That is a tremendous hurdle to clear and something that has not been done in any previous BRAC round. I do not expect it to happen this year either,
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I think Bill was so helpful because he knew the BRAC process, he knew the shipyard and he could articulate its mission.
This argument was about the merits of this base and its relevance to our national security, ... And we believe that the BRAC commission saw it that way as well.
I think the decision by the BRAC commission to reject the Pentagon recommendations to move the Army Research Laboratory from White Sands Missile Range to Maryland was very good news. That, I think, was the good news of the day.
How do you justify spending millions -- possibly billions of dollars -- in a facility that the BRAC Commission and others have said this is not a long-term answer.
Congress has really set this thing up in a way that they absolve themselves of blame, ... They have their scapegoats. They can blame the Pentagon. They can blame BRAC. It's hard for voters to say this is Ortiz's fault.
I just think it was a blind spot in the process of BRAC, but now maybe these developments, showing how in response to disaster, a natural disaster like Rita and Katrina, that it has an important role to play. Maybe this will help us make our case.
We will continue to move forward in developing strategies that meet the needs of our U. S. Navy partners while causing the least disruption to Virginia Beach property owners. We remain committed to ensuring the decisions we reach in Virginia are based on accurate and objective data. We repeatedly implored the BRAC commissioners to make sure their actions in regard to the former Cecil Field were based on the same level of verifiable information and analysis that they seemingly applied when examining Oceana. I agree with Mayor Peyton that it is unfortunate the BRAC Commission's actions unfairly pitted two communities against each other.
The bipartisan campaign to sabotage BRAC was about putting special interests before the national interest, ... Sen. Chambliss helped rescue a process that will save taxpayers billions of dollars and will allow the military to restructure to meet modern threats.
It has become clear since the list was published that the Air Force abused the BRAC process by discriminating against Air National Guard Units and by making programmatic aircraft location changes not within the scope of the BRAC law, ... Additionally, neither I nor my Adjutant General was consulted before the 131st was included on the BRAC list, which makes the realignment of the 131st illegal.
We responded to the hurricanes with between 200 and 250 medical, security and logistic support personnel as well as aircraft from the Army and Air Guard sides. This was huge for us because it came two weeks after the BRAC decided to take us off the base closure list, which would have taken the C-130s used to help following Katrina.
I want to express my sincere appreciation to President Carter. As far as I know, it is entirely unprecedented in the 17 years of the BRAC process for a former commander in chief to write to save a particular military base from closure.
The Blunt administration took steps that actually weakened the state's position in BRAC.
Pat is a gem. He is seen in the BRAC industry as one of the leading experts in the United States. It is really a blessing for Rapid City to have someone of that caliber to deal with BRAC issues. He is one of the best in the country as far as being knowledgeable about BRAC and how it works.
This action is unacceptable, and I have asked the Attorney General to file a lawsuit against the Secretary of Defense and BRAC Commission, ... It has become clear since the list was published that the Air Force abused the BRAC process by discriminating against Air National Guard Units.
The BRAC commission confirmed what we have been saying all along the Pentagon did not properly account for the amount of land available at the 911th Airlift Wing (and) made the wrong conclusion about the 911th's ability to host heavy aircraft,