Download or read book Military bases observations on DOD s 2005 base realignment and closure selection process and recommendations statement before the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Military Base Closure written by David S. Sorenson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-11-30 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1988 and 1995, the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission closed down 97 bases and realigned over 350 other bases. A hot button topic in the military field, base-closings is an important issue that affects not only soldiers, but ordinary citizens as well. Due to their massive economic significance for local and regional communities, military bases impact thousands of people, and thus encompass various political interests between local, state, and national levels. This reference work investigates the politics and key political figures involved in base-closing decisions, and considers various reasons why bases have been and continue to be closed down. An overview of the U.S. military base infrastructure as well as primary documents is included to help students understand the BRAC Commission process between 1988-2005. The book also analyzes the closure of overseas bases outside of the BRAC process. Ideal for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students, this comprehensive handbook is the only complete reference guide to military base closings. Between 1988 and 1995, the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission closed down 97 bases and realigned over 350 other bases. A hot button topic in the military field, base-closings is an important issue that affects not only soldiers, but ordinary citizens as well. Due to their massive economic significance for local and regional communities, military bases impact thousands of people, and thus encompass various political interests between local, state, and national levels. This reference work investigates the politics and key political figures involved in base-closing decisions, and considers various reasons why bases have been and continue to be closed down. An overview of the U.S. military base infrastructure as well as primary documents are included to help students understand the BRAC Commission process between 1988-2005. Ideal for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students, this comprehensive handbook is the only complete reference guide to military base closings.

Download or read book Salvaging Community written by Michael Touchton and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American communities face serious challenges when military bases close. But affected municipalities and metro regions are not doomed. Taking a long-term, flexible, and incremental approach, Michael Touchton and Amanda J. Ashley make strong recommendations for collaborative models of governance that can improve defense conversion dramatically and ensure benefits, even for low-resource municipalities. Communities can't control their economic situation or geographic location, but, as Salvaging Community shows, communities can control how they govern conversion processes geared toward redevelopment and reinvention. In Salvaging Community, Touchton and Ashley undertake a comprehensive evaluation of how such communities redevelop former bases following the Department of Defense's Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process. To do so, they developed the first national database on military redevelopment and combine quantitative national analyses with three, in-depth case studies in California. Salvaging Community thus fills the void in knowledge surrounding redevelopment of bases and the disparate outcomes that affect communities after BRAC. The data presented in Salvaging Community points toward effective strategies for collaborative governance that address the present-day needs of municipal officials, economic development agencies, and non-profit organizations working in post-BRAC communities. Defense conversion is not just about jobs or economic rebound, Touchton and Ashley argue. Emphasizing inclusion and sustainability in redevelopment promotes rejuvenated communities and creates places where people want to live. As localities and regions deal with the legacy of the post-Cold War base closings and anticipate new closures in the future, Salvaging Community presents a timely and constructive approach to both economic and community development at the close of the military-industrial era.

Download or read book Base Realignment and Closure BRAC written by Harry Briesmaster and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After most major military conflicts the United States would draw down its forces not seeing the need for a large standing military in times of peace. Such reductions indeed occurred after World Wars I and II, Korea, and Vietnam. The end of the Cold War was no different. Even though the early 1980's saw a healthy increase to the defense budget but by the end of the decade the nation's economy was suffering. The bipolar world was coming to an end and so was the need for a large defense program. The cuts in defense were offered as the "peace dividend" to reinvigorate the economy. The process of downsizing the military was undertaken across the board. One of those key processes involved closing and realigning military bases. From 1989 to 1995, the Department of Defense (DOD) underwent four independent episodes of base realignment and closure initiatives. After the last round of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) in 1995, the DOD acknowledged that it still had excess facilities and infrastructure suggesting future BRAC rounds were considered a must. Specifically, Defense Secretary Cohen in 1998 stated that the DOD was about 23 percent oversized. Therefore DOD's short answer to the question "Are we right-sized?" would be no; however, have defense needs changed given the terrorist aftermath of September 11, 2001? During the Cold War the United States national strategy was one of containment and deterrence. After the horrific tragedy of September 11th, President Bush outlined a new National Security Strategy in part calling for military preemption if necessary and establishment of a Homeland Security Office. The DOD must now develop a national military strategy based on this new policy. Is it then perhaps premature to be considering or planning for base closures or maybe the need to reopen or establish new bases to support a pending restructuring of military strategy? Or is the continuation of BRAC needed to offset or pay the costs required to implement this new strategy? This paper explores the need for future rounds of Base Realignment and Closure actions given the above issues and concerns. To set the framework, I will provide an historical overview of BRAC rounds I through IV to include their military, political, and economic issues. This section will also highlight some of the practical lessons learned and how they have been either incorporated into the process or might be employed in the future. In this first section, I will include some personal viewpoints as I interfaced with the BRAC process from my position as an Environmental Program Manger at the Air Force Center of Environmental Excellence (AFCEE). Though my primary responsibility was to help facilitate the closure, environmental assessment, and reuse of Myrtle Beach Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina, I assisted my colleagues with similar duties impacting Air Force Base closures from all four BRAC rounds. The next section will focus on today's current political, military, and economic concerns associated with proposed BRAC actions while closing with a discussion on the BRAC of the future.

Download or read book Military Base Closures written by David E. Lockwood and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approximately 13 years ago, in December 1988, the first military base closure commission recommended the closing and realignment of 145 US domestic bases and facilities. This action was the consequence of the Department of Defense's broad reevaluation of its mission in conjunction with the weakening and ultimate collapse of the Soviet Union. There was little need, according to the Pentagon, to continue to retain the vast Cold War-era infrastructure. Funds saved from closing down under-utilised bases, DOD further noted, could be used to enhance development of new weapons and improved readiness. Three additional rounds followed the 1988 round of infrastructure reductions in 1991, 1993, and 1995. Since then, no further rounds of base closures and realignments have been authorised by Congress, despite repeated requests from the Department of Defense in recent years for two additional rounds. The reasons for congressional resistance are two-fold. First, there is concern over a likely backlash from constituents living in or near military installations. Second, many Members of Congress remain wary about a repetition of the perceived political intrusion by the Clinton Administration that occurred in regard to the 1995 recommendations to close Kelly and McClellan air force bases. This book reveals the tension in the military facilities that may yet again be up for closure. Also discussed are the issues members of Congress feel need be answered before conducting a new round of base closures, when the national security environment is uncertain.

Download or read book Military base closures progress in completing actions from prior realignments and closures written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through base realignment and closure rounds in 1988, 1991, 1993, and 1995, the Department of Defense expected to significantly reduce its domestic infrastructure and provide needed dollars for high-priority programs such as modernization. With the conclusion of the 6-year implementation period of the last round in fiscal year 2001, the department has closed or realigned hundreds of bases, has generated savings from these actions, and is in the process of transferring unneeded base property to other users. At the same time, the communities surrounding the former defense bases continue the lengthy process of recovery from the economic impact of the closure process. Our last comprehensive report on the implementation of base closure decisions was issued in December 1998. In that report, we concluded that the closure process was generating substantial savings (although the savings estimates were imprecise), most former base property had not yet been transferred to other users, and most communities surrounding closed bases were faring well economically in relation to key national economic indicators. In a July 2001 report and August 2001 testimony, we updated our closure implementation data and reaffirmed the primary results of our prior work.

Download or read book Taking Stock of the Army s Base Realignment and Closure Selection Process written by William Michael Hix and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2001 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Army has been doing its part to help downsize the defense establishment, closing 23 major installations in the four rounds of base closures and realignments. Yet, this work states that many believe that excess installation capacity remains, so more rounds are sure to come.

Download or read book Military bases review of DOD s 1998 report on base realignment and closure report to congressional committees written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Implementation of the Base Realignment and Closure 2005 Decisions written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Readiness Subcommittee and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Taking Stock of the Army s Base Realignment and Closure Selection Process written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the last decade, the Army, like the other military departments, has been accommodating the downsizing of the defense establishment, in part by reducing its installation structure during congressionally mandated rounds of base closures and realignments. Four rounds of closures and realignments have resulted in the closure of 97 major defense installations, including 23 belonging to the Army. Many more minor installations have been closed, and others have been realigned. Nevertheless, many believe that excess installation capacity remains. Hence, more base realignments and closures (BRACs) may occur, possibly as early as 2003. The Army's process for selecting installations has remained fairly constant during the last three rounds, in 1991,1993, and 1995. The process has much to commend it and, in fact, has received the most praise of the processes of any of the three military departments. Yet the process has shortcomings and can be improved for any future rounds. This report offers ten criteria it argues should characterize an effective BRAC process and analyzes the Army's 1995 process in light of those criteria. It then goes on to suggest an improved process.

Download or read book Military bases status of prior base realignment and closure rounds report to the Honorable John E Sununu House of Representatives written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report of the Defense Secretary s Commission on Base Realignment and Closure written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report of the Base Realignment and Closure BRAC Task Force written by Nebraska. Legislature. Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Task Force and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Preparation and Submission of Budget Estimates written by United States. Office of Management and Budget and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report of the Base Realignment and Closure BRAC Task written by Nebraska. Legislature. Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Task Force and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Base Nation written by David Vine and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American military bases encircle the globe; from Italy to the Indian Ocean, from Japan to Honduras. The far-reaching story of the perils of the U. S. military bases and what these bases say about America today.

Download or read book Base Realignment and Closure BRAC and Organizational Restructuring in the DOD written by Dina G. Levy and published by Minnesota Historical Society. This book was released on 2004 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of Defense (DoD) often improves its efficiency by consolidating facilities (mainly through base realignment and closure, or BRAC) and changing its governance structure. These shifts significantly affect the education, training, and development (ET&D) institutions that support DoD personnel, with such impact as relocation. With an eye toward the 2005 BRAC, RAND researchers look at four case studies of the 1990s and from them make recommendations for ET&D institutions that may be affected by future shifts in defense infrastructure. (PW)