2005 Base Realignment and Closure, How Effective Is It?

Abstract

The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) plan is the fifth round of the Department of Defense's (DoD) infrastructure reduction plan within the last 17 years. In their haste to save money and push the 2005 BRAC plan through as swiftly as possible, the DoD has made some crucial miscalculations. With the DoD selling the idea that it will save the U.S. Government enormous amounts of money, in actuality the 2005 BRAC will not be as cost-effective as previously estimated. A more critical factor is that the 2005 BRAC's benefits don't outweigh the negative impacts it will have on strategic global positioning of forces, airfields to transport Soldiers and equipment, local economies, and total services military alignment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 26, 2007
Accession Number
ADA596594

Entities

People

  • Alan J. West

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Artillery Units
  • Base Closures
  • Central Europe
  • Department Of Defense
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Governments
  • Infrastructure
  • Landing Fields
  • Law
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • New Jersey
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Websites

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting