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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is asking Congress to allow the Pentagon permission to study the potential savings from a new round of base closing and realignment.
The new acting secretary of the Army and his predecessor agree the Army would benefit from a round of base closing and realignment.
The Army is reducing its facilities footprint without closing bases, with some “positive results,” according to the assistant chief of staff for installation management.
The Army’s request to increase funding for military construction and housing in the upcoming fiscal year is the largest in four years.
The Army is making a new pitch to shrink its installations and facilities footprint.
A recent report, “Army Installations 2025,” notes that when the service draws down to its planned active-duty end strength of 450,000 soldiers by the end of fiscal 2018, it will be carrying 21 percent more facilities capacity than it needs.