Recommendation:
Close the
United States Army Reserve Center, Moffett Field, California, the George Richey United States Army Reserve Center, San
Jose, California, and the Jones Hall United States Army Reserve Center,
Mountain View, California and relocate units to a new Armed Forces Reserve
Center with an Organizational Maintenance Shop on existing Army Reserve
property on Moffett Field, California. The new AFRC shall have the capability
to accommodate California National Guard Units from the following California
ARNG Readiness Centers: Sunnyvale, California, San Lorenzo, California, Redwood
City, California, and the Organizational Maintenance Shop, San Jose,
California, if the state decides to relocate those National Guard units.
Close
the Desiderio United States Army Reserve Center, Pasadena, California, the
Schroeder Hall United States Army Reserve Center, Long Beach, California, the
Hazard Park United States Army Reserve Center, Los Angeles, California, and
relocate units to a new Armed Forces Reserve Center on property being
transferred to the Army Reserve from the General Services Administration at
Bell, California. The new AFRC shall have the capability to accommodate
California National Guard Units from the following California ARNG Readiness
Centers: Bell, California, and Montebello, California, if the state decides to
relocate those National Guard units.
Justification:
This
recommendation transforms Reserve Component facilities throughout the State of
California. The implementation of this recommendation will enhance military
value, improve homeland defense capability, greatly improve training and
deployment capability, create significant efficiencies and cost savings, and is
consistent with the Army’s force structure plans and Army transformational
objectives.
This
recommendation is the result of a state-wide analysis of Reserve Component
installations and facilities conducted by a team of functional experts from
Headquarters, Department of the Army, the Office of the State Adjutant General,
and the Army Reserve Regional Readiness Command.
This
recommendation closes six Army Reserve centers, two Naval Reserve Centers, and
one Marine Corps Reserve Center, throughout the State of California, and
constructs two multi component, multi functional Armed Forces Reserve Centers
(AFRCs), capable of accommodating National Guard and Reserve units. This
recommendation reduces military manpower and associated costs for maintaining
existing facilities by collapsing fifteen geographically separated facilities
into two modern Armed Forces Reserve Centers. These joint use facilities will
significantly reduce operating costs and create improved business processes.
The Department understands that the State of California will close five California
Army Guard Armories: Sunnyvale, San Lorenzo, Redwood City, Bell, and
Montebello, California, and the Organizational Maintenance Shop, San Jose,
California. The Armed Forces Reserve Centers will have the capability to
accommodate these units if the State decides to relocate the units from these
closed facilities into the new AFRCs.
The
implementation of this recommendation and creation of these new AFRCs will
enhance military value, improve homeland defense capability, greatly improve
training and deployment capability, create significant efficiencies and cost
savings, and is consistent with the Army’s force structure plans and Army
transformational objectives.
This
recommendation considered feasible locations within the demographic and
geographic areas of the closing facilities and affected units. The sites
selected were determined as the best locations because they optimize the
Reserve Components ability to recruit and retain Reserve Component soldiers and
to train and mobilize units impacted by this recommendation. This
recommendation provides the opportunity for other Local, State, or Federal
organizations to partner with the Reserve Components to enhance Homeland
Security and Homeland Defense at a reduced cost to those agencies.
Although
not captured in the COBRA analysis, this recommendation avoids an estimated
$6.3M in mission facility renovation costs and procurement avoidances
associated with meeting AT/FP construction standards and altering existing
facilities to meet unit training and communications requirements. Consideration
of these avoided costs would reduce costs and increase the net savings to the
Department of Defense in the 6-year BRAC implementation period, and in the 20-
year period used to calculate NPV.
Payback:
The total
estimated one-time cost to the Department of Defense to implement this
recommendation is $78.7M. The net of all costs and savings to the Department of
Defense during the implementation period is a cost of $41.3M. Annual recurring
savings to the Department after implementation are $8.9M with a payback
expected in 10 years. The net present value of the costs and savings to the
Department over 20 years is a savings of $46.0M.
Economic
Impact on Communities: Assuming no economic recovery, this recommendation could result in a
maximum potential reduction of 4 jobs (3 direct and 1 indirect jobs) over the
2006 – 2011 period in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara Metropolitan
Statistical Area, which is less than 0.1 percent of economic area employment.
Assuming
no economic recovery, this recommendation could result in a maximum potential
reduction of 106 jobs (72 direct and 34 indirect jobs) over the 2006 – 2011
period in the Los Angles-Long Beach-Glendale Metropolitan Statistical Area,
which is less than 0.1 percent of economic area employment.
The
aggregate economic impact of all recommended actions on these economic regions
of influence was considered and is at Appendix B of Volume I.
Community
Infrastructure Assessment: A review of the community attributes revealed no significant issues
regarding the ability of the infrastructure of the communities to support
missions, forces, and personnel. There are no known community infrastructure
impediments to implementation of all recommendations affecting the
installations in this recommendation.
Environmental
Impact: This
recommendation has no impact on air quality, cultural, archeological, or tribal
resources; dredging; land use constraints or sensitive resource areas; marine
mammals, resources, or sanctuaries; noise; threatened and endangered species or
critical habitat; waste management; water resources; or wetlands. This
recommendation will require spending approximately $0.3M for waste management
and/or environmental compliance activities. These costs were included in the
payback calculation. This recommendation does not otherwise impact the costs of
environmental restoration, waste management, and environmental compliance
activities. Installation has no jurisdictional wetlands. The aggregate
environmental impact of all recommended BRAC actions affecting the
installations in this recommendation has been reviewed. There are no known
environmental impediments to implementation of this recommendation.
Recommendation:
Realign the
Joint Force Training Base Los Alamitos, CA by disestablishing the 63rd Regional Readiness Command (RRC) Headquarters, Robinson Hall, USARC and
activating a Southwest Regional Readiness Command headquarters at Moffett Field, CA in a new AFRC. Realign Camp Pike Reserve Complex, Little Rock, AR
by disestablishing the 90th RRC and activating a Sustainment Brigade. Close the
Major General Harry Twaddle United States Armed Forces Reserve Center, Oklahoma
City, OK, and relocate the 95th DIV (IT) to Fort Sill, OK. Realign Camp Parks Reserve Forces Training Area,
CA, by relocating the 91st Div (TSD) to Fort Hunter Liggett, CA.
Justification:
This
recommendation transforms Reserve Component facilities and command and control
structure throughout the Southeast Region of the United States. The
implementation of this recommendation will enhance military value, improve
homeland defense capability, greatly improve training and deployment
capability, create significant efficiencies and cost savings, and is consistent
with the Army’s force structure plans and Army transformational objectives.
This
recommendation is the result of a nation-wide analysis of Reserve Component
installations and facilities conducted by a team of functional experts from
Headquarters, Department of the Army, the Office of the State Adjutant General,
and the Army Reserve Regional Readiness Command.
This
recommendation supports the Army Reserve’s Command and Control restructuring
initiative to reduce Regional Readiness Commands from ten to four. This
recommendation transforms Army Reserve command and control by eliminating
nondeployable command and control headquarters, transforming excess spaces into
deployable units and moving institutional training units onto major training
areas. It supports the Army Reserve’s Command and Control restructuring
initiative to reduce Regional Readiness Commands from ten to four by
disestablishing two major peacetime administrative headquarters, the 63d
Regional Readiness Command in Los Angeles, CA and the 90th Regional Readiness
Command in Little Rock, AR and creating a new consolidated headquarters in
their place at Moffett Field, CA. It supports the transformation of Army Reserve Operational Force
Structure by activating a sustainment brigade in little Rock, AR in the place
of the 90th RRC, which will increase the deployable capability of the Army
Reserve to support the Active Army. The Sustainment brigade is a new
operational capability for the Army Reserve. This proposal transforms the
Army’s training support to the Reserve Component by re-locating the 95th DIV
(Institutional Training) from the Major General Harry Twaddle United States
Army Reserve Center, Oklahoma City, OK to Fort Sill, OK, and relocating the
91st Div (Training Support) from Camp Parks Reserve Forces Training Area,
CA, to Fort Hunter Liggett, CA which improves operational effectiveness by putting these Training
Divisions at major training sites in their regions.
This
recommendation considered feasible locations within the demographic and
geographic areas of the closing facilities and affected units. The sites
selected were determined as the best locations because they optimize the
Reserve Components ability to recruit and retain Reserve Component soldiers and
to train and mobilize units impacted by this recommendation.
Although
not captured in the COBRA analysis, this recommendation avoids an estimated
$16.8M in mission facility renovation costs and procurement avoidances
associated with meeting AT/FP construction standards and altering existing
facilities to meet unit training and communications requirements. Consideration
of these avoided costs would reduce costs and increase the net savings to the
Department of Defense in the 6-year BRAC implementation period, and in the
20-year period used to calculate NPV.
This
recommendation provides the opportunity for other Local, State, or Federal
organizations to partner with the Reserve Components to enhance Homeland
Security and Homeland Defense at a reduced cost to those agencies.
Payback:
The total
estimated one-time cost to the Department of Defense to implement this
recommendation is $55.5M. The net of all costs and savings to the Department of
Defense during the implementation period is a cost of $44.1M. Annual recurring
savings to the Department after implementation are $3.4M with a payback
expected in 23 years. The net present value of the costs and savings to the
Department over 20 years is a savings of $9.8M.
Economic
Impact on Communities: Assuming no economic recovery, this recommendation could result in a
maximum potential reduction of 270 jobs (170 direct and 100 indirect jobs) over
the 2006 – 2011 period in the Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan
Division, which is less than 0.1 percent of economic area employment.
Assuming
no economic recovery, this recommendation could result in a maximum potential
reduction of 335 jobs (177 direct and 158 indirect jobs) over the 2006 –
2011period in the Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR Metropolitan Statistical
Area, which is less than 0.1 percent of economic area employment.
Assuming
no economic recovery, this recommendation could result in a maximum potential
reduction of 69 jobs (43 direct and 26 indirect jobs) over the 2006 – 2011
period in the Oakland- Fremont-Hayward Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is
less than 0.1 percent of economic area employment.
Assuming
no economic recovery, this recommendation could result in a maximum potential
reduction of 109 jobs (53 direct and 56 indirect jobs) over the 2006 – 2011
period in the Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is less
than 0.1 percent of economic area employment.
The
aggregate economic impact of all recommended actions on these economic regions
of influence was considered and is at Appendix B of Volume I.
Community
Infrastructure Assessment: A review of the community attributes revealed no significant issues
regarding the ability of the infrastructure of the communities to support
missions, forces, and personnel. There are no known community infrastructure
impediments to implementation of all recommendations affecting the
installations in this recommendation.
Environmental
Impact: Numerous
archeological and historic resources, coupled with regional tribal interest,
existing restrictions and a lack of a Programmatic Agreement, may result in
increased time delays and negotiated restrictions at Fort Sill. Significant
mitigation measures to limit releases may be required at Fort Sill to reduce
impacts to water quality. Fort Hunter Liggett is over or in the recharge zone
of a sole source aquifer, which may result in future regulatory limitations on
training activities. This recommendation has no impact on air quality,
dredging; land use constraints or sensitive resource areas; marine mammals,
resources, or sanctuaries; noise; threatened and endangered species or critical
habitat; waste management; or wetlands. This recommendation will require
spending approximately $0.02M for waste management and/or environmental
compliance activities. These costs were included in the payback calculation.
This recommendation does not otherwise impact the costs of environmental
restoration, waste management, and environmental compliance activities. The
aggregate environmental impact of all recommended BRAC actions affecting the
installations in this recommendation has been reviewed. There are no known
environmental impediments to implementation of this recommendation.
Recommendation for
Realignment Marine Corps Logistics Base, Barstow, CA
Recommendation: Realign Marine Corps
Logistics Base Barstow, CA. Disestablish the depot maintenance of Aircraft Other Components,
Aircraft Rotary, and Strategic Missiles. Consolidate depot maintenance of
Engines/Transmissions, Other Components, and Small Arms/Personal Weapons at
Anniston Army Depot, AL. Consolidate the depot maintenance of Conventional
Weapons, Engines/Transmissions, Material Handling, Powertrain Components,
Starters/ Alternators/Generators, Test Measurement Diagnostic Equipment, and
Wire at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, GA. Consolidate depot maintenance
of Electronic Components (Non- Airborne), Electro-Optics/Night
Vision/Forward-Looking-Infrared, Generators, Ground Support Equipment, Radar,
and Radio at Tobyhanna Army Depot, PA. Consolidate depot maintenance of
Tactical Missiles at Letterkenny Army Depot, PA. Realign Fleet Support Division
Maintenance Center Barstow and Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow operations
to increase efficiencies and reduce infrastructure.
Justification: This recommendation follows
the strategy of minimizing sites using maximum capacity of 1.5 shifts while
maintaining a west coast depot maintenance presence at Marine Corps Logistics
Base Barstow to provide west coast operating
forces with a close, responsive source for depot maintenance support. Required
capacity to support workloads and core requirements for the DoD is relocated to
other DoD Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence, thereby increasing
the military value of depot maintenance performed at these sites. This
recommendation decreases the cost of depot maintenance operations across DoD
through consolidation and elimination of 30 percent of duplicate overhead
structures required to operate multiple depot maintenance activities. This
recommendation supports transformation of DoD’s depot maintenance operations by
increasing the utilization of existing capacity by up to 150 percent while
maintaining capability to support future force structure. This recommendation
also results in utilization of DoD capacity to facilitate performance of
interservice workload. In addition, based on present and future wartime surge
projections, Marine Corps Logistics Center Barstow will establish an additional
428 thousand hours of amphibious vehicle capacity.
This recommendation along
with other recommendations affecting supply and storage functions, optimizes
the depot maintenance operations at Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow.
Payback: The total estimated one-time
cost to the Department of Defense to implement this recommendation is $26.0M.
The net of all costs and savings during the implementation period is a savings
of $56.5M. Annual recurring savings to the Department after implementation are
$18.4M with an immediate payback. The net present value of the costs and
savings to the Department over 20 years is a savings of $230.6M.
Economic Impact on
Communities: Assuming
no economic recovery, this recommendation could result in a maximum potential
reduction of 796 jobs (409 direct jobs and 387 indirect jobs) over the
2006-2011 period in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan
Statistical Area, which is less than 0.1 percent of economic area employment.
The aggregate economic impact of all recommended actions on this economic
region of influence was considered and is at Appendix B of Volume I.
Community Infrastructure Assessment:
A review of
community attributes indicates no issues regarding the ability of the
infrastructure of the communities to support missions, forces, and personnel.
There are no known community infrastructure impediments to implementation of
all recommendations affecting the installations in this recommendation.
Environmental Impact: Marine Corps Logistics Base
Albany, GA, is in Attainment although Title V permit modifications will be
required. There are potential impacts to cultural, archeological, or tribal
resources; threatened and endangered species or critical habitat; waste
management; and wetlands. Anniston Army Depot, AL, is in Attainment. There are
impacts anticipated for threatened and endangered species or critical habitat.
Letterkenny Army Depot, PA is in Marginal Non-attainment for Ozone (1-Hour and
8-Hour) and an Air Conformity determination is required. Tobyhanna Army Depot,
PA, is in Moderate Non-attainment for Ozone (1-Hour) and an Air Conformity
determination is required. No impacts are anticipated for the remaining
resource areas of dredging; land use constraints or sensitive resource areas;
marine mammals, resources or sanctuaries; noise; or water resources. This
recommendation indicates impacts of costs at the installations, which report
$0.9M in costs for waste management and environmental compliance. These costs
were included in payback calculation. This recommendation does not otherwise
impact the costs of environmental restoration, waste management or
environmental compliance activities. The aggregate environmental impacts of all
the recommended BRAC actions affecting the installations in this recommendation
have been reviewed. There are no known environmental impediments to
implementation of this recommendation.
Recommendation for Closure
Naval Support Activity Corona, CA
Recommendation: Close Naval Support Activity
Corona, CA. Relocate Naval Surface
Warfare Center Division Corona, CA to Naval Base Ventura County (Naval Air Station Point
Mugu), CA.
Justification: The Naval Surface Warfare
Center Division Corona performs three required missions for Department of the
Navy (Independent Assessment Capability, Metrology and Calibration
Laboratories, and Tactical Aircrew Combat Training System Ranges). It was
analyzed under 11 Research, Development & Acquisition, and Test &
Evaluation functions (Air Platforms Development & Acquisition; Air
Platforms Test & Evaluation; Ground Vehicles Test and Evaluation;
Information Systems Technology Development & Acquisition; Information
Systems Technology Test & Evaluation; Sea Vehicles Development &
Acquisition; Sea Vehicles Test & Evaluation; Sensors, Electronics, and
Electronic Warfare Development & Acquisition; Sensors, Electronics, and
Electronic Warfare Test & Evaluation; Weapons Technology Development &
Acquisition; and Weapons Technology Test & Evaluation). In each functional
area, Naval Surface Warfare Center Division Corona’s quantitative military
value scores fell in the bottom half of facilities performing the same
function, and thus were reviewed for relocation and/or consolidation with like
functions. The Department of the Navy determined it would lose a critical
capability if the 11 functions were relocated to a variety of locations, since
this would fracture the full spectrum warfare center and independent assessment
capability. Considering the overall military value and the fact that Naval
Support Activity Corona was a single function facility,
the Department reviewed the possibility of relocating the Naval Surface Warfare
Center functions to a multi-functional location with the capability to host
these functions. Relocation of Naval Surface Warfare Center Division Corona to
Naval Air Station Point Mugu collocates it with other Research, Development
& Acquisition, and Test & Evaluation activities and with fleet assets
at Naval Air Station Point Mugu. This consolidation of space will provide a
more efficient organization with greater synergies and increased effectiveness.
Relocation of Naval Surface
Warfare Center Division Corona Research, Development & Acquisition, and
Test & Evaluation functions to Naval Air Station Point Mugu removes the
primary mission from Naval Support Activity Corona and eliminates or moves the
entirety of the workforce at Naval Support Activity Corona except for those
personnel associated with the base operations support function. As a result,
retention of Naval Support Activity Corona is no longer necessary.
Payback: The total estimated one-time
cost to the Department of Defense to implement this recommendation is $80.2M.
The net of all costs and savings to the Department during the implementation
period is a cost of $65.5M. Annual recurring savings to the Department after
implementation are $6.0M with a payback expected in 15 years. The net present
value of the costs and savings to the Department over 20 years is a savings of
$0.4M.
Economic Impact on
Communities: Assuming
no economic recovery, this recommendation could result in a maximum potential
reduction of 1,796 jobs (892 direct jobs and 904 indirect jobs) over the
2006-2011 period in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, Metropolitan
Statistical Area, which is 0.1 percent of economic area employment. The
aggregate economic impact of all recommended actions on this economic region of
influence was considered and is at Appendix B of Volume I.
Community Infrastructure
Assessment: A
review of community attributes indicates no issues regarding the ability of the
infrastructure of the communities to support missions, forces, and personnel.
There are no known community infrastructure impediments to implementation of
all recommendations affecting the installations in this recommendation.
Environmental Impact: Naval Air Station Point
Mugu, CA, is in Severe Non-attainment for Ozone (1-Hour) but no Air Conformity
Determination will be required. There are potential impacts for cultural,
archeological, or tribal resources; threatened and endangered species; waste
management and wetlands. No impacts are anticipated for dredging; land use
constraints or sensitive resource areas; marine mammals, resources, or
sanctuaries; noise or water resources. This recommendation indicates impacts of
costs at the installations involved, which reported $410 thousand in costs for
waste management and environmental compliance. These costs were included in the
payback calculation. This recommendation does not otherwise impact the costs of
environmental restoration, waste management or environmental compliance
activities. The aggregate environmental impact of all recommended BRAC actions
affecting the installations in this recommendation has been reviewed. There are
no known environmental impediments to implementation of this recommendation.
Recommendation for Closure
Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach Detachment, Concord, CA
Recommendation: Close the Inland area of
Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach Detachment, Concord CA, except
retain such property and facilities as are necessary to support operations in
the Tidal area of Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach Detachment Concord. The
Tidal area of Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach Detachment Concord, along with
the retained portion of the Inland area, shall be transferred to the Army.
Justification: While Department of the Navy
weapons stations have no excess capacity for loading and distribution of
munitions, there is an excess of munitions storage capacity. Because of the
departure of Fleet units from the San Francisco area in the 1990s, Naval
Weapons Station Seal Beach Detachment Concord’s Inland
magazine field has been in a reduced operating status since 1999. At that time,
the Inland area was retained in an effort to minimize risk should a future need
develop to expand storage capacity. The Explosive Safety Quantity Distance arcs
in the Inland area were available to allow safe, temporary holding of railcars
with munitions destined for loading by the Army-managed Marine Ocean Terminal
Concord (at the Tidal area) during high tempo operations. After consultation
with Combatant Commanders, the Army Material Command and the Army component of
the U.S. Transportation Command, the Department of the Navy has concluded this
capability is no longer necessary. The Inland area is excess to Department of
the Navy/DoD needs and is severable. The closure of the Inland area, therefore,
will save money and have no impact on mission capability. The City of Concord
requested closure of both the Inland and Tidal portions of Naval Weapons
Station Seal Beach Detachment Concord. Munitions loading requirements preclude
closing the Tidal area but the Inland area is excess and may be closed. Because
Tidal area operations are in support of the Army component of the U.S.
Transportation Command, transfer of the property to the Army aligns the
property holder with the property user.
Payback: The total estimated one-time
cost to the Department of Defense to implement this recommendation is $14.0M.
The net of all costs and savings to the Department during the implementation
period is a savings of $43.2M. Annual recurring savings to the Department after
implementation are $16.4M with a payback expected in one year. The net present
value of the costs and savings to the Department over 20 years is a savings of
$199.7M.
Economic Impact on
Communities: This
recommendation will not result in any job reductions (direct or indirect) over
the 2006-2011 period in the Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA, Metropolitan Division
economic area. The aggregate economic impact of all recommended actions on this
economic region of influence was considered and is at Appendix B of Volume I. Section 2: Recommendations –
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Community Infrastructure
Assessment: A
review of community attributes indicates no issues regarding the ability of the
infrastructure of the communities to support missions, forces, and personnel.
There are no known community infrastructure impediments to implementation of
all recommendations affecting the installations in this recommendation.
Environmental Impact: Naval Weapons Station Seal
Beach Detachment Concord, CA, is in Extreme Non-attainment for Ozone
(1-Hour) but no Air Conformity Determination will be required. There are
potential impacts for cultural, archeological, or tribal resources; threatened
and endangered species or critical habitat; and wetlands that may impact new
construction. No impacts are anticipated for dredging, land use constraints or
sensitive resource areas; marine mammals, resources, or sanctuaries; noise;
waste management or water resources. This recommendation indicates impacts of
costs at the installation involved, which indicated $0.3M in costs for waste
management and environmental compliance. These costs were included in the payback
calculation. This recommendation does not otherwise impact the costs of
environmental restoration, waste management, or environmental compliance
activities. The aggregate environmental impact of all recommended BRAC actions
affecting the installations in this recommendation has been reviewed. There are
no known environmental impediments to implementation of this recommendation.
Recommendation for Closure and Realignment Naval Station
Ingleside, TX and Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, TX
Recommendation: Close Naval Station
Ingleside, TX. Relocate its ships along with dedicated personnel, equipment and
support to Naval Station San Diego, CA. Relocate the ship intermediate repair function to Shore
Intermediate Maintenance Activity San Diego, CA. Consolidate Mine Warfare
Training Center with Fleet Anti-submarine Warfare Training Center San Diego,
CA. Realign Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, TX. Relocate Commander Mine
Warfare Command and Commander Mobile Mine Assembly Group to Fleet
Anti-Submarine Warfare Center, Point Loma, CA. Relocate Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 (HM-15) and
dedicated personnel, equipment and support to Naval Station Norfolk, VA. Disestablish
Commander Helicopter Tactical Wing U.S. Atlantic Fleet Aviation Intermediate
Maintenance Detachment Truax Field at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, TX and
relocate its intermediate maintenance function for Aircraft Components,
Fabrication & Manufacturing, and Support Equipment to Fleet Readiness
Center Mid-Atlantic Site Norfolk, VA.
Justification: This recommendation moves
mine warfare surface and aviation assets to major fleet concentration areas and
reduces excess capacity. Gulf Coast presence can be achieved as needed with
available Navy ports at Naval Air Station Key West, FL, and Naval Air Station
Pensacola, FL. The Minehunter Coastal ships at Naval Station Ingleside are
scheduled for decommissioning between FY 2006 and FY 2008 and will not
relocate. Additionally, U.S. Coast Guard presence is expected to remain in the
Gulf Coast region. Relocation of Commander Mine Warfare Command and the Mine
Warfare Training Center to San Diego, CA, creates a center of excellence for
Undersea Warfare, combining both mine warfare and anti-submarine warfare
disciplines. This reorganization removes the Mine Warfare community from a
location remote from the fleet thereby better supporting the shift to organic
mine warfare. This recommendation also supports mission elimination at Shore
Intermediate Maintenance Activity Naval Reserve Maintenance Facility Ingleside,
TX, and Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Detachment Truax Field at Naval Air
Station Corpus Christi and reduces excess repair capacity. The relocation of
Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 (HM-15) to Naval Station Norfolk
single sites all Mine Warfare Aircraft in a fleet concentration area. This
location better supports the HM-15 mission by locating them closer to the C-5
transport Air Port of Embarkation for overseas employment and mine
countermeasures ship and helicopter coordinated exercises.
Payback: The total estimated one-time
cost to the Department of Defense to implement this recommendation is $178.4M.
The net of all costs and savings to the Department during the implementation
period is a savings of $100M. Annual recurring savings to the Department after
implementation are $75.6M with a payback expected in two years. The net present
value of the costs and savings to the Department over 20 years is a savings of
$822.2M.
Economic Impact on
Communities: Assuming
no economic recovery, this recommendation could result in a maximum potential
reduction of 6,864 jobs (3,184 direct jobs and 3,680 indirect jobs) over the
2006-2011 period in the Corpus Christi, TX, Metropolitan Statistical Area,
which is 3.1 percent of economic area employment. The aggregate economic impact
of all recommended actions on this economic region of influence was considered
and is at Appendix B of Volume I.
Community Infrastructure
Assessment: A
review of community attributes indicates no issues regarding the ability of the
infrastructure of the communities to support missions, forces, and personnel.
There are no known community infrastructure impediments to implementation of
all recommendations affecting the installations in this recommendation.
Environmental Impact: Naval Station San Diego, CA, is i
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