USA: Base Realignment And Closure (BRAC)
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The latest list of Base Realignment & Closure for the USA has just been released. It looks like they're really going to change a lot of their military organisation down there.
Some major bases they're going to close include Cannon AFB, Ellsworth AFB & Submarine Base, Groton.
Part of the list can be viewed here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/base_closings_list
Links:
Yahoo! News Article - BRAC
- http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050514/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/base_closings
Defenselink BRAC website:
- http://www.defenselink.mil/brac/
Globalsecurity.Org, Background info
- http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/brac.htm -
They can relocate wherever they like, none of our business
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Fort Monroe, the first home of US ARMY TRADOC is closing too.
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well, if Cannon AFB is closed, what do you think will happened to PCIII? go on, take a minute and think about it. is it really none of our business?Originally posted by Texcoco:They can relocate wherever they like, none of our business -
lots of career soldiers are gonna be jobless soon =\
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AFAIK, our Blk52+ Vipers are all delivered or scheduled to be delivered by this year.I would think they might just shift PCIII to Luke AFB.Originally posted by qnh1011:well, if Cannon AFB is closed, what do you think will happened to PCIII? go on, take a minute and think about it. is it really none of our business? -
hmmm.. in the first place why have detachments in two both Cannon and Luke.
There must be some reason. Maybe the next move will be to centralize them at Luke and also move some F16s back to sgp.
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so is that good or bad for singapore?
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Well, instead of closing down the bases in continental US, perhaps they should SERIOUSLY closing down some of their overseas bases instead.
For me, they should reduce the no. of bases in South Korea? Why?
a) Some of the bases are within the barrage zone of the DPRK's artillery;
b) 'some' of the South Koreans younger generation do not seem to undertstand the threat posed by their northern neighbour and had recently protested and torn down the fences in protest of US deployment of defensive Patriot missiles at the US bases.
Well, if the SK are so confident of themselves, let them defend their beloved territory against the DPRK army alone! And let's see how long they will hold the line. IMHO, I say not more than 48hours before Seoul surrenders.