1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission

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

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

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

Major facilities slated for closure included:

References

^ "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".

External links

1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommendations
Department of the Army Analyses and Recommendations, Volume III
James Landrith Archive of 1995 DBCRC Report

[1] "97-305 -- Military Base Closures: A Historical Review from 1988 to 1995". everycrsreport.com. 18 October 2004.

[2] "Al Cornella" (PDF). archive.rcgov.org.

[3] "Kling, 79, was philanthropist, businessman". 5 August 2008.

[4] "2016, Major General Josue (Joe) Robles, Jr., USA (Ret.)". 26 August 2019.

[5] "Win or Lose, Communities Can be Proud". 7 July 1995.

[6] "Prior BRAC".