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Pentagon release Base Closure Possibilities
Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 11:21 pm
by pojo
I'm sure many of you know by now that the Pentagon released its recommended Military base closure list. Unfortunately, for me, my military installation was on there...the 440th Airlift Wing in Milwaukee. I can't understand why 440th was on there (the list). Gov Doyle, Col. Hart (base commander) and many other WIS politicans and lobbyists are fighting for the 440th to stay open. If the 440th would close, approx 1600 jobs would have to move and realign with another base. Either Minneapolis ARS, Scott AFB (IL) or St. Louis ARS.... not fun.
Also, looks to me that a good majority of our paycheck places are on the closure list also!
Here is the complete list
http://images.military.com/pdf/AppendixC.pdf
Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 1:06 am
by george_r_1961
Unfortunatley historic Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia is also on that list. When it closes over 3,200 military and civilian jobs will vanish in the Hampton/Newport News area
Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 4:25 am
by senorpepr
These BRAC closures are a bummer sometimes. This round, Offutt actually picked up some folks. However, several years ago the base that I wanted to go to so bad (Richards-Gebaur AFB, which is near where I grew up) was closed. The town sure did change after the closure.
Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 7:59 am
by tomboudreau
This is great news for New England, NOT. The 2 main Naval bases are being closed - Groton Sub base, and the Portsmouth, NH, Naval station. I do not believe there will be any major naval stations up there.
Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 8:15 am
by sunny
We had mixed news:
NAVY SAILS AWAY, BUT MARINES STAY
ALGIERS BASE WOULD CLOSE, BUT BELLE CHASSE WOULD EXPAND
http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/ ... 225240.xml
nola.com
Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 8:22 am
by nystate
Good news here at Drum. We stay open, get an extra 5,100 soldiers, and 800+ new homes will be constructed. Hancock ANG base also stayed open and will also be home to a new Predator drone squadron.
Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 8:37 am
by Stephanie
tomboudreau wrote:This is great news for New England, NOT. The 2 main Naval bases are being closed - Groton Sub base, and the Portsmouth, NH, Naval station. I do not believe there will be any major naval stations up there.
I don't understand that myself.
Fort Monmouth is on the closure list here in NJ as well as Willow Grove in PA. From what I can gather, Willow Grove is pretty large and was always in the news when service men and women were deployed/returned from Iraq.
My step-son's Air National Guard Base, 177th Fighter Wing out of Pomona, NJ wasn't on the list.
Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 9:48 am
by Persepone
tomboudreau wrote:This is great news for New England, NOT. The 2 main Naval bases are being closed - Groton Sub base, and the Portsmouth, NH, Naval station. I do not believe there will be any major naval stations up there.
Also Otis on Cape Cod...
Portsmouth NH Naval Station is the oldest in US--was original British naval base in America--before the American Revolution. Will have devastating effect up there since they closed the AFB there in the last round of cuts...
Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 1:09 pm
by DaylilyDawn
Fl has McDill Air Force Base that will stay open but the US Naval station in Orlando will close.
Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 5:41 pm
by MSRobi911
Our Homeport Naval Base in Pascagoula is on the list. Hope this is not gonna happen, but the City has hopes to get the US Coast Guard to take over the new facilities on Singing River Island. Our city spent mega bucks to build that place and it will be horrible to see it close.
Mary