Joint Basing and Explosives Safety from the US Navy Perspective
Abstract
The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) commission recommendation 146 requires 26 Department of Defense bases to relocate installation management functions to nearby or co-located installations and create 12 Joint Bases. While the intent of the 2005 BRAC commission was to increase operational efficiency and readiness, and facilitate new ways of doing business, little consideration was given to existing Service explosives safety processes and policies. The institution of Joint Basing has created a significant amount of trepidation by the services as the advent of Joint Basing becomes reality. However, Joint Basing is not a new concept. The United States Navy has been the lead service for Joint Reserve Bases (JRB) such as Naval Air Stations JRB New Orleans and Fort Worth, and has hosted units from other US services conducting training and security exercises to large tenants such as the Crane Army Ammunition Plant at Naval Support Activity Crane. Additionally, US Navy units have been tenants on US Army and US Air Force installations throughout the world. With this paper, the author will highlight the various and inconsistent means by which explosives safety criteria has been applied in these scenarios, and present a construct for consistent application of service specific and DOD explosives safety criteria for not only the large "mega" joint bases in Hawaii, Guam, Georgia, and New Jersey, but the many existing installations where US Navy host-tenant relationships currently exist.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA531910
Entities
People
- Gary A. Hogue