Base Realignment and Closure 1995

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Base Realignment and Closure 1995 was a major round of U.S. Department of Defense base closures and realignments conducted in the mid-1990s to reduce excess military infrastructure and cut costs after the Cold War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States defense program
base realignment and closure round
aimedTo cut defense costs
increase efficiency of U.S. military basing
reduce excess military infrastructure
appliesTo U.S. Air Force installations
U.S. Army installations
U.S. Marine Corps installations
U.S. Navy installations
active‑duty military installations
reserve component installations
appliesToJurisdiction United States Department of Defense
approvedBy President of the United States
United States Congress
country United States
describedBySource Base Realignment and Closure Commission reports
U.S. Department of Defense reports
facetOf United States defense infrastructure policy
United States military base closure policy
followedBy Base Realignment and Closure 2005
follows Base Realignment and Closure 1993
hasCause end of the Cold War
pressure to reduce federal spending on defense
reduced perceived military threat
hasEffect closure of selected U.S. military bases
long‑term defense cost savings
realignment of selected U.S. military bases
reduction of U.S. military infrastructure capacity
hasPart military base closure
military base realignment
legalBasis Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity various U.S. states
mainSubject defense budget reduction
military base closure in the United States
military infrastructure reduction
operator Office of the Secretary of Defense
United States Department of Defense
partOf Base Realignment and Closure process
post–Cold War U.S. force restructuring
pointInTime mid‑1990s
reasonFor conversion of some former bases to civilian use
significantEvent presidential approval of BRAC 1995 recommendations
recommendation list issued by BRAC Commission
startTime 1995
supervisedBy Base Realignment and Closure Commission
temporalContext post–Cold War era

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Base Realignment and Closure 2005 follows Base Realignment and Closure 1995
Base Realignment and Closure 1995 describedBySource Base Realignment and Closure Commission reports
linked to: Base Realignment and Closure 1995
Fort McClellan partOf Base Realignment and Closure 1995 round
linked to: Base Realignment and Closure 1995