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ByRobertBurns The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Penta- gon thinks it has a winning argument for why Congress should allow a new round of military base closings. The case goes like this: The Army and Air Force have vastly more space for training and basing troops than they need, and trim- ming the surplus would save money better used to strengthen the military. Congress, however, has its own logic: Closing bases can hurt local economies, which can cost votes in the next election. Besides, some lawmakers say, the Penta- gon has cooked the books to justify its conclusions or at least has not finished do- ing the math. Lawmakers are fiercely protective of bases in their district or state and gener- ally prefer to ignore or dis- miss any Pentagon push to close them. Nearly every year the Pentagon asks Con- gress for authority to con- vene a base-closing commis- sion. The answer is always the same: not this year. And probably not any- time soon, either. In a little-noticed report to congressional leaders this month, the Pentagon offered a detailed analysis — the first of its kind in 12 years — that concludes the military will have an over- all 22 percent excess of base capacity in 2019. The Army will have 33 percent sur- plus, the Air Force 32 per- cent and the Navy and Ma- rine Corps a combined 7 percent, the report says. Base capacity is the total amount of acreage or work space available to support military forces at places such as a training range, an air base, a weapons storage site or an office building. "Spending resources on excess infrastructure does not make sense," Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work wrote leaders of the relevant congressional com- mittees on April 12. The let- ter was meant to support the Obama administration's case for a bipartisan base- closing authority, known as a Base Closure and Realign- ment Commission (BRAC). This mechanism, meant to take politics out of the pro- cess, was used during the 1990s and again in 2005, but not since. The Pentagon has not said a lot publicly about its latest pitch to Congress for another commission, per- haps because it sees little chance of success. The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, said last week that the House version of the bill that au- thorizes military spending for the coming budget year will stop the Pentagon's base-closing campaign in its tracks. The bill unveiled Monday will allow studies to answer the committee's questions about excess base capacity, but rejects the Pentagon's plea for another round of closures in 2019. In Thornberry's view, the Pentagon is selling a half- baked argument. "I'm not interested in sales brochures," he said as the committee had sought but didn't receive a Penta- gon analysis of the force structure in 2012. "I'm in- terested in objective data that leads them to think there is too much infra- structure." The data is fairly clear, even if Thornberry doesn't believe it is objective. It is derived from a type of study, called a parametric analysis, which the Pen- tagon had not done since 2004. The new analysis compares base capacity to the expected shape of the military in 2019, when the next BRAC would be held. It found a big mismatch: 22 percent more base ca- pacity than will be needed for the military that is en- visioned for 2019. By that time the Army is scheduled to be even smaller than to- day, shrinking from about 475,000 active-duty soldiers to 450,000. The study calculated the amount of surplus base ca- pacity in the aggregate, not by individual bases. So it does not point to any par- ticular bases as candidates for shuttering or downsiz- ing. The study concluded that reducing the over- all surplus by about 5 per- cent would produce sav- ings of $2 billion a year. The savings would be par- tially offset by an estimated $7 billion in closure costs, including the expense of en- vironmental cleanup, dur- ing the first six years. Military commanders do not like to get drawn into the debate about base clos- ings, but they recognize that surplus capacity has financial implications. Lt. Gen. Stephen Lanza, commander of the Army's 1st Corps, headquartered at Joint Base Lewis-Mc- Chord near Tacoma, Wash- ington, sees a national re- view of base capacity as a way to search for savings that could be used to im- prove "readiness," or the combat preparedness, of his and other forces. "I do think it's viable to examine, base by base, where we have infrastruc- ture ... that perhaps is not being utilized properly," he said in a telephone in- terview. "If done correctly, and if we do it honestly and openly, then perhaps it's worthy of a discussion to look at our facilities and see where we could have some cost-saving measures." The Pentagon may have to wait at least another year before Congress is willing to open the door to base closings, but it has some limited authority to act on its own. The study sent to Congress hinted at this by stating that BRAC is the fairest approach to resolv- ing the surplus problem. "The alternative is in- cremental reductions" as the Pentagon cuts spend- ing at military installa- tions. Those spending cuts, it added, "will have an eco- nomic impact on local com- munities without giving them the ability to plan ef- fectively for the change." CLOSINGS Washington ritual: Pentagon, Congress at odds over bases CLIFFOWEN—THEASSOCIATEDPRESSFILE Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work speaks at the Pentagon. Construction Burrows Construction Remodel, New Additions, Siding Repair and Replacement, Water and Dryrot New Construction Foundation to Finish Ph:(530) 515-9779 Residential•Commerical PATIOS•DECKS REFRENCES Lic#824770 Roofing Call for Estimates! 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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/13/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A YOU, LAWYER. Trustor: Kristina Querol, AN UN- MARRIED WOMAN Duly Appointed Trustee: West- ern Progressive, LLC Recorded 09/30/2005 as Instru- ment No. 022765 in book 2804, page400 and of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Tehama County, California, Date of Sale: 05/25/2016 at 02:00 PM Place of Sale: AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE TEHAMA COUNTY COURTHOUSE 633 WASHINGTON STREET, RED BLUFF, CA 96080 Estimated amount of unpaid bal- ance and other charges: $162,636.28 WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN AS- SOCIATION, A SAVINGS ASSOCIA- TION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECI- FIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FI- NANCIAL CODE AND AUTHOR- IZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: All right, title, and interest con- veyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter descri- bed property under and pur- suant to a Deed of Trust descri- bed as: More fully described in said Deed of Trust. Street Address or other common designation of real property: designation of real property: 1040 Aloha St, Red Bluff, CA 96080 A.P.N.: 031-240-04 The undersigned Trustee dis- claims any liability for any in- correctness of the street ad- dress or other common designa- tion, if any, shown above. The sale will be made, but with- out covenant or warranty, ex- pressed or implied, regarding ti- tle, possession, or encumbran- ces, to pay the remaining princi- pal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reason- able estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $ 162,636.28. If the Trustee is unable to con- vey title for any reason, the suc- cessful bidder's sole and exclu- sive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and deliv- ered to the undersigned a writ- ten request to commence fore- closure, and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real prop- erty is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding bidding auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not auto- matically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, be- fore you can receive clear title to the property. You are encour- aged to investigate the exis- tence, priority, and size of out- standing liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a ti- tle insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on this property. Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this no- tice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that in- formation about trustee sale postponements be made availa- ble to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether sale date has been you whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (866)-960-8299 or visit this Internet Web site http://ww w.altisource.com/MortgageServ ices/DefaultManagement/Trust eeServices.aspx using the file number assigned to this case 2015-02615-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that oc- cur close in time to the sched- uled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone in- formation or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: April 19, 2016 Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee for beneficiary C/o 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606 Automated Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299 http://www .altisource.com/MortgageServic es/DefaultManagement/Trustee Services.aspx For Non-Automated Sale Infor- mation, call: (866) 240-3530 _ Trustee Sale Assistant WESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLC MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COL- LECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COL- LECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Publish: April 26, May 3, & 10, 2016 i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià | NEWS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2016 6 B