Interestingly, Eileson AFB over by Fairbanks was on the BRAC list and Galena wasn't. Some city council people at Fairbanks asked the BRAC commission visitors how come Eielson is closing and Galena was staying.
Galena was under the radar to Washington until some people unmasked us. The town only has a population of 500 people so there is no voting base to influence people.
Thanks to Fairbanks, we got screwed earlier than planned.
Oh well. Get me to May 2006! :-)