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Commission had the opportunity to add bases to the list and did so in a July 19, 2005, hearing. The Commission met its deadline of September 2005 to provide the evaluated list to the President, who approved the list with the condition that it could only be approved or disapproved in its entirety. On November 7, 2005, the approved list was then given to Congress, who had the opportunity to disapprove the entire list within 45 days by enacting a resolution of disapproval. This did not happen, and the BRAC Commission's recommendations became final.
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the U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command, denominated a specified command because, although part of the Air Force, it came under the operational control of the JCS. Clifford had appointed a group known as Project 693 to determine which programs to sacrifice when necessary. ... McNamara test, January
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forwarded his recommendations for realignments and closures to the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission. The BRAC is an independent nine-member panel appointed by the President. This panel evaluated the list by taking testimony from interested parties and visiting affected bases. The BRAC
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missile locations which generally each had two sites, a radar station on an elevated landform for guidance and command/control, and a launch area that had launch rails and stored missiles and warheads. A 1976 follow-on program to Concise closed additional
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took up a joint resolution to disapprove the recommendations on October 26, but the resolution failed to pass. The recommendations were thereby enacted. The Secretary of Defense must implement the recommendations no later than September 15, 2011.
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The Defense Base Realignment and Closure Act of 1990 provided "the basic framework for the transfer and disposal of military installations closed during the base realignment and closure (BRAC) process". The process was created in 1988 to reduce
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The passage in October 1988 of Public Law 100–526 removed certain restrictive provisions of the 1969 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and allowed the first round of domestic base closings in nearly a decade.
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and are available for review on the network's website). The Commission submitted its revised list to the President on September 8, 2005. The President approved the list and notified Congress on September 15. The
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had called for two rounds of base closures while at the same time arguing that the alternative of the sequester would be a "meat-ax" approach to cuts which would "hollow out" military forces.
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In March 2015, the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment addressed the possibility of a future BRAC, indicating that the DOD, Defense Secretary
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The following is a chronological timeline of authorizations for U.S. Congressional legislation related to U.S. defense installation realignments and military base closures.
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McNamara Firm on Base Shutdowns … Temporary Team … Highlands Air Force Station … personnel will be inactivated by July 1966, leaving Army radar unit at base intact
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wrote, "Now is the time to do what's right for our men and women in uniform. Spending dollars on infrastructure that does not serve their needs is inexcusable."
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Shaw, Frederick J., ed. (2004). Locating Air Force Base Sites: History's Legacy (Report). Vol. AFD-100928-010. Air Force History and Museums Program.
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The 2005 Commission recommended that Congress authorize another BRAC round in 2015 and every eight years thereafter. On May 10, 2012, the
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In May 2014, it was attempted to fund another round of BRAC, although funding was not approved in a vote in May of that year.
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In September 2015, at the tenth anniversary of the end of the most recent BRAC commission report, its former chairman
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Hearing: Department of Defense Decision to Reduce the Number and Types of Manned Bombers in the Strategic Air Command
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rejected calls by the Pentagon for base closures outside of a 2015 round by a 44 to 18 vote. Defense Secretary
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Defense Agencies Summary: DoD Project 693, nd, fldr FY 1969 Budget, box 71, ASD(C) files, OSD Hist.
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announced 95 base closures/realignments in November 1964: 80 in the United States (33 states &
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for reducing programs and personnel, and the project also closed several military installations.
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On March 28, 1961, President Kennedy announced the closure of 73 military establishments.
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politics with members of Congress that arise when facilities face activity reductions.
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The DoD realigned 307 military bases beginning with an announcement in October 1969.
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On May 3, 1988, the Carlucci Commission was chartered by Secretary of Defense
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closed 574 U.S. military bases around the world, particularly after President
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Joint Base Background (part 4 of the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam webpage)
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1995 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Report to the President
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for a partial list of the webpage parts that discuss joint basing and BRAC.
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The most recent process began May 13, 2005, when Secretary of Defense
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Fort Novosel, Alabama, Aviation Technical Test Center moving to the
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specifically prohibits authorization of future BRAC rounds.
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on May 13, 2005 (a date given the moniker "BRAC Friday," a
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U.S. House committee rejects more military base closings
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McNamara, Clifford, and the Burdens of Vietnam 1965-1969
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Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Warminster
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Naval Electronic Systems Engineering Center San Diego
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and realigned as Devens Reserve Forces Training Area)
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Naval Electronic Systems Engineering Center Vallejo
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Principi (September 3, 2015). 155:) and 15 overseas. Closures included the 2624:. Military.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-21. 1529:Twenty-six bases were realigned into 12 780:Naval Space Systems Activity Los Angeles 2775:Base Realignment and Closure Commission 2612:. GovExec.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-21. 2485: 2483: 2481: 2479: 2104: 2102: 2047: 2591:Hickam Air Force Base#Internet webpage 2304: 2302: 2300: 2298: 2122:Congressional Research Service Reports 1330:Defense Finance and Accounting Service 2109:Flynn, Aaron M. (February 23, 2005). 429:Fort Wingate Ammunition Storage Depot 190:was established by Defense Secretary 7: 2636:. NOLA.com. 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Index

Base realignment and closure
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
United States federal government
United States Department of Defense
military installations
Cold War
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
National Military Establishment
Korean War
Permanent System radar stations
Semi-Automatic Ground Environment
control centers
Continental Air Defense Program
Super Combat Center
Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
Strategic Air Command
Eisenhower
Kennedy administrations
John F. Kennedy
missile gap
Robert McNamara
DC
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Brooklyn Army Terminal
Springfield Armory
Air Defense Command radar stations
Highlands Air Force Station
Highlands Army Air Defense Site
Project 693
Clark Clifford

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