BRAC Prosperity Will Have a Price Tag
Fayetteville Observer  |  March 01, 2008

An estimated $276 million will be required to build schools for the estimated 6,300 students who will come to 11 counties around Fort Bragg due to military growth by 2013. The numbers do not include the hundreds of Air Force reservists who will come to the area for monthly training. More

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San Antonio Benefits From BRAC
Associated Press  |  January 11, 2008

Congressional orders that close and realign military bases are cause for panic in some communities, but not in San Antonio, which calls itself "Military City, USA." More

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State Lobbies Pentagon Over BRAC
Baltimore Sun  |  December 22, 2007

The state's congressional delegation is asking Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to spare Maryland when the Pentagon decides where to cut funds for base realignment projects next year. More

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German Brigades to Stay Put Until 2012
Stars and Stripes  |  December 19, 2007

Two brigade combat teams slated to move to the United States will remain in Germany until at least 2012. The Army has received permission to delay the relocation of the Schweinfurt-based 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division and the Baumholder-based 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division. More

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Report: DoD Concealed Data from BRAC
Military.com  |  December 13, 2007

Top Pentagon officials, including Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne, withheld data from the 2005 BRAC commission, possibly to ensure that DoD research labs would be closed down and their work contracted out, according to a report by the Congressional Research Service. More

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Troop Cuts in Germany may be Delayed
Associated Press  |  October 30, 2007

The United States may delay a plan to reduce the number of its troops based in Germany, a military spokesman said Tuesday. More

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USAG Giessen Folds Up Tent
Army News Service  |  October 17, 2007

A small crowd converged on U.S. Army Garrison Giessen for the command's official closure ceremony Sept. 28. The brief, bittersweet ceremony marked the end of almost 62 years of an Army presence in the greater Giessen area. More

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Guam Faces Over-Crowding Problem
Stars and Stripes  |  September 25, 2007

Nearly 40,000 new military personnel and family members would move to Guam in coming years as part of the Pentagon's overall plans to build up troop strength and operations on the island, according to the retired Marine general charged with directing the expansion. More

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Army to Close Five Sites in Germany
Associated Press  |  July 12, 2007

Five more U.S. Army sites in Germany will be closed through 2009 as part of a wider effort to realign the military's overseas structure, the U.S. Defense Department said Wednesday. More

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Friedberg a 'Ghost Town' as GIs Depart
Stars and Stripes  |  June 14, 2007

Parking lots are mostly empty. The main gate is closed and locked. Lines at Burger King and the post?s small Post Exchange have been replaced by lines of soldiers waiting to turn in their military equipment. More

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