1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission
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The 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission preliminary list was released by the United States Department of Defense in 1995 as part of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission. It recommended closing 32 major United States military bases.
Commissioners[edit]
- Alan J. Dixon, Chairman [1]
- Alton W. Cornella[2]
- Rebecca G. Cox
- James B. Davis (general), USAF (Ret.)
- S. Lee Kling[3]
- RADM Benjamin F. Montoya, USN (Ret.)
- MS Josue Robles, Jr., USA (Ret.) [4]
- Wendi L. Steele[5]
Justifications[edit]
The Department of Defense wanted to improve military readiness, as with previous BRAC rounds. All three of the BRAC rounds of the 1990s (1991, 1993, and 1995) were authorized under the same law, Public Law 101-510.[6]
Recommendations[edit]
Major facilities slated for closure included:
- Bergstrom Air Force Base
- Camp Bonneville
- Castle Air Force Base
- Fitzsimons Army Medical Center
- Fort Chaffee
- Fort Greely
- Fort Indiantown Gap
- Fort McClellan
- Fort Pickett
- Fort Ritchie
- Kelly Air Force Base
- Letterkenny Army Depot
- McClellan Air Force Base
- Military Ocean Terminal at Bayonne
- Naval Air Facility Adak
- Naval Air Station South Weymouth
- Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Warminster
- Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Indianapolis
- Naval Shipyard, Long Beach
- Naval Supply Center, Oakland
- Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division
- Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
- Oakland Army Base
- Ontario Air National Guard Station
- Red River Army Depot
- Reese Air Force Base
- Roslyn Air National Guard Station
- Savanna Army Depot Activity
- Seneca Army Depot
- Ship Repair Facility, Guam
- Sierra Army Depot
- Stratford Army Engine Plant
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "97-305 -- Military Base Closures: A Historical Review from 1988 to 1995". everycrsreport.com. 18 October 2004.
- ^ "Al Cornella" (PDF). archive.rcgov.org.
- ^ "Kling, 79, was philanthropist, businessman". 5 August 2008.
- ^ "2016, Major General Josue (Joe) Robles, Jr., USA (Ret.)". 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Win or Lose, Communities Can be Proud". 7 July 1995.
- ^ "Prior BRAC".