| Title |
Dujanovic, Debbie OH29_002 |
| Creator |
Weber State University, Stewart Library: Oral History Program. |
| Contributors |
Dujanovic, Debbie, Interviewee; Kammerman, Alyssa, Interviewer |
| Collection Name |
Hill/DDO '95 Oral History Project |
| Description |
The Hill/DDO'95 oral history project documents the 1995 and 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process and its impact on Utah. In 1993, rumors started to circulate that Hill Air Force Base and Defense Depot Ogden (DDO) would be closed by the the 1995 round of BRAC, causing state officials, local government, and local grassroots lobbying group, Hill/DDO'95, to spring into action to save Utah's military installations from closure or realignment to other facilities. This project includes interviews from a wide range of players, from congressmen, state officials, members of Hill/DDO'95, and the civilian employees of Hill Air Force Base and (DDO). Their accounts describe the process of fighting for the base, the closure of DDO, the formation of the Utah Defense Alliance (UDA) and Military Installation Development Authority (MIDA) from the Hill/DDO'95 group, and their fight to save Hill Air Force Base all over again in 2005. Also discussed is the importance of the F-35 aircraft and the "Falcon Hill" Enhanced Use Lease project to the prosperity of Hill Air Force Base and military relations in Utah. |
| Abstract |
This is an oral history interview with Debbie Dujanovic. It was conducted on February 9, 2021 through Zoom. Dujanovic discusses her experience as the military reporter for Channel 4 during the 1993 and 1995 rounds of the Base Realignment and Closure. Dujanovic recalls the impact that the closure of the Tooele Army Depot had on the local community following the 1993 BRAC. She discusses the renewed efforts of the Northern Utah community to advocate for Hill Air Force Base and Defense Depot Ogden through the development of Hill/DDO'95. Dujanovic covers the political climate during the 1995 BRAC and the triumph of Utah's victory at a time when they were "the small fish in a really shark infested pond." Dujanovic gives her memories of working with Congressman Jim Hansen to tell the story of and gain support for Hill AFB and DDO through using the news media. The interviewer is Alyssa Kammerman. |
| Relation |
A video clip is available at: |
| Image Captions |
Debbie Dujanovic February 2021 |
| Subject |
Defense, Civilian-Based; Defense Conversion; Defense Depot Ogden; Defense industries -- Political aspects; Base Realignment and Closure Regional Task Force; Base closures |
| Digital Publisher |
Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Date |
2021 |
| Date Digital |
2021 |
| Temporal Coverage |
1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997 |
| Medium |
oral histories (literary genre) |
| Spatial Coverage |
Hill Air Force Base, Davis County, Utah, United States; Defense Depot, Weber County, Ogden, Utah, United States; Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States; Dugway Proving Ground, Tooele County, Utah, United States |
| Type |
Image/StillImage; Text |
| Access Extent |
PDF is 36 pages |
| Conversion Specifications |
Filmed and recorded using Zoom Communications Platform (Zoom.com). Transcribed using Trint transcription software (trint.com) |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. For further information:  |
| Source |
Oral Histories; Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6316r1k |
| Setname |
wsu_webda_oh |
| ID |
154302 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6316r1k |
