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
April 25, 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), to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

Philip Coyle, of California, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (New Position), to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

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), to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

James V. Hansen, of Utah, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (New Position), to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

General James T. Hill, United States Army, Retired, of Florida, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (New Position), to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

General Lloyd Warren Newton, United States Air Force, Retired, of Virginia, to be Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (New Position), to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

Anthony Joseph Principi, of California, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (New Position), to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

Samuel Knox Skinner, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (New Position), to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

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), to which position she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

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