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2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission

January 01, 1970

The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission preliminary list was released by the United States Department of Defense on May 13, 2005. It was the fifth Base Realignment and Closure ("BRAC") proposal generated since the process was created in 1988. It recommended closing 22 major United States military bases and the "realignment" (either enlarging or shrinking) of 33 others. On September 15, 2005, President George W. Bush approved the BRAC Commission's recommendations, leaving the fate of the bases in question to the United States Congress. Congress had a maximum of 45 days to reject the proposal by passing a joint resolution of disapproval, or the recommendations automatically enter into effect. Such a resolution (H.J.Res. 65) was introduced to the House of Representatives on September 23, 2005, by Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL) (no such resolution was introduced in the Senate). The House took up debate of the resolution on October 26, 2005. The resolution failed to pass by a 324-85 margin, thereby enacting the list of recommendations.[1] The Secretary of Defense was required to begin implementing the recommendations by September 15, 2007, and to complete implementation no later than September 15, 2011.

The Commission questions Gordon R. England, Vern Clark, and Michael Hagee in 2005.

Commissioners edit

Justifications edit

Pentagon officials calculated that, if adopted in full by the nine-member BRAC Commission, the recommendations would have saved almost $50 billion over 20 years. The BRAC Commission (officially known as the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission) disputed this claim, pointing out what it considered to be significant flaws in the Department's methodology. The Commission recalculated the 20-year savings of the DOD recommendation list at just above $37 billion. Between late May and late August, the Commission reviewed the list and amended many of the Pentagon's recommendations, removing several major installations from the closure list. The Commission calculated the overall 20-year savings to the government in carrying out its amended list of recommendations as close to $15 billion.

On May 12, 2005, Gen. Richard Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that the two-year effort to produce the list had several objectives:

  • better integrate active and reserve units
  • rearrange forces to be able to act around the globe
  • make the military more flexible and agile
  • improve cooperation between military service branches while training and fighting
  • convert unneeded capacity into warfighting capability

The 2005 BRAC round was the fifth since the process was initiated in 1988, and the first since 1995. It differed significantly from preceding rounds in several respects:

  • It was the first with a nine-member commission (the 1991, 1993, and 1995 commissions had eight members)
  • It was the only stand-alone round authorized by Congress (the 1988 BRAC round was initiated by the Secretary of Defense, and the 1991–1995 rounds were authorized together in the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990)
  • It was the first BRAC round focused on military force transformation, not infrastructure reduction
  • It was the only round as part of a worldwide defense infrastructure review including U.S. installations overseas
  • It was the first BRAC to impact the National Guard such that, several states filed legal proceedings to stay or have recommendations thrown out

Recommendations edit

Major facilities slated for closure included these:

Major facilities slated for realignment included these:

By merging adjacent installations belonging to different services, 13 Joint Bases were created.

Results edit

The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission resulted in a $35 billion increase in military spending, partly due to building new facilities. The military claimed, however, that it also resulted in a $4 billion reduction in annual spending.[5]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Sidoti, Liz (2005-10-28). "House refuses to block base closings". onlineathens.com. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Pelosi Recommends Philip Coyle for Base Realignment and Closure Commission". 17 February 2005.
  3. ^ "After reaching military heights, alumna still serves, dreams | the Word Online".
  4. ^ William Yardley and Katie Zezima (August 25, 2005). "In New England, Sighs of Relief as Commission Votes to Save Submarine Base". The New York Times. New York. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  5. ^ "The Pentagon's Excess Space". New York Times. New York, United States. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

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The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission preliminary list was released by the United States Department of Defense on May 13 2005 It was the fifth Base Realignment and Closure BRAC proposal generated since the process was created in 1988 It recommended closing 22 major United States military bases and the realignment either enlarging or shrinking of 33 others On September 15 2005 President George W Bush approved the BRAC Commission s recommendations leaving the fate of the bases in question to the United States Congress Congress had a maximum of 45 days to reject the proposal by passing a joint resolution of disapproval or the recommendations automatically enter into effect Such a resolution H J Res 65 was introduced to the House of Representatives on September 23 2005 by Rep Ray LaHood R IL no such resolution was introduced in the Senate The House took up debate of the resolution on October 26 2005 The resolution failed to pass by a 324 85 margin thereby enacting the list of recommendations 1 The Secretary of Defense was required to begin implementing the recommendations by September 15 2007 and to complete implementation no later than September 15 2011 The Commission questions Gordon R England Vern Clark and Michael Hagee in 2005 Contents 1 Commissioners 2 Justifications 3 Recommendations 4 Results 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksCommissioners editAnthony Principi Chairman James H Bilbray Philip Coyle 2 Harold W Gehman Jr James V Hansen James T Hill Lloyd W Newton Samuel K Skinner Sue E Turner 3 Justifications editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message Pentagon officials calculated that if adopted in full by the nine member BRAC Commission the recommendations would have saved almost 50 billion over 20 years The BRAC Commission officially known as the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission disputed this claim pointing out what it considered to be significant flaws in the Department s methodology The Commission recalculated the 20 year savings of the DOD recommendation list at just above 37 billion Between late May and late August the Commission reviewed the list and amended many of the Pentagon s recommendations removing several major installations from the closure list The Commission calculated the overall 20 year savings to the government in carrying out its amended list of recommendations as close to 15 billion On May 12 2005 Gen Richard Myers Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said that the two year effort to produce the list had several objectives better integrate active and reserve units rearrange forces to be able to act around the globe make the military more flexible and agile improve cooperation between military service branches while training and fighting convert unneeded capacity into warfighting capability The 2005 BRAC round was the fifth since the process was initiated in 1988 and the first since 1995 It differed significantly from preceding rounds in several respects It was the first with a nine member commission the 1991 1993 and 1995 commissions had eight members It was the only stand alone round authorized by Congress the 1988 BRAC round was initiated by the Secretary of Defense and the 1991 1995 rounds were authorized together in the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 It was the first BRAC round focused on military force transformation not infrastructure reduction It was the only round as part of a worldwide defense infrastructure review including U S installations overseas It was the first BRAC to impact the National Guard such that several states filed legal proceedings to stay or have recommendations thrown outRecommendations editMajor facilities slated for closure included these Fort McPherson Georgia Fort Gillem Georgia Naval Submarine Base New London in Connecticut removed from list August 24 2005 4 Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery Maine removed from list August 26 2005 Naval Air Station Brunswick in Maine Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota removed from list August 26 2005 Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico temporarily removed from closure August 26 2005 pending review of new mission assignment permanently removed from closure list following review and transferred to Air Force Special Operations Command Fort Monmouth in New Jersey Defense Finance and Accounting Service in New York Fort Monroe Virginia Brooks Air Force Base Texas Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove in Pennsylvania portion retained as a non flying Pennsylvania Air National Guard facility Naval Station Ingleside Texas Otis Air National Guard Base Massachusetts removed from list August 26 2005 Navy Supply Corps School Athens Georgia relocated to Naval Station Newport Rhode Island in 2011 Major facilities slated for realignment included these Army Human Resource Command HRC in Missouri moving to the Fort Knox Military Installation Archived 2010 01 29 at the Wayback Machine in Kentucky United States Army Armor School in Fort Knox Kentucky moving to the Maneuver Center of Excellence in Fort Benning Georgia United States Army Air Defense Artillery School in Fort Bliss Texas moving to Fort Sill in Lawton Oklahoma Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D C Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia extent contingent on reopening the former Naval Air Station Cecil Field in Florida Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska merged to Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson Rome Laboratory in New York Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas was renamed San Antonio Military Medical Center Wilford Hall Medical Center in Texas was renamed Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina By merging adjacent installations belonging to different services 13 Joint Bases were created Results editThe 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission resulted in a 35 billion increase in military spending partly due to building new facilities The military claimed however that it also resulted in a 4 billion reduction in annual spending 5 See also editLoss of Strength GradientReferences edit Sidoti Liz 2005 10 28 House refuses to block base closings onlineathens com Retrieved 16 July 2011 Pelosi Recommends Philip Coyle for Base Realignment and Closure Commission 17 February 2005 After reaching military heights alumna still serves dreams the Word Online William Yardley and Katie Zezima August 25 2005 In New England Sighs of Relief as Commission Votes to Save Submarine Base The New York Times New York ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 16 July 2011 The Pentagon s Excess Space New York Times New York United States 7 February 2015 Retrieved 9 February 2015 External links edit 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