BRAC panel votes to close BNAS save PNS

The Base Realignment and Closure Commission voted August 24 to close Brunswick Naval Air Station and keep open the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery.

Base Closing News Coverage

News coverage from the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal.

BRAC Preparedness Strategy

Planning document prepared for the Town of Brunswick.(n.b. very large document, may take a while to load.)

Office of Economic Adjustment

Department of Defense web site to help communities adjust to the economic and social distress of base closure.

Responding to Change: Communities & BRAC

This OEA publication (large pdf file, may take time to load) provides information on community adjustment activities, relevant to closing installations. This information is intended to provide early-on advice for local and State officials and the general public.

Economic Transition of BRAC Sites: Major Base Closures and Realignments 1988-2004

This OEA publication (57 pages, may take time to load) presents a summary of the redevelopment efforts of the 73 communities adversely impacted by a major closure or realignment decision from the last four BRAC actions – 1988, 1991, 1993 and 1995. Each community’s local economic adjustment organization has provided the information on new job creation, an overview of major employers and principal reuse activities.