| Title |
Miner, Tom OH29_024 |
| Creator |
Weber State University, Stewart Library: Oral History Program. |
| Contributors |
Miner, Tom, Interviewee; Kammerman, Alyssa, Interviewer; Langsdon, Sarah, Video Technician |
| 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 Tom Miner. It was conducted on February 8, 2021 through Zoom. Miner discusses his job as Hill Air Force Base's first civilian Executive Director during the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure. He describes his part in recruiting workers from the newly-closed McClellan Air Force Base and their transition to Hill Air Force Base. The interviewer is Alyssa Kammerman. Also on the call is Sarah Langsdon. |
| Relation |
A video clip is available at: |
| Image Captions |
Tom Miner Circa 1990s |
| Subject |
Military base closures--United States; Hill Air Force base (Utah); Defense Depot Ogden; United States. Air Force; McClellan Air Force Base (California); Base realignment and closure regional task force |
| Digital Publisher |
Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Date |
2021 |
| Date Digital |
2021 |
| Temporal Coverage |
1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019; 2020; 2021 |
| Medium |
oral histories (literary genre) |
| Spatial Coverage |
Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States; Hill Air Force Base, Davis County, Utah, United States; McClellan Air Force Base, Sacramento County, California, United States |
| Type |
Image/StillImage; Text |
| Access Extent |
PDF is 26 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/s6vj21g7 |
| Setname |
wsu_webda_oh |
| ID |
154312 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6vj21g7 |
