President Trump’s plan to pull funding from military construction projects to pay for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border could delay more than $139 million in critical infrastructure funding for U.S. Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, officials said.
Crews work on a ship at the Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach. The station’s construction project could be affected by Trump’s funding of a new wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Seal Beach’s primary missions are to store ordnance for the Navy and Marine Corps, load and unload ammunition and maintain weapons on warships departing San Diego. “Especially knowing that, it would definitely not be appropriate for me to speculate on potential impacts to the base or the Navy at this time,” he said.
The replacement of the ammunition pier is considered vital by the Navy because the pier was built prior to modern earthquake standards, and a major seismic event could halt operations. The Navy currently closes Anaheim Bay to public boating traffic while ships are entering or leaving the base.
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