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Department of Defense Office of the Secretary Monday, May 16, 2005 Part LXII Department of Defense Office of the Secretary Base Closures and Realignments (BRAC); Notice VerDate jul<14>2003 10:07 May 13, 2005 Jkt 205001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4717 Sfmt 4717 E:\FR\FM\16MYN2.SGM 16MYN2 28030 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 93 / Monday, May 16, 2005 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Headquarters U.S. Army Forces Budget/Funding, Contracting, Command (FORSCOM), and the Cataloging, Requisition Processing, Office of the Secretary Headquarters U.S. Army Reserve Customer Services, Item Management, Command (USARC) to Pope Air Force Stock Control, Weapon System Base Closures and Realignments Base, NC. Relocate the Headquarters 3rd Secondary Item Support, Requirements (BRAC) U.S. Army to Shaw Air Force Base, SC. Determination, Integrated Materiel AGENCY: Department of Defense. Relocate the Installation Management Management Technical Support ACTION: Notice of Recommended Base Agency Southeastern Region Inventory Control Point functions for Closures and Realignments. Headquarters and the U.S. Army Consumable Items to Defense Supply Network Enterprise Technology Center Columbus, OH, and reestablish SUMMARY: The Secretary of Defense is Command (NETCOM) Southeastern them as Defense Logistics Agency authorized to recommend military Region Headquarters to Fort Eustis, VA. Inventory Control Point functions; installations inside the United States for Relocate the Army Contracting Agency relocate the procurement management closure and realignment in accordance Southern Region Headquarters to Fort and related support functions for Depot with Section 2914(a) of the Defense Base Sam Houston. Level Reparables to Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, and designate them as Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, as Operational Army (IGPBS) amended (Pub. L. 101–510; 10 U.S.C. Inventory Control Point functions, 2687 note). The Secretary is required to Recommendation: Realign Fort Bliss, detachment of Defense Supply Center publish his list of recommendations in TX by relocating air defense artillery Columbus, OH, and relocate the the Federal Register by May 16, 2005. units to Fort Sill and relocating 1st remaining integrated materiel The list of recommendations is included Armored Division and various echelon management, user, and related support in the Supplementary Information above division units from Germany and functions to Aberdeen Proving Ground, section. Korea to Fort Bliss, TX. Realign Fort Sill MD. Relocate Information Systems, by relocating an artillery (Fires) brigade EFFECTIVE DATE: May 16, 2005. Sensors, Electronic Warfare, and to Fort Bliss. Realign Fort Hood, TX by Electronics Research and Development FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. relocating maneuver battalions, a & Acquisition (RDA) to Aberdeen Mike McAndrew, Base Realignment and support battalion, and aviation units to Proving Ground, MD. Relocate the Closure Office, ODUSD(I&E), (703) 614– Fort Bliss, TX. Realign Fort Riley, KS by elements of the Program Executive 5356. inactivating various units, activating a Office for Enterprise Information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Brigade Combat Team (BCT) and Systems and consolidate into the A. List of Recommendations relocating 1st Infantry Division units Program Executive Office, Enterprise and various echelons above division Information Systems at Fort Belvoir, Department of the Army units from Germany and Korea to Fort VA. Recommendations Riley, KS. Realign Fort Campbell, KY, Realign Fort Belvoir, VA by relocating Fort Wainwright, AK by relocating an attack aviation battalion and consolidating Sensors, Electronics, to Fort Riley, KS. and Electronic Warfare Research, Recommendation: Realign Fort Development and Acquisition activities Wainwright, AK, by relocating the Cold Maneuver Training to Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, and Regions Test Center (CRTC) Recommendation: Realign Fort Knox, by relocating and consolidating headquarters from Fort Wainwright, AK, KY, by relocating the Armor Center and Information Systems Research and to Fort Greely, AK. School to Fort Benning, GA, to Development and Acquisition (except accommodate the activation of an Fort Gillem, GA for the Program Executive Office, Infantry Brigade Combat Team (BCT) at Enterprise Information Systems) to Recommendation: Close Fort Gillem, Fort Knox, KY, and the relocation of Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. GA. Relocate the Headquarters, 1st U.S. engineer, military police, and combat Realign Army Research Institute, Fort Army to Rock Island Arsenal, IL. service support units from Europe and Knox, KY, by relocating Human Systems Relocate the 2nd Recruiting Brigade to Korea. Realign Fort McCoy, WI, by Research to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Redstone Arsenal, AL. Relocate the relocating the 84th Army Reserve MD. 52nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regional Training Center to Fort Knox, (EOD) Group to Fort Campbell, KY. KY. Realign Redstone Arsenal, AL, by Relocate the 81st RRC Equipment relocating and consolidating Concentration Site to Fort Benning, GA. U.S. Army Garrison Michigan Information Systems Development and Relocate the 3rd U.S. Army (Selfridge) Acquisition to Aberdeen Proving Headquarters support office to Shaw Air Recommendation: Close United States Ground, MD. Force Base, SC. Relocate the Army Garrison Michigan at Selfridge, Realign the PM Acquisition, Logistics Headquarters U.S. Forces Command which is located on Selfridge Air and Technology Enterprise Systems and (FORSCOM) VIP Explosive Ordnance National Guard Base. Retain an enclave Services (ALTESS) facility at 2511 Support to Pope Air Force Base, NC. to support the Dynamic Structural Load Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA, a Close the Army-Air Force Exchange Simulator (Bridging) Laboratory and the leased installation, by relocating and System (AAFES) Atlanta Distribution Water Purification Laboratory on consolidating into the Program Center and establish an enclave for the Selfridge. Executive Office, Enterprise Information Georgia Army National Guard, the Systems at Fort Belvoir, VA. Fort Monmouth, NJ remainder of the 81st RRC units and the Fort Bragg, NC Criminal Investigation Division (CID) Recommendation: Close Fort Forensics Laboratory. Monmouth, NJ. Relocate the U.S. Army Recommendation: Realign Fort Bragg, Military Academy Preparatory School to NC, by relocating the 7th Special Forces Fort McPherson, GA West Point, NY. Relocate the Joint Group (SFG) to Eglin AFB, FL, and by Recommendation: Close Fort Network Management System Program activating the 4th Brigade Combat Team McPherson, GA. Relocate the Office to Fort Meade, MD. Relocate the (BCT), 82d Airborne Division and VerDate jul<14>2003 10:07 May 13, 2005 Jkt 205001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\16MYN2.SGM 16MYN2 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 93 / Monday, May 16, 2005 / Notices 28031 relocating European-based forces to Fort USAR Command and Control— USAR Command and Control— Bragg, NC. Southwest Northeast Single Drill Sergeant School Recommendation: Realign the Joint Recommendation: Realign Pitt USARC, Coraopolis, PA by Recommendation: Realign Fort Force Training Base Los Alamitos, CA disestablishing the HQ 99th Regional Benning, GA, and Fort Leonard Wood, by disestablishing the 63rd Regional Readiness Command and establishing a MO, by relocating the Drill Sergeant Readiness Command (RRC) Northeast Regional Readiness Command School at each location to Fort Jackson, Headquarters, Robinson Hall, USARC Headquarters at Fort Dix, NJ. Close SC. and activating a Southwest Regional Readiness Command headquarters at Camp Kilmer, NJ and relocate the HQ Fort Hood, TX Moffett Field, CA in a new AFRC. 78th Division at Fort Dix, NJ. Realign Recommendation: Realign Fort Hood, Realign Camp Pike Reserve Complex, Fort Totten, NY by disestablishing the TX, by relocating a Brigade Combat Little Rock, AR by disestablishing the HQ 77th Regional Readiness Command Team (BCT) and Unit of Employment 90th RRC and activating a Sustainment and establishing a Maneuver (UEx) Headquarters to Fort Carson, CO. Brigade. Close the Major General Harry Enhancement Brigade at Fort Dix, NJ. Twaddle United States Armed Forces Realign Fort Sheridan IL by relocating Red River Army Depot, TX Reserve Center, Oklahoma City, OK, and the 244th Aviation Brigade to Fort Dix, Recommendation: Close Red River relocate the 95th DIV (IT) to Fort Sill, NJ. Realign Fort Dix, NJ by relocating Army Depot, TX. Relocate the storage OK. Realign Camp Parks Reserve Forces Equipment Concentration Site 27 to the and demilitarization functions of the Training Area, CA, by relocating the New Jersey Army National Guard Munitions Center to McAlester Army 91st Div (TSD) to Fort Hunter Liggett, Mobilization and Training Equipment Ammunition Plant, OK. Relocate the CA. Site joint facility at Lakehurst, NJ. Close munitions maintenance functions of the Charles Kelly Support Center and USAR Command and Control— Munitions Center to McAlester Army relocate units to Pitt U.S. Army Reserve Southeast Ammunition Plant, OK, and Blue Grass Center, PA. Close Carpenter USARC, Army Depot, KY. Relocate the depot Recommendation: Realign Poughkeepsie, NY, close McDonald maintenance of Armament and Birmingham Armed Forces Reserve USARC, Jamaica, NY, close Fort Tilden Structural Components, Combat Center Alabama by disestablishing the USARC, Far Rockaway, NY, close Vehicles, Depot Fleet/Field Support, 81st Regional Readiness Command, and Muller USARC, Bronx, NY, and relocate Engines and Transmissions, Fabrication establishing the Army Reserve units to a new Armed Forces Reserve and Manufacturing,
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