Congressman Mike Turner to Tour the Defense Supply Center-Columbus

Congressman Michael R. Turner (OH-3) will tour the Defense Supply Center-Columbus (DSCC) on Thursday, August 26, 2004 as a part of a three-day statewide tour of Ohios military and defense industry facilities. He will also meet with members of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Working Group-led by the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce-whose mission is to build increased awareness of DSCCs capabilities and economic impact on central Ohio.

Columbus, OH (PRWEB) August 26, 2004 -- Congressman Michael R. Turner (OH-3) will visit Columbus and tour the Defense Supply Center-Columbus (DSCC) this week as a part of a three-day statewide tour of Ohios military and defense industry facilities. He will also meet with members of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Working Group-led by the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce-whose mission is to build increased awareness of DSCCs capabilities and economic impact on central Ohio.

After the tour, Congressman Turner will be available to members of the media along with leaders of the BRAC Working Group. The media availability will begin at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday, August 26, 2004 at the Whitehall Community Center, 402 North Hamilton Road, Whitehall, Ohio.

Congressman Turner said, I am taking this opportunity to review homeland security and economic security issues with key personnel at some of Ohios vital defense facilities, such as DSCC. I look forward to working with my House colleagues, Representative David Hobson, Representative Pat Tiberi, Representative Deborah Pryce, and others to continue to support facilities like the DSCC that provide jobs for Ohioans and security for the entire nation. Protecting our states military installations and defense facilities is important for all Ohioans."

Representative Turner is a Member of the House Armed Services Committee. He is visiting some of Ohios most important military installations and defense industry facilities to spotlight the critical role that the states defense facilities contribute to national security; how many jobs they provide to Ohioans and to better prepare and protect the states interests as the upcoming BRAC discussions begin in Washington, DC.

We are honored to have Congressman Turner here to tour the DSCC and meet with our working group," said Stephen Tugend, Vice President of Government Relations for the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce. We are working hard to build heightened awareness of the DSCCs capabilities and its tremendous impact on central Ohio with key leaders in Congress and the Department of Defense. 'Team DSCC is a broad-based and rapidly growing coalition of community and business leaders who understand the value of the DSCC to our state."

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DSCC is central Ohios 11th largest employer with over 6,100 civilian and military personnel. The facilitys employment is greater than the local employment of Kroger (5,952), Wendys International (4,900), Huntington (3,478), American Electric Power (3,794), Battelle (2,035) or Cardinal Health (1,500). Additionally, the DSCC provides employment to workers from more than 66 cities and villages in all seven counties that make up Greater Columbus. It also provides jobs to residents from 33 other counties across the state.

The DSCC provides millions of mission-essential supplies to our nations military around the world. Each year, the facility manages 46% of all parts distributed by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). It also accounts for 38% of all parts ordered and 32% of DLAs annual sales in the amount of $2.8B.