Military Base Closures: The 2005 BRAC Commission

Abstract

The President and Congress have completed the selection of nine members to the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. On or about May 16, 2005, the Department of Defense (DOD) is to send the Commission its recommended list of installations to be closed or realigned. The Commission, in turn, is to spend several months reviewing DOD's list, and then forward its findings and recommendations to the This report focuses exclusively on developments relating to the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission. It examines relevant factors of interest, not only in regard to the current BRAC round, but also to the past four rounds. It should be noted that the 2005 Commission is likely to follow procedures that are, in large part, similar to those of the past three BRAC rounds.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 21, 2005
Accession Number
ADA435324

Entities

People

  • Daniel H. Else
  • David E. Lockwood

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Base Closures
  • Communities
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Force Structure
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • Information Operations
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • Military Acquisition
  • Minority Groups
  • National Security
  • Test And Evaluation

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