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Base Realignments and Closures
MAP: REALIGNMENTS AND CLOSURES
 
BRAC Interactive MapZoom: Southern California AreaZoom: Norfolk AreaZoom: Washington D.C. AreaElmendorf Air Force BaseKulis Air Guard StationEielson Air Force BaseNaval Air Station BrunswickNaval Shipyard PortsmouthHanscom Air Force BaseNaval Station NewportSubmarine Base New LondonPicatinny ArsenalFort MonmouthMcGuire Air Force BaseLetterkenny DepotDefense Financing and Accounting Service, ClevelandDefense Supply Center, ColumbusWright-Patterson Air Force BaseDefense Financing and Accounting Service, IndianapolisFort KnoxNaval Support Activity CraneNewport Chemical DepotDetroit ArsenalSelfridge Army ActivityNaval Station Great LakesFort LeePope Air Force BaseFort BraggFort JacksonShaw Air Force BaseRock Island ArsenalArmy Reserve Personnel Center St. LouisNaval Support Activity Mid SouthLittle Rock Air Force BaseRedstone ArsenalAnniston DepotFort GillemNaval Air Station AtlantaFort McPhersonFort BenningMaxwell Air Force BaseFort RuckerSubmarine Base Kings BayMoody Air Force BaseNaval Station MayportNaval Air Station JacksonvilleEglin Air Force BaseNaval Air Station PensacolaNaval Station PascagoulaMississippi Army Ammunition PlantNaval Support Activity New OrleansNaval Air Station New OrleansRed River Army DepotLone Star Army Ammunition PlantKansas Army Ammunition PlantFort RileyMcConnell Air Force BaseFort SillSheppard Air Force BaseNaval Air Station Corpus ChristiNaval Station InglesideLackland Air Force BaseBrooks City BaseGrand Forks Air Force BaseEllsworth Air Force BasePeterson Air Force BaseFort CarsonCannon Air Force BaseFort BlissDeseret Chemical DepotNellis Air Force BaseMarine Corps Logistics Base BarstowNaval Base Ventura CountyNational Air Weapons Station China LakeRiverbank Army Ammunition PlantOnizuka Air Force StationHawthorne Army DepotNaval Station BremertonUmatilla Chemical DepotMcChord Air Force BaseDefense Finance and Accounting Service, DenverGalena Forward Operating LocationMcEntire Air Guard StationScott Air Force BasePortland International Airport Air Guard StationMountain Home Air Force BaseGeneral Mitchell International Airport ARSPittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve StationW.K. Kellogg Airport Air Guard StationOtis Air Guard BaseNiagara Falls International Airport Air Guard StationNaval Air Station, Willow Grove
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Areas marked by a magnifying glass ( magnifying glass ) represent several affected bases located in a small geographical area. Click on a magnifying glass to display a zoomed-in view of that area.
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The above map includes information from the 2005 Base Closure and Realignment Commission's report to the president. Bases highlighted on the map were selected based on the Defense Department's initial recommendation for major base closures, gains, and realignments. The final overall impact on entire facilities is represented. Status of individual units, agencies, and organizations may differ.
Base Details
Installation: Red River Army Depot
Branch: Army
Date Established: 1941
Current Personnel: 3,000
Economic Region: Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR
URL: Web site
Function: Manufactures wheel and tracked vehicles. Maintains a rubber facility where tank parts are removed and re-established. Serves as recertification facility for Patriot and Hawk missiles.
BRAC Commission Action
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Recommendation: Realignment:
Commission voted to reduce the base by 257 jobs.   
Direct Personnel Lost / Gained: -257
Indirect Personnel Lost / Gained: -172
Economic Impact on Local Workforce: -0.6
Department of Defense Assessment/Recommendation
Recommendation:   Closure
Direct Personnel Lost / Gained:   -2,500
Indirect Personnel Lost / Gained:   -1,676
Economic Impact on Local Workforce:   -6.2
1 Economic Region: the economic region of influence surrounding each installation as defined by the Department of Defense.
2 Direct Personnel: includes military and civilian personnel employed by the U.S. government and on-site contractors.
3 Indirect Personnel: includes local, non-government employees the Department of Defense projects will be affected.
4 Economic Impact on Local Workforce: the direct and indirect personnel lost or gained divided by the number of jobs in the Department of Defense-assigned economic region.

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