How will the government decide what bases to close?
A6. The Defense Department has posted a list of its criteria online. Go to www.defenselink.mil/brac and click on the link to 2005 base realignment and closure selection criteria. The most important criterion is military value – a base’s current and future mission capabilities, its condition, ability to accommodate future needs and cost of operations. A base’s ability to serve as a staging area for homeland defense missions also is considered.
