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What's in a Name? A Saved Base, Maybe
A local coalition in Groton, Conn., was instrumental in saving the nearby Naval Submarine Base New London from being shut down in the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure process. Now the group has a new strategy for keeping the facility open for the long haul, the Associated Press reports: Change its name to Naval Station Groton. "In the BRAC world, submarine bases don't do so well but naval stations do survive," said John Markowicz, coalition chairman. "It is a large facility and the name naval station shows that more than calling it a base."
Tom Shoop is vice president and editor in chief at Government Executive Media Group, where he oversees both print and online editorial operations. He started as associate editor of Government Executive magazine in 1989; launched the company’s flagship website, GovExec.com, in 1996; and was named editor in chief in 2007.
