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From 1975 until it was closed in 1999, Fort McClellan was home of the Military Police Corps and the One Station Unit Training (OSUT) Military Police School. Also after World War II until it was closed in 1999, it was home of the Chemical Corps School, which trained soldiers in chemical warfare. In 1988, Fort McClellan was used as an alternate ...
At first, McClellan was scratched from a list of bases to be closed, but that decision was faced with allegations that the Clinton administration was playing politics. [3] The base was eventually selected for closure, and there were plans to offset the expected loss of $1.5 billion, and 11,000 jobs, to the California economy.
These changes lead to a few major bases being closed and none actually being closed. This being an issue, Congress finally granted authority to an independent Defense Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC) commission to work with the Department of Defense (DoD) to identify bases and installations to the executive and legislative branches for ...
Apr. 17—The day before U.S. and British forces began air strikes in Afghanistan, members of the Alabama State Defense Force gathered at a military base to begin training — not for war, but to ...
A 1976 follow-on program to Concise closed additional installations. 1983 Grace Commission The Grace Commission was President Ronald Reagan 's "Private Sector Survey" on cost control that concluded that "savings could be made in the military base structure" and recommended establishing an independent commission to study the issue.
The following is a list of United States Army installations that have been closed down. ... Fort Davis, Alaska; Port of Whittier, Alaska; Alabama Fort McClellan ...
Aug. 5—Construction crews broke ground on new barracks at Fort McClellan Training Center last week, the start of a $31 million modernization project. The new construction will replace 15 World ...
The new brewery is a long time coming for its owners - former taproom manager Sarah Barlow and Black Bottle Brewing's head brewer Tom Moseman.