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ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY INSTITUTE OF LAND WARFARE

ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY INSTITUTE OF LAND WARFARE. “INSTALLATION CAPABILITIES FOR A TRANSFORMED ARMY” October 3, 2005 Joseph W. Whitaker Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations and Housing) OASA(I&E). Army’s Footprint Shrinks. 2005 Army Bases

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ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY INSTITUTE OF LAND WARFARE

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  1. ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY INSTITUTE OF LAND WARFARE “INSTALLATION CAPABILITIES FOR A TRANSFORMED ARMY” October 3, 2005 Joseph W. Whitaker Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations and Housing) OASA(I&E)

  2. Army’s Footprint Shrinks • 2005 • Army Bases • Active Installations 116 • AR Installations 4 • ARNG Installations59 • Army Reserve Centers 842 • Guard Readiness Centers 2890 • Land Acreage • United States 15,195,000 • Europe 162,000 • Asia 51,000 • Other Overseas 15,000 • Buildings • (million square feet) • United States 774 • Europe 153 • Asia 47 • Other 2012 #’s are 7 • rough estimates • 2012 • 60 • 4 • 59 • 747 • 2724 • 14,861,000 • 73,000 • 40,000 • 15,000 • 699 • 65 • 21 • 7

  3. Drivers & Unknowns • Transformation to Army Modular Force • Integrated Global Posture and Basing Strategy (IGPBS) • Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 2005 • Resource Competition within Army/DoD • Supplementals • Congressional Actions

  4. Army BRAC 2005 Snapshot • 13 Active Closures • 5 HQ Installations • 3 Depots • 4 Ammunition Plants • 1 Reserve Garrison • 211 Guard Closures (State Optional) • 175 Reserve Closures • 54 Installations ‘Touched’ • 50 Active Installations • 4 Reserve Garrisons • 125 New Armed Forces Reserve Centers 804 Individual Actions in BRAC Recommendations

  5. BRAC 2005 Process Realigned / Closed within 6 Yrs Finalized 9 NOV 2005 13 MAY 2005 8 SEP 2005 Candidate Recommendation Development Closure Activities NEPA MILCON Realignment Closure Integrates IGPBS Army Modular Force Installation Military Value Doctrinal Efficiencies Joint Initiatives Commission Review Congress Disposed / Transferred ASAP Environmental Remediation Community Engagement and Reuse Planning

  6. Army Operating Principles and Strategies • Implement major actions in 4 years • Expedite mission movements • Expedite real property conveyances • Early communication with affected communities • Use best business practices • Make use of all available authorities • Turn over property when last soldier leaves Army will execute BRAC in 3 phases

  7. Phase I - Advance Planning • Significant Activities during this phase: • MILCON Planning • Installation profile assessment • Environmental Characterization of Property • Model deed and Finding of Suitability to Transfer (FOST) • Lean Six Sigma real property disposal and analysis • Community outreach • BRAC 2005 Budget development

  8. MILCON Planning • Planning charrettes have been ongoing • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) implementing MILCON Transformation • Need to build permanent facilities • MILCON funding over the next six years: $30 - $40 Billion • Funding will support: • BRAC 2005 • Integrated Global Posture and Basing Strategy • Army Modular Force • Regular MILCON program • Army leadership is prioritizing actions – ACSIM is sequencing work plan

  9. Installation Profile Assessments • Effort underway with world class real estate contractor • Reviewing local economic and real estate conditions and • property characteristics • Identifying a range of potential reuse opportunities • Focused on accelerating the transfer of property to beneficial reuse

  10. Army Environmental Efforts • Significant cleanup progress since prior BRAC rounds • Army completing property characterization • Environmental Condition of Property • Gap Analysis • NEPA Compliance • Support expeditious MILCON and Real Property transfer

  11. Model Deed and Finding of Suitability to Transfer • Model Deed – Conveys title to real property from the Army to non-Federal entities • Model FOST – A determination by the Army that the property is suitable for transfer • Removes uncertainty for regulators and transferees regarding Army requirements for transfer documents

  12. Lean Six Sigma Analyzed BRAC Real Property Disposal Process • Eliminating redundant processes • Linked environment and real estate processes • Look for changes in USACE Real Estate practices

  13. Community Outreach • Information Sources: • DoD BRAC website: • www.dod.mil/brac • Army BRAC website: • www.hqda.army.mil/acsim/brac • Office of Economic Adjustment website: • www.oea.gov

  14. BRAC 2005 Budgets • BRAC 2005 will execute from FY2006 to FY2011 • DoD appropriation acted on by the MILCON committees • DoD must present budget details to Congress prior to release of FY2006 funds for execution • FY2007 budget will be initial presentation of 6 year BRAC plan to Congress • Subsequent submissions will refine FY2008 to FY2011 programs

  15. Phase II - Implementation of Closure and Realignment • Perform NEPA analysis • Complete property screening • Execute MILCON • Provide technical assistance and support to communities in redevelopment planning • Move units and functions • Complete environmental restoration of the property Partnership with Communities essential

  16. Real Property Screening • Notices of availability (NOA) will be issued within one week of the BRAC 2005 becoming law • Agencies have 30 days from date of NOA to express interest in property • Request for transfer must be signed by head of agency and received within 60 days of date of NOA • Required to pay fair market value • Must agree to accept custody of the property when offered • Must agree to accept the property in “as-is” condition

  17. Phase III - Real Property Transfer • Determine DoD and Federal Property needs • Streamline Fed-to-Fed transfers • Select property disposal alternative (Tool Box) • Utilize “Early Transfer” authority when possible • Army knows how to transfer real property Timely community redevelopment planning is key

  18. Army Knows How to Transfer Real Property • 207,750 acres BRAC/Non-BRAC property transferred using conservation and economic conveyances in past 3 years • Every tool available is being utilized: • Federal Property Act • BRAC Property for MILCON Authority • Conservation Conveyance Authority

  19. BRAC 2005 INSTALLATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT LEADERSHIP SECARMY Dr. Harvey Execution ASA (I&E) Mr. Eastin PDASA (I&E) Mr. Prosch ACSIM LTG Barno DACSIM Ms. Menig Policy, Oversight & Direction DASA (I&H) Mr. Whitaker BRACD COL Derrick

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