Willow Grove Decision

UPDATE
The base will close:

The Base Closure and Realignment Commission voted to close the Willow Grove Naval Air Station today, but in a move that left base supporters confused, it did not deactivate the 111th Fighter Wing of Pennsylvania Air National Guard as the Pentagon wanted.

The confusion resulted in part because just before the BRAC vote, a federal judge ruled that the Pentagon erred by not getting Gov. Rendell's approval before deciding to disband the base's Air National Guard unit.

Earlier today:
Willow Grove to remain open

The Pentagon lacks the authority to deactivate a Pennsylvania Air National Guard unit without the governor's approval, a federal judge ruled Friday.