US Official Military Base Closure List
Pentagon Wants 33 Major Military Bases Closed. Questions have come up: "Why are soldiers from other nations here in the US? Where are they staying? And WHY?" Perhaps those foreign troops are 'staying' in the closed US bases, or in facilities for them in our nation's national parks? Perhaps Americans need to begin close surveillance of these areas - and awareness of other locations - to discern the locations of the enemy within in preparation for the take down of our nation. If you have not already, you can read the explanation at the top of that article for why these two articles are being published for you here today. Besides 'entertainment,' we are here to educate and inform.
Official Military Base Closure List
· Friday, May 13, 2005
Pentagon Proposing to Shut 33 Major Bases (WaPo – AP)
The Army, the service with which I’m most familiar, is taking the largest “hit” in terms of sheer numbers but it is closing nothing that the Army has an institutional attachment to. One will note with a quick scan the incredible number of Finance and Accounting centers being closed, indicating a major consolidation of functions.
It’s hard to call Fort McPherson, by far the biggest Army installation being targetted, “major” by any meaningful standard in Army terms.
List of Proposed Military Base Closings (AP)
Update (1209): Richard Gardner has a statistical analysis of the gainers and losers here. What’s particularly noteworthy from an Army perspective is how much the already large maneuver bases are gaining. In my view, that’s simply outstanding. The Army, more than ever, is a combined arms operation. There’s no reason to segregate small support functions away from the major combat arms operations centers.
http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/official_military_base_closure_list/
The Pentagon will propose shutting more than 150 military installations from Maine to Hawaii, including 33 major bases, The Associated Press learned Friday, triggering the first round of base closures in a decade and an intense struggle by communities to save their facilities. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld will also recommend a list of scores of other domestic bases from which thousands of troops would be withdrawn, or in some cases added from other installations in the United States or overseas. He has said the move would save $48.8 billion over 20 years while making the military more mobile and better suited for the global effort against terrorism.Full list in the extended entry. The remarkable thing about the list is that, while it’s very long, it contains essentially no noteworthy bases. I’ve highlighted the handful of even remotely notable bases below with bold text.
Rumsfeld’s plan calls for a massive shift of U.S. forces that would result in a net loss of 29,005 military and civilian jobs at domestic installations. Overall, he proposes pulling 218,570 military and civilian positions out of some U.S. bases while adding 189,565 positions to others, according to documents obtained by The AP. The closures and down sizings would occur over six years starting in 2006. “Our current arrangements, designed for the Cold War, must give way to the new demands of the war against extremism and other evolving 21st Century challenges,” Rumsfeld said in a written statement.
Among the major closures were Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico, which would lose more than 2,700 jobs, the Naval Station in Ingleside, Texas, costing more than 2,100 jobs, and Fort McPherson in Georgia, costing nearly 4,200 jobs. Other major bases _ including the Army’s Fort Bliss in Texas, the Naval Shipyard in Norfolk, Va., and Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland _ would see gains, as they absorb troops whose current home bases are slated for closure.
Before closures or downsizings can take effect, the Defense Department’s proposal must be approved or changed by a federal base closing commission by Sept. 8, and then agreed to by Congress and President Bush, in a process that will run into the fall. In four previous rounds of closures starting in 1988, commissions have accepted 85 percent of bases the Pentagon recommended for closure or consolidation. However, the current commission’s chairman, Anthony Principi, has promised not to rubber stamp Rumsfeld’s list.
The Army, the service with which I’m most familiar, is taking the largest “hit” in terms of sheer numbers but it is closing nothing that the Army has an institutional attachment to. One will note with a quick scan the incredible number of Finance and Accounting centers being closed, indicating a major consolidation of functions.
It’s hard to call Fort McPherson, by far the biggest Army installation being targetted, “major” by any meaningful standard in Army terms.
Fort McPherson / Fort GillemWhile McPherson has been around quite some time, its functions could be absorbed at Fort Benning or Fort Bragg with barely a ripple.
Both Fort McPherson and Fort Gillem are small in area, but they are giants in the defense picture due to the many headquarters and tenant organizations. Forts McPherson and Gillem serve and support a number of “internal” audiences: Active Duty and Reserve Component soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines, Department of Defense civilians, military retirees and family members. Both installations are good neighbors, U.S. Army Garrison, Fort McPherson, was named Atlanta’s fifth largest employer by the Atlanta Business Chronical in March 1999. Fort Gillem in Forest Park is Clayton County’s third largest employer according to the March 1999 Clayton County Chamber of Commerce survey.
Personnel assigned to Forts McPherson and Gillem are as follows: Active Duty, 3,510; Army Reserve, 2,359; Civilians, 5,038; Retirees, 29,430; Family Members, 36,843. In addition, from 4,500 to 5,000 local, state and international guests take tours of or book events at Forts McPherson and Gillem each year.
Fort McPherson, steeped in tradition and proud of its appearance and history, is a blend of the old and the new as it begins a second century of service to the nation. Fort McPherson is home to Forces Command (FORSCOM), U.S. Army Reserve Command (USARC), and Third U.S. Army. Fort McPherson is located in Southwest Atlanta, approximately four miles from downtown Atlanta and eleven miles from Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport. The installation sits on 487 acres; historic district sits on 33 acres and has 40 buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Fort McPherson was established in 1886 and became a permanent Army installation on May 4, 1889. On December 30, 1867, the post was named “McPherson Barracks” in honor of Major General James Birdseye McPherson, who was killed on July 22, 1864, during the Battle of Atlanta. Between the years 1867 and 1881, the barracks was garrisoned in turn by elements of the 2nd, 16th, and 18th U.S. Infantry Regiments and the 5th Artillery. Their mission was to enforce Union regulations during the reconstruction period following the Civil War. The installation sits on 487 acres; historic district sits on 33 acres and has 40 building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are 39 segments of internal roads which have been designated in honor of distinguished military personnel; 23 from the Civil War, 11 from WWII, and two are named for distinguished General Officers. Throughout its century of service to the country, the 505-acre post was used as a general hospital during World Wars I and II, a prisoner of war camp, training for the Civilian Conservation Corp, and as a separation center. Today, Fort McPherson is home to Forces Command (FORSCOM), Third United States Army, and United States Army Reserve Command (USARC).
Fort McPherson is home to Forces Command Headquarters, Third U.S. Army, and U.S. Army Reserve Command. As the Army’s largest major command, FORSCOM supervises the training of almost 800,000 Active, Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve soldiers to provide a strategic ground force capable of responding rapidly to crisis worldwide.
List of Proposed Military Base Closings (AP)
Alabama:*Bolded on advice of knowledgable e-mailer.
Abbott U.S. Army Reserve Center, Tuskegee
Anderson U.S. Army Reserve Center, Troy
Armed Forces Reserve Center, Mobile
BG William P. Screws U.S. Army Reserve Center, Montgomery
Fort Ganey Army National Guard Reserve Center, Mobile
Fort Hanna Army National Guard Reserve Center, Birmingham
Gary U.S. Army Reserve Center, Enterprise
Navy Recruiting District Headquarters, Montgomery
Navy Reserve Center, Tuscaloosa
The Adjutant General Bldg, AL Army National Guard, Montgomery
Wright U.S. Army Reserve Center
Alaska:
Kulis Air Guard Station
Arizona:
Air Force Research Lab, Mesa
Allen Hall Armed Forces Reserve Center, Tucson
Arkansas:
El Dorado Armed Forces Reserve Center
Stone U.S. Army Reserve Center, Pine Bluff
California:
Armed Forces Reserve Center Bell
Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Oakland
Defense Finance and Accounting Service, San Bernardino
Defense Finance and Accounting Service, San Diego
Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Seaside
Naval Support Activity Corona
Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Detachment Concord
Navy-Marine Corps Reserve Center, Encino
Navy-Marine Corps Reserve Center, Los Angeles
Onizuka Air Force Station
Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant
Connecticut:
Sgt. Libby U.S. Army Reserve Center, New Haven
Submarine Base New London*
Turner U.S. Army Reserve Center, Fairfield
U.S. Army Reserve Center Maintenance Support Facility, Middletown
Delaware:
Kirkwood U.S. Army Reserve Center, Newark
Florida:
Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Orlando
Navy Reserve Center, St. Petersburg
Georgia:
Fort Gillem
Fort McPherson
Inspector/Instructor, Rome
Naval Air Station Atlanta
Naval Supply Corps School, Athens
U.S. Army Reserve Center, Columbus
Hawaii:
Army National Guard Reserve Center, Honokaa
Idaho:
Navy Reserve Center, Pocatello
Illinois:
Armed Forces Reserve Center, Carbondale
Navy Reserve Center, Forest Park
Indiana:
Navy Marine Corps Reserve Center, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Bunker Hill
Navy Recruiting District Headquarters, Indianapolis
Navy Reserve Center, Evansville
Newport Chemical Depot
U.S. Army Reserve Center, Lafayette
U.S. Army Reserve Center, Seston
Iowa:
Navy Reserve Center, Cedar Rapids
Navy Reserve Center, Sioux City
Navy-Marine Corps Reserve Center, Dubuque
Kansas:
Kansas Army Ammunition Plant
Kentucky:
Army National Guard Reserve Center, Paducah
Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Lexington
Navy Reserve Center, Lexington
U.S. Army Reserve Center, Louisville
U.S. Army Reserve Center, Maysville
Louisiana:
Baton Rouge Army National Guard Reserve Center
Naval Support Activity, New Orleans
Navy-Marine Corps Reserve Center, Baton Rouge
Roberts U.S. Army Reserve Center, Baton Rouge
Maine:
Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Limestone
Naval Reserve Center, Bangor
Naval Shipyard Portsmouth
Maryland:
Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Patuxent River
Navy Reserve Center, Adelphi
Pfc. Flair U.S. Army Reserve Center, Frederick
Massachusetts:
Malony U.S. Army Reserve Center
Otis Air Guard Base
Westover U.S. Army Reserve Center, Citopee
Michigan:
Navy Reserve Center Marquette
Parisan U.S. Army Reserve Center, Lansing
Selfridge Army Activity
W.K. Kellogg Airport Air Guard Station
Minnesota:
Navy Reserve Center Duluth
Mississippi:
Mississippi Army Ammunition Plant
Naval Station, Pascagoula
U.S. Army Reserve Center, Vicksburg
Missouri:
Army National Guard Reserve Center, Jefferson Barracks
Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Kansas City
Defense Finance and Accounting Service, St. Louis
Marine Corps Support Center, Kansas City
Navy Recruiting District Headquarters, Kansas
Navy Reserve Center, Cape Girardeau
Montana:
Galt Hall U.S. Army Reserve Center, Great Falls
Nebraska:
Army National Guard Reserve Center, Columbus
Army National Guard Reserve Center, Grand Island
Army National Guard Reserve Center, Kearny
Naval Recruiting District Headquarters, Omaha
Navy Reserve Center, Lincoln
Nevada:
Hawthorne Army Depot
New Hampshire:
Doble U.S. Army Reserve Center, Portsmouth
Naval Shipyard Portsmouth
New Jersey:
Fort Monmouth
Inspector/Instructor Center, West Trenton
Kilmer U.S. Army Reserve Center, Edison
New Mexico:
Cannon Air Force Base
Jenkins Armed Forces Reserve Center, Albuquerque
New York:
Armed Forces Reserve Center, Amityville
Army National Guard Reserve Center, Niagra Falls
Carpenter U.S. Army Reserve Center, Poughkeepsie
Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Rome
Navy Recruiting District Headquarters, Buffalo
Navy Reserve Center Glenn Falls
Navy Reserve Center Horsehead
Navy Reserve Center Watertown
Niagra Falls International Airport Air Guard Station
North Carolina:
Navy Reserve Center, Asheville
Niven U.S. Army Reserve Center, Albermarle
Ohio:
Army National Guard Reserve Center, Mansfield
Army National Guard Reserve Center, Westerville
Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Dayton
Mansfield Lahm Municipal Airport Air Guard Station
Navy-Marine Corps Reserve Center, Akron
Navy-Marine Corps Reserve Center, Cleveland
Parrott U.S. Army Reserve Center, Kenton
U.S. Army Reserve Center, Whitehall
Oklahoma:
Armed Forces Reserve Center Broken Arrow
Armed Forces Reserve Center Muskogee
Army National Guard Reserve Center Tishomingo
Krowse U.S. Army Reserve Center, Oklahoma City
Navy-Marine Corps Reserve Center, Tulsa
Oklahoma City (95th)
Pennsylvania:
Bristol
Engineering Field Activity Northeast
Kelly Support Center
Naval Air Station Willow Grove
Navy-Marine Corps Reserve Center, Reading
North Penn U.S. Army Reserve Center, Morristown
Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station
Serrenti U.S. Army Reserve Center, Scranton
U.S. Army Reserve Center Bloomsburg
U.S. Army Reserve Center Lewisburg
U.S. Army Reserve Center Williamsport
W. Reese U.S. Army Reserve Center/OMS, Chester
Puerto Rico:
Army National Guard Reserve Center, Humacao
Lavergne U.S. Army Reserve Center, Bayamon
Rhode Island:
Harwood U.S. Army Reserve Center, Providence
USARC Bristol
South Carolina:
Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Charleston
South Naval Facilities Engineering Command
South Dakota:
Ellsworth Air Force Base
Tennessee:
U.S. Army Reserve Area Maintenance Support Facility, Kingsport
Texas:
Army National Guard Reserve Center No. 2, Dallas
Army National Guard Reserve Center (Hondo Pass), El Paso
Army National Guard Reserve Center, California Crossing
Army National Guard Reserve Center, Ellington
Army National Guard Reserve Center, Lufkin
Army National Guard Reserve Center, Marshall
Army National Guard Reserve Center, New Braunfels
Brooks City Base
Defense Finance and Accounting Service, San Antonio
Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant
Naval Station, Ingleside
Navy Reserve Center, Lubbock
Navy Reserve Center, Orange
Red River Army Depot
U.S. Army Reserve Center No. 2, Houston
Utah:
Deseret Chemical Depot
Virginia:
Fort Moore
Washington:
1LT Richard H. Walker U.S. Army Reserve Center
Army National Guard Reserve Center, Everett
Navy-Marine Corps Reserve Center, Tacoma
U.S. Army Reserve Center, Fort Lawton
Vancouver Barracks
West Virginia:
Bias U.S. Army Reserve Center, Huntington
Fairmont U.S. Army Reserve Center
Navy-Marine Corps Reserve Center, Moundsville
Wisconsin:
Gen. Mitchell International Airport ARS
Navy Reserve Center, La Crosse
Navy-Marine Corps Reserve Center, Madison
Olson U.S. Army Reserve Center, Madison
U.S. Army Reserve Center, O’Connell
Wyoming:
Army Aviation Support Facility, Cheyenne
Army National Guard Reserve Center, Thermopolis
Update (1209): Richard Gardner has a statistical analysis of the gainers and losers here. What’s particularly noteworthy from an Army perspective is how much the already large maneuver bases are gaining. In my view, that’s simply outstanding. The Army, more than ever, is a combined arms operation. There’s no reason to segregate small support functions away from the major combat arms operations centers.
http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/official_military_base_closure_list/
2 comments:
My guts say this is something not good. There is an ulterior agenda behind this. If they want to cut budgets, etc, commonsense would dictate to close overseas bases. Given that Chineese are now occupying several US bases, this must be suspect. More of Obammuer's handler Bushs Klan's hand is on this. (Meanwhile they have their nearly 300,000 acre getaway in Paraguay, PROTECTED BY A US MILIATY BASE - paid for with your tax dollars. The Hitler escape tactic. Wake up, America.
I see mostly reserve bases on the list, these are part time obligations until called in full time.
There may be no need for part time agreements, because if it's not their weekend to serve, they may not serve.
Those that want to continue may have to go full time or not at all.
Government wastes money and if these reserve posts are open weekdays when most are not serving part time it's a waste of money.
I don't know anything about the military.
what I do know is if you spend money on anything for an extended period of time, and then stop spending money on it, someone will not like it.
And if the someone that doesn't like it points out another thing that the money can be removed from, those that are using that money in the other thing are not going to like it.
So we end up keeping the same things and spending the money because no one can agree on how to stop spending the money.
The posts may be of little cost and the $400 hammer and $400 toilet may be coming out of their budget.
We just do not know enough information to
judge
this situation one way or another, and maybe the goal is to get us to use our 'judge' energy and generate karma for our thoughts against those that created the judgment list.
It's vast what is going on, and people are creating their own experience by what they do when they participate
in these things that do not give enough information, but the people choose a side to align with in relation
to this situation.
You people who like to talk down to us who do not think like you do.
It has not changed the fact that there are still many of us that do not think like you do.
So the talking down, and slanderous words, apparently are ineffective against our thoughts.
But our thoughts must really be bothering you, because you will attack me.
Que Sera Sera
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