Pentagon says 22 percent of military bases will be excess by 2019

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http://thehill.com/policy/defense/276528-pentagon-22-percent-of-bases-to-be-surplus-by-2019

Pentagon says 22 percent of military bases will be excess by 2019

By Rebecca Kheel - 04/15/16 05:42 PM EDT

More than 20 percent of the Defense Department’s bases will be considered excess by 2019, according to a Pentagon report to Congress made public Friday. The report, which was accompanied by a letter from Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work, is meant to convince Congress of the need for Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) authorization, a politically unpopular process to close installations.
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The last round of BRAC was in 2005. Lawmakers have repeatedly shot down requests for another round because closures can have damaging economic effects on communities that have built up around military bases, making the prospect politically unpopular.

According to the report, the Pentagon will have 22 percent of excess capacity by 2019. When looking at each service individually, it's 33 percent for the Army, 7 percent for the Navy, 32 percent for the Air Force and 12 percent for the Defense Logistics Agency.
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Projections for what’s considered excess are based on the planned force size for 2019, with each service facing lower troop levels between now and then. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said the report fails to justify another BRAC round since it bases its projections on the 2019 force size.

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1. Link to Work's letter and the report

http://democrats-armedservices.house.gov/index.cfm/files/serve?File_id=48FF2A32-DB43-4AB7-92EC-138A6D50C2D7

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2. Not to worry, Hillary will ramp up military activity...

and increase the spending for wars.