Tim Ryan talks missile base possibility for Portage County

February 14, 2018

The Alliance Review:

Portage County could soon be the home to an estimated $3.6 billion federal project at the Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center.

Camp Ravenna, known locally as the Ravenna Arsenal from its days as a World War II munitions plant, is still on the short list for a new East Coast missile defense base, said Congressman Tim Ryan, who toured the facility on Tuesday.

Ryan said Camp Ravenna is the perfect spot for the defense base, which could possibly intercept intercontinental ballistic missiles launched from Russia or North Korea…

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