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 United States Air Force bases
surface form: U.S. Air Force installations

U.S. Army installations
Marine Corps installations and commands
surface form: U.S. Marine Corps installations

United States Navy shore establishment
surface form: U.S. Navy installations

active‑duty military installations
reserve component installations
appliesToJurisdiction Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense
approvedBy President of the United States
United States Congress
country United States of America
surface form: United States
describedBySource Base Realignment and Closure 1995 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Base Realignment and Closure Commission reports

Department of Defense
surface form: 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
surface form: 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
surface form: 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
Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense
partOf Base Realignment and Closure
surface form: 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
surface form: 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 1995 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Base Realignment and Closure Commission reports
Fort McClellan partOf Base Realignment and Closure 1995
this entity surface form: Base Realignment and Closure 1995 round