Ohio Base Will Cut 40 Percent Of Budget

The commander of Ohio largest military installation said federal budget cuts will force a 40-percent reduction in the budget - but no jobs are expected to be lost. Col. Cassie B. Barlow, commander of the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, says officials will have to "dig deep" to find the cuts. The base's 13,000 civilian employees are due to receive 14-day furlough notices beginning early next week. Barlow said the unpaid time off work will begin in June. The cuts have led the base to withdraw support for the popular Dayton Air Show for the first time in nearly four decades.