Military Bases: Letters and Requests Received on Proposed Closures and
Realignments (Letter Report, 05/25/93, GAO/NSIAD-93-173S).

This supplement to the GAO report analyzing the Pentagon's selection
process for base closures and realignments (GAO/NSIAD-93-173, Apr. 1993)
contains letters written to GAO by many interested parties, including
Members of Congress, local government officials, and private citizens.
In some cases, the correspondence and attached materials, such as
analyses and evaluations, provided useful leads.  In other instances,
the materials added support to issues GAO was actively pursuing.
Although GAO was unable to follow up on many of the issues because of
time constraints, it believes that this correspondence may be useful to
the Base Closure Commission as it considers the proposed closures and
realignments.

--------------------------- Indexing Terms -----------------------------

 REPORTNUM:  NSIAD-93-173S
     TITLE:  Military Bases: Letters and Requests Received on Proposed 
             Closures and Realignments
      DATE:  05/25/93
   SUBJECT:  Base closures
             Base realignments
             Military bases
             Reductions in force
             Site selection
             Defense contingency planning
             Records (documents)
             Defense economic analysis
             Military cost control
             Future budget projections

             
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Supplement to a Report to the Congress and the Chairman, Defense Base
Closure and Realignment Commission

May 1993

MILITARY BASES - LETTERS AND
REQUESTS RECEIVED ON PROPOSED
CLOSURES AND REALIGNMENTS

GAO/NSIAD-93-173S

Military Bases


Abbreviations
=============================================================== ABBREV


Letter
=============================================================== LETTER


B-253062

Letter Date Goes Here

To the President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House of Representatives

The Honorable James Courter
Chairman, Defense Base Closure and
 Realignment Commission

This is a supplement to our report entitled Military Bases:  Analysis
of DOD's Recommendations and Selection Process for Closures and
Realignments (GAO/NSIAD-93-173, Apr.  15, 1993). 

Many interested parties, including Members of Congress, local
government officials, and private citizens, have sent us
correspondence on base closures.  Several of these letters were from
multiple requesters and included attachments of data, analyses,
and/or evaluations.  Additionally, some were delivered as part of a
briefing or explanatory presentation. 

In some instances, the letters and material provided useful leads. 
In other cases, the materials add support to issues we were actively
pursuing.  We were not able to follow up on many of the issues or
points because of the limited time available to us.  However, we
believe that the letters and materials may be helpful to the
Commission as it considers the proposed closures and realignments. 
Consequently, we are providing all of the letters and materials to
the Commission for consideration.  Appendix I contains copies of the
letters and some of the materials we received. 

We are sending copies of this report to the Chairmen, Senate and
House Committees on Armed Services and Subcommittees on Defense,
Senate and House Committees on Appropriations; individual Members of
Congress; and the Secretaries of Defense, the Army, the Navy, and the
Air Force.  We will also make copies available to others on request. 

This supplement was prepared under the direction of Donna M. 
Heivilin, Director, Defense Management and NASA Issues, who may be
reached on (202) 512-8412 if you or your staff have any questions. 

Charles A.  Bowsher
Comptroller General
of the United States


LETTERS AND OTHER MATERIAL
RECEIVED ON PROPOSED BASE CLOSURES
AND REALIGNMENTS
=========================================================== Appendix I

   Letter from a private citizen,
   dated March 13, 1993, regarding
   the proposed realignment of the
   Defense Contract Management
   District Mid-Atlantic in South
   Philadelphia

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   Letter from the Honorable
   Ernest F.  Hollings, Member of
   Congress, dated March 15, 1993,
   regarding the methodology,
   analytical data, and rationale
   provided by the Navy to support
   its base closure and
   realignment recommendations

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   Letters from the Honorable
   Sherwood Boehlert, Member of
   Congress, dated March 23, 1993,
   regarding cost estimates for
   base closure and realignment
   recommendations made by the Air
   Force

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   Letter from Paul S.  Nahm, Base
   Closure Defense Committee,
   dated March 24, 1993, regarding
   the Naval Air Station and Naval
   Aviation Depot, Alameda,
   California

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   Letter from Don Perata, Chair,
   Alameda County Economic
   Development Advisory Board,
   dated March 25, 1993, regarding
   the recommended closure of the
   Naval Air Station and related
   facilities in Alameda,
   California

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   Letter from the Honorable
   Dianne Feinstein, Member of
   Congress, dated March 26, 1993,
   regarding the Navy's analyses
   pertaining to four bases in
   California

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   Letter from the Honorable
   Robert A.  Borski, Member of
   Congress, dated March 31, 1993,
   regarding the Naval Supply
   Systems Command's report on the
   consolidation of the Aviation
   Supply Office and the Ships
   Parts Control Center

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   Letter from the Honorable Cliff
   Stearns, Member of Congress,
   dated April 1, 1993, regarding
   the Navy's review of Naval Air
   Station Cecil Field

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   Letter from Fred Meurer, City
   Manager, City of Monterey,
   dated April 2, 1993, regarding
   the Defense Language Institute
   at the Presidio of Monterey

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   Letter from Ross Haines, NADEP
   NORVA Association, dated April
   2, 1993, regarding the
   Department of Defense's
   recommendation to close NADEP
   Norfolk

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   Letter from V.  Daniel R. 
   Guide, Jr., Ph.D., Assistant
   Professor of Operations
   Management, Old Dominion
   University, dated April 5,
   1993, regarding depot capacity,
   inventory, and lead time

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   Letter from a private citizen,
   dated April 6, 1993, regarding
   the proposed closure of the
   Naval Aviation Depot and Naval
   Air Station in Alameda,
   California

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   Letter from a private citizen,
   dated April 6, 1993, regarding
   the Naval Aviation Depot and
   Naval Air Station in Alameda,
   California

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   Letter from the Honorable Jim
   Saxton, Member of Congress,
   dated April 6, 1993, regarding
   the Air Force's plan to use
   Plattsburgh as a Mobile
   Regional Contingency Center

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   Letter from the Honorable Carl
   Levin, the Honorable Donald W. 
   Riegle, Jr., and the Honorable
   Nick Smith, Members of
   Congress, dated April 9, 1993,
   regarding base closures and
   realignments recommended by the
   Defense Logistics Agency

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   Letter from Thomas F.X. 
   Needles, Director, Washington
   Office, State of Ohio, dated
   April 13, 1993, regarding the
   realignment of Air National
   Guard units

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   Letter from the Honorable
   George J.  Mitchell, Member of
   Congress, dated April 14, 1993,
   regarding the Portsmouth Naval
   Shipyard

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   Letter from the Honorable James
   P.  Moran, Member of Congress,
   dated, April 15, 1993, and
   letter from Julian W.  Fore,
   Arthur Andersen & Co., dated
   April 13, 1993, regarding the
   Department of Defense's
   recommendation to realign a
   portion of the naval commands
   presently located within the
   National Capital Region

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   Letter from David R.  Mosena,
   Commissioner, Department of
   Aviation, City of Chicago,
   dated April 15, 1993, regarding
   the Department of Defense's
   recommendation to close and
   relocate the military
   installation at O'Hare
   International Airport

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   Letter from the Honorable Owen
   B.  Pickett and the Honorable
   Norman Sisisky, Members of
   Congress, dated April 20, 1993,
   regarding the criteria used to
   disestablish the Norfolk
   Logistics Systems Business
   Activity

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   edition.)