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BRAC plan likely to prompt strong fight in Northeast

May 13, 2005 Defense policy experts and industry representatives expect the Pentagon's recommendation to close 33 major U.S. military installations to have a positive effect on the agency's transformation efforts during wartime, but stressed that affected Northeastern states will likely wage major fights to keep their bases open. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Friday ...

House subpanel defers base-closing amendments to committee

May 12, 2005 Deferring base realignment and closure amendments until the full committee meets next week, the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee Thursday approved by voice vote its $108 billion portion of the fiscal 2006 defense authorization bill. What concerned members during the brief markup session was the issue of base realignment and ...