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Miss. spends $2 million to keep military bases
The state spent a reported $60 million to $65 million in the 2005 round of base closings, an effort that helped to save such Mississippi military mainstays as Keesler Air Force Base, Naval Air Station Meridian, Camp Shelby and Columbus Air Force Base.
Mississippi's state and local officials can tell you that defending the state's military bases from closures can get expensive.
Meridian, Columbus resume efforts to keep bases open
Meridian put its military installation team together in 1991 and helped Naval Air Station Meridian avoid getting shut down after landing on closing lists in 1991, 1993 and 1995.