Base Closure List

Various | 13 May 05 | Self

[SLB]

Sa far Ft Monmouth, NJ; Grotton, CT, Portsmouth Navy, Brunswick Navy and Ellsworth, SD.

[CedarDave]

Kirtland gains 206 -- hardly a good trade-off, not even 10%.

[Andonius_99]

EB's gonna have to close for sure now. With the Subbase outta there and NUWC up in Newport, RI they have no real reason to stay open.

[Peach]

Thanks for that.

[camle]

seems to me that in your zeal to punish democrats, you are punishing a lot of people who tend to be republicans - unless you think that those who loathe the military are the ones working for it?

if this is political, then they're punishing their only allies in hostile territory. don't make sense.

[MrLee]

And Snowe & Collins are such good Republicans.......

[G.Mason]

Thanks for the file Howlin.

[B4Ranch]

A One World Order does not require any nation to maintain numerous large military bases.

[Calpernia]

*I am not a Canadian*


:P

[Howlin]

Maine took a BIG hit.

[camle]

the prob with your strategy is that now that the base is on the list, it will be easier to include in the next round.

i said that last time, and i'm saying it again - once on eth list, it's only a matter of time - even IF simmons does manage to save it ( And I pray that he does)

[SolomoninSouthDakota]

I just read the stories on superiors demanding a DECREASE in arrests of illegals coming across in AZ and another on the corruption of the border patrol agents.

Let's ask our senators to prove they are series about protecting our security before they cut off peoples economies at these bases! Give me a break.

[Bringbackthedraft]

Groton - New London? Are they the same base? The bases close,& the jobs leave. I believe most jobs get re assigned to other bases. The maintenance crews remain to take care of the post. I remember Ft Ord being closed and yet there was a military and civilian presence to take care of it. Ft Dix was closed but its still has life in it. I would classify the closings as consolidation of bases more than anything else. I've been to Otis and Hascom Field, Otis is a bear to maintain compared to Hascom. Most of the AFB's were either SAC or Air Defense bases during the cold war. Now that the threat from bombers is minimal I can see why they are being closed down. (Closed but not sold or plowed still keeps it available for possible use.) (However I can see Ft Hamilton being sold to make way for a new home for the "Brooklyn" Dodgers) Some of the closings are at bases where its is mostly office buildings. These small bases can close and move the units to other bases. (i.e. like many of the Ft Monmouth units were sent to Ft Gordon.) And yes they do have impacts on the rural communities like the closing of Plattsburg AFB had in the Northern NY region. Looking at the list it appears that most of the smaller bases could well be consolidated into the larger ones. There is still room in the regions, where other bases could take them in. Ft Drum is one base that has more lives than a cat.(It would appear that Hillary and Chuck won't let that one go while they are in office.) If it appears on the list I would be very surprised.

[Howlin]

Can you give that a rest for just this one thread?

[demlosers]

List Of Base Closings In Alphabetical Order

POSTED: 6:34 am PDT May 13, 2005
UPDATED: 7:04 am PDT May 13, 2005

WASHINGTON -- A list obtained by The Associated Press of military facilities the Defense Department recommended for closure Friday:

Alabama:

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, Enterprize
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

[Calpernia]

>>>>unless you think that those who loathe the military are the ones working for it?

We do have that problem in NJ.

[Howlin]

He was just joking; lighten up.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

I have no zeal to punish anyone. I am not in favor of base closures at all. Sorry to disappoint you.

But the fact is some bases are closing, and it may backfire on the dem politicians.

I am looking for a silver lining, Mr. Doom and Gloom.

[newgeezer]

Yep.......nearly 4000 military and civilian jobs. A really big hit to South Dakota.

Considering what the voters of SD did in the last general election, this base closing will serve as a warning to all voters everywhere who have thoughts about replacing powerful, senior Senators with freshmen. This closing will increase incumbent Senators' vote totals for many elections to come.

I'm not saying it should, just that it will.

[B4Ranch]

Any reason not to understand the whole picture?

[camle]

where will hillary fgive the red states after the next election - dammit we're all americans no matter which side of the aisle we're on. if we don't start looking at each other as fellow americans who may disagree (it IS what freedom is all about?) then we are greasing the skids to become another yugoslavia.