Base Realignment and Closure Act Sites
BRAC Sites
| Site Name | Region | State | City | Type | NPL Status | BRAC Round | Agency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army Engine Plant/Stratford | 1 | Connecticut | Stratford | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Army |
| Brunswick Naval Air Station | 1 | Maine | Brunswick | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 5 | US Navy |
| Loring Air Force Base | 1 | Maine | Limestone | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 2 | US Air Force |
| Fort Devens | 1 | Massachusetts | Fort Devens | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 2 | US Army |
| Fort Devens-Sudbury Training Annex | 1 | Massachusetts | Sudbury | NPL/BRAC | DELETED | 4 | US Army |
| Materials Technology Laboratory (USARMY) | 1 | Massachusetts | Watertown | NPL/BRAC | DELETED | 1 | US Army |
| South Weymouth Naval Air Station | 1 | Massachusetts | Weymouth | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 4 | US Navy |
| Pease Air Force Base | 1 | New Hampshire | Portsmouth/newington | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 1 | US Air Force |
| Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center | 1 | Rhode Island | North Kingstown | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 2 | US Navy |
| Camp Kilmer | 2 | New Jersey | Edison | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Army |
| Fort Dix (Landfill Site) | 2 | New Jersey | Pemberton Township | NPL/BRAC | DELETED | 4 | US Army |
| Fort Monmouth #1 | 2 | New Jersey | Tinton Falls | BRAC | NON NPL | 3 | US Army |
| Military Ocean Terminal (Landfill) | 2 | New Jersey | Bayonne | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Army |
| Pedricktown Support Facility | 2 | New Jersey | Pedricktown | BRAC | NON NPL | 1 | US Army |
| US Naval Air Warfare Center/Trenton | 2 | New Jersey | Trenton | BRAC | PRE-PROPOSAL SITE | 3 | US Navy |
| Bellmore Maintenance Facility | 2 | New York | Bellmore | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Army |
| Fort Totten | 2 | New York | Bayside | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Army |
| Griffiss Air Force Base (11 Areas) | 2 | New York | Rome | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 3 | US Air Force |
| Naval Station NY | 2 | New York | Brooklyn | BRAC | NON NPL | 1 | US Navy |
| Naval Station Stapleton | 2 | New York | Staten Island | BRAC | NON NPL | 3 | US Navy |
| Plattsburgh Air Force Base | 2 | New York | Plattsburgh | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 3 | US Air Force |
| Seneca Army Depot | 2 | New York | Romulus | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 4 | US Army |
| Fort Buchanan | 2 | Puerto Rico | San Juan | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Army |
| US Naval Sta | 2 | Puerto Rico | Ceiba | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Navy |
| Fort George G. Meade | 3 | Maryland | Odenton | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 1 | US Army |
| Fort Holabird Crime Records Center | 3 | Maryland | Baltimore | BRAC | NON NPL | 1 | US Army |
| Fort Ritchie | 3 | Maryland | Cascade | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Army |
| Gaithersburg - Control | 3 | Maryland | Gaithersburg | BRAC | NON NPL | 1 | Department of Defense |
| NSWC Carderock Division | 3 | Maryland | Annapolis | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Navy |
| USN Naval Surface Warfare Ctr-White Oak | 3 | Maryland | Silver Spring | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Navy |
| Defense Personnel Support | 3 | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | BRAC | NON NPL | 3 | Department of Defense |
| Letterkenny Army Depot (PDO Area) | 3 | Pennsylvania | Franklin County | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 4 | US Army |
| Letterkenny Army Depot (SE Area) | 3 | Pennsylvania | Chambersburg | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 4 | US Army |
| Naval Air Development Center (8 Waste Areas) | 3 | Pennsylvania | Warminster Township | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 2 | US Navy |
| Tacony Warehouse | 3 | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | BRAC | NON NPL | 1 | US Army |
| USN Phila Naval Shipyard | 3 | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | BRAC | NON NPL | 2 | US Navy |
| Willow Grove Naval Air And Air Reserve Station | 3 | Pennsylvania | Horsham | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 5 | US Navy |
| Fort Monroe Entomology Shop | 3 | Virginia | Hampton | BRAC | NON NPL | 5 | US Army |
| Fort Pickett | 3 | Virginia | Blackstone | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Army |
| Suffolk Naval Communication Area Master - Driver | 3 | Virginia | Suffolk | BRAC | NON NPL | 3 | US Navy |
| USA Cameron Station | 3 | Virginia | Alexandria | BRAC | NON NPL | 1 | US Army |
| USA Vint Hill Farms Station | 3 | Virginia | Warrenton | BRAC | NON NPL | 3 | US Army |
| USA Woodbridge Research Facility | 3 | Virginia | Woodbridge | BRAC | NON NPL | 2 | US Army |
| USA Ft Mcclellan Army Garrison | 4 | Alabama | Anniston | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Army |
| USA Ft Mcclellan Pelham Range | 4 | Alabama | Fort Mcclellan | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Army |
| Homestead Air Force Base | 4 | Florida | Homestead Air Force Base | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 3 | US Air Force |
| NAS Key West (Boca Chica) | 4 | Florida | Key West | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Navy |
| USN Air Station Cecil Field | 4 | Florida | Jacksonville | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 3 | US Navy |
| USN Orlando Training Ctr | 4 | Florida | Orlando | BRAC | NON NPL | 1 | US Navy |
| USA Fort Gillem | 4 | Georgia | Forest Park | BRAC | NON NPL | 5 | US Army |
| USA Blue Grass Depot Activity | 4 | Kentucky | Richmond | BRAC | NON NPL | 2 | US Army |
| USA Lexington Blue Grass Depot Activity | 4 | Kentucky | Lexington | BRAC | NON NPL | 1 | US Army |
| USN Naval Ord. | 4 | Kentucky | Louisville | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Navy |
| Naval Shipyard - Charleston | 4 | South Carolina | Charleston | BRAC | NON NPL | 3 | US Navy |
| USAF Myrtle Beach AFB | 4 | South Carolina | Myrtle Beach | BRAC | NON NPL | 2 | US Air Force |
| Memphis Defense Depot (DLA) | 4 | Tennessee | Memphis | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 4 | Defense Logistics Agency |
| USN Naval Air Sta Memphis | 4 | Tennessee | Millington | BRAC | NON NPL | 3 | US Navy |
| Chanute Air Force Base | 5 | Illinois | Rantoul | BRAC | PROPOSED | 1 | US Air Force |
| O'Hare Air Reserve Facilities | 5 | Illinois | Chicago | BRAC | NON NPL | 3 | US Air Force |
| Savanna Army Depot Activity | 5 | Illinois | Savanna | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 4 | US Army |
| US Army Fort Sheridan | 5 | Illinois | Fort Sheridan | BRAC | NON NPL | 1 | US Army |
| US Navy Glenview Naval Air Station | 5 | Illinois | Glenview | BRAC | NON NPL | 3 | US Navy |
| US Army Jefferson Proving Ground | 5 | Indiana | Madison | BRAC | NON NPL | 1 | US Army |
| US Army Soldier Support Ctr | 5 | Indiana | Fort Benjamin Harrison | BRAC | NON NPL | 2 | US Army |
| US Navy Avionics Center | 5 | Indiana | Indianapolis | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Navy |
| USDAF USAF Grissom AFB Alert FAC | 5 | Indiana | Grissom Afb | BRAC | NON NPL | 2 | US Air Force |
| US Air Force K I Sawyer AFB | 5 | Michigan | Gwinn | BRAC | NON NPL | 3 | US Air Force |
| US Army Tank Automotive Command | 5 | Michigan | Warren | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Army |
| Wurtsmith Air Force Base | 5 | Michigan | Oscoda | BRAC | PROPOSED | 2 | US Air Force |
| Newark Air Force Base | 5 | Ohio | Heath | BRAC | NON NPL | 3 | US Air Force |
| Rickenbacker Air National Guard (USAF) | 5 | Ohio | Lockbourne | BRAC | PROPOSED | 2 | US Air Force |
| US Dod Defense Electronics Supply Ctr | 5 | Ohio | Dayton | BRAC | NON NPL | 3 | US Air Force |
| Eaker Air Force Base | 6 | Arkansas | Blytheville | BRAC | NON NPL | 2 | Department of Defense |
| Fort Chaffee | 6 | Arkansas | Fort Chaffee | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | Department of Defense |
| England Air Force Base | 6 | Louisiana | Alexandria | BRAC | NON NPL | 2 | Department of Defense |
| Fort Wingate Depot Activity | 6 | New Mexico | Gallup | BRAC | NON NPL | 1 | Department of Defense |
| Bergstrom Air Force Base | 6 | Texas | Austin | BRAC | NON NPL | 2 | Department of Defense |
| Carswell Air Force Base | 6 | Texas | Fort Worth | BRAC | NON NPL | 2 | US Air Force |
| Dallas Naval Air Station | 6 | Texas | Dallas | BRAC | NON NPL | 3 | Department of Defense |
| Kelly Air Force Base | 6 | Texas | San Antonio | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | Department of Defense |
| Red River Army Depot | 6 | Texas | Texarkana | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | Department of Defense |
| US Dept Air Force Reese Education Training Command | 6 | Texas | Lubbock | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | Department of Defense |
| Fort Des Moines (EX) | 7 | Iowa | Des Moines | BRAC | NON NPL | 1 | Army Corps of Engineers |
| Naval Reserve Station, Dubuque | 7 | Iowa | Dubuque | BRAC | NON NPL | 5 | US Navy |
| Combined Arms Cnt & Ft Leavenworth | 7 | Kansas | Fort Leavenworth | BRAC | NON NPL | 5 | US Army |
| Kansas Army Ammunition Plant | 7 | Kansas | Parsons | BRAC | NON NPL | 5 | US Army |
| Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant | 7 | Kansas | Desoto | BRAC | REMOVED | 5 | US Army |
| Marine Corps Support Center Kansas Cit, Mo | 7 | Missouri | Kansas City | BRAC | NON NPL | 5 | US Navy |
| Nike Battery 30 - C - Kansas City | 7 | Missouri | Lone Jack | BRAC | NON NPL | 1 | US Army |
| Richards Gebaur Air Force Base | 7 | Missouri | Belton | BRAC | NON NPL | 2 | US Air Force |
| Us Marine Corps | 7 | Missouri | Bridgeton | BRAC | NON NPL | 5 | US Navy |
| Fitzsimons Army Medical Center | 8 | Colorado | Aurora | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Army |
| Lowry Air Force Base | 8 | Colorado | Denver | BRAC | NON NPL | 2 | US Air Force |
| Pueblo Chemical Depot | 8 | Colorado | Pueblo | BRAC | NON NPL | 1 | US Army |
| Ogden Defense Depot (DLA) | 8 | Utah | Ogden | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 4 | Defense Logistics Agency |
| Tooele Army Depot (north Area) | 8 | Utah | Tooele | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 3 | US Army |
| Williams Air Force Base | 9 | Arizona | Chandler | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 2 | US Air Force |
| Alameda Naval Air Station | 9 | California | Alameda | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 3 | US Navy |
| Castle Air Force Base (6 Areas) | 9 | California | Merced | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 2 | US Air Force |
| Concord Naval Weapons Station | 9 | California | Concord | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 5 | US Navy |
| El Toro Marine Corps Air Station | 9 | California | El Toro | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 3 | US Navy |
| Federal Correctional Institute Lompoc | 9 | California | Lompoc | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Army |
| Fleet Industrial Supply Center Oakland | 9 | California | Oakland | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Navy |
| Fort Ord | 9 | California | Marina | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 2 | US Army |
| George Air Force Base | 9 | California | Victorville | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 1 | US Air Force |
| Hamilton AFB | 9 | California | Novato | BRAC | NON NPL | 1 | US Army |
| Long Beach Naval Sta | 9 | California | Long Beach | BRAC | NON NPL | 2 | US Navy |
| March Air Force Base | 9 | California | Riverside | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 3 | US Air Force |
| Mare Island Naval Shipyard | 9 | California | Vallejo | BRAC | NON NPL | 3 | US Navy |
| Mather Air Force Base (AC&W Disposal Site) | 9 | California | Mather | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 1 | US Air Force |
| Mcclellan Air Force Base (Ground Water Contamination) | 9 | California | Mcclellan Afb | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 4 | US Air Force |
| Moffett Field Naval Air Station | 9 | California | Moffett Field | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 2 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Naval Shipyard Long Beach | 9 | California | Long Beach | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Navy |
| Norton Air Force Base (landfill #2) | 9 | California | San Bernardino | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 1 | US Air Force |
| Oakland Army Base Warehouse Area | 9 | California | Oakland | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Army |
| Oakland Naval Regional Medical Ctr | 9 | California | Oakland | BRAC | NON NPL | 3 | US Navy |
| Presidio Of San Francisco | 9 | California | San Francisco | BRAC | NON NPL | 1 | US Army |
| Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant | 9 | California | Riverbank | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 5 | US Army |
| Sacramento Army Depot | 9 | California | Sacramento | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 2 | US Army |
| Salton Sea Test Base | 9 | California | Salton City | BRAC | NON NPL | 1 | US Navy |
| San Diego Naval Training Center | 9 | California | San Diego | BRAC | NON NPL | 3 | US Navy |
| Sierra Army Depot | 9 | California | Herlong | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Army |
| Treasure Isl Naval Station | 9 | California | San Francisco | BRAC | NON NPL | 3 | US Navy |
| Treasure Island Naval Station-Hunters Point Annex | 9 | California | San Francisco | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 2 | US Navy |
| Tustin Marine Corps Air Station | 9 | California | Tustin | BRAC | NON NPL | 2 | US Navy |
| Apra Harbor Naval Complex | 9 | Guam | Piti | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Navy |
| Naval Air Sta Agana | 9 | Guam | Agana | BRAC | NON NPL | 3 | US Navy |
| Naval Facil Guam | 9 | Guam | Agana | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Navy |
| Barbers Point Naval Air Sta | 9 | Hawaii | Barbers Point | BRAC | NON NPL | 3 | US Navy |
| Barbers Point Navy Public Works Ctr. | 9 | Hawaii | Barbers Point | BRAC | NON NPL | 3 | US Navy |
| Midway Is Naval Air Sta | 9 | U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | Midway Islands | BRAC | NON NPL | 3 | US Navy |
| Adak Naval Air Station | 10 | Alaska | Adak | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 4 | US Navy |
| Usarmy Fort Greely | 10 | Alaska | Fort Greely | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Army |
| Umatilla Army Depot (Lagoons) | 10 | Oregon | Hermiston | NPL/BRAC | FINAL | 1 | US Army |
| Camp Bonneville Former BRAC Site | 10 | Washington | BRAC | NON NPL | 4 | US Army | |
| US Navy Puget Sound Naval Sta Sandpoint | 10 | Washington | Seattle | BRAC | NON NPL | 2 | US Navy |
Base Closure at Federal Facilities
To sustain and streamline military readiness, the Department of Defense (DoD) recognized the need to close some installations and redefine the department’s mission at others. To date, DoD and Congress have implemented five Base Realignment and Closure BRAC rounds: 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995 and 2005. In BRAC rounds I-IV, EPA assists in the transfer of both BRAC and National Priorities List (NPL) sites, also known as Superfund Sites.
Because these facilities often encompass hundreds of acres with buildings, roads and other infrastructure, their effective and efficient cleanup and reuse can play a pivotal role in a community's economic development. A large portion of BRAC property was designated for transfer to other federal agencies or non-federal entities, such as states, Tribes, local governments or private industries. Thirty-four DoD installations from BRAC I-IV are also listed on the NPL. You can view the different BRAC site locations by state or agency at the Federal Facilities National Priorities List (NPL) and Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Sites Where You Live Web page.
Key Base Closure and Property Transfer Documents
The purpose of the 2010 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was to establish responsibilities and funding for EPA's assistance and support in accelerating environmental restoration and cleanup decisions in support of reuse at selected Department of Defense (DoD) BRAC Rounds I-IV installations.
Under the Base Realignment and Closure Act of 2005 (BRAC) a number of communities have military installations that are slated to close. Turning Bases Into Great Places: New Life for Closed Military Facilities outlines the steps for creating a redevelopment vision using smart-growth principles.
EPA also helps accelerate the transfer of federal property by coordinating environmental cleanup activities and crafting innovative property transfer arrangements.
BRAC 2005 (BRAC 5)
The BRAC Commission’s recommendations for reshaping the Defense Department’s infrastructure and force structure officially took effect on November 9, 2005. The 2005 BRAC recommendations represent the most aggressive BRAC ever proposed, affecting more than 800 installations. Whether a DoD facility is included in the BRAC 2005 Interim Guidance for EPA’s Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Program (April 27, 2006)
This guidance supersedes the February 1996 EPA Guidance for Implementing the Fast-Track Cleanup Program at Closing or Realigning Military Bases.(BRAC 5) list for realignments and closures does not change EPA’s core environmental responsibilities relative to characterization and cleanup of an installation on the Superfund NPL. However, EPA’s involvement at non-NPL BRAC is limited to site-specific situations.
- 2005 Proposed Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Installations on the NPL
- 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Report
On August, 11, 2005, the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission met to receive testimony from federal, state and local government officials, professional associations and the general public regarding the issues related to the appropriate environmental stewardship of installations recommended for closure and realignment. The meeting was open to the public. See the EPA’s prepared statement before the commission.
Other Agencies
Department of Defense (DoD) BRAC Cleanup and Property Transfer
- Memoranda of Understanding Between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Defense:
- Transmittal of "Interim Guidance for EPA’s Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Program"
- Fast-Track Cleanup at Closing DoD Installations
Additional Federal Agency Resources
- U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Resources
- GAO is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress. Often called the "congressional watchdog," GAO investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars. The GAO website offers links to Issue Summaries and Key Reports such as:
Accomplishments
BRAC and EPA’s Federal Facility Cleanup Program
EPA serves the public by supporting innovative, cost-effective cleanups at federal facilities and the return of those facilities to productive use. We work extensively with other federal agencies, state and local governments, and community representatives to ensure that facilities meet environmental standards and are ready for redevelopment.
EPA assists in the transfer of properties and provides regulatory oversight at many types of Department of Defense (DoD) sites, including Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) sites. Because these facilities often encompass hundreds of acres with buildings, roads and other infrastructure, their effective and efficient cleanup and reuse can play a pivotal role in communities’ economic development.
September 30, 2016 marked the end of thirty years of EPA’s involvement at BRAC facilities that are not on the National Priorities List (NPL). The BRAC and EPA’s Federal Facility Cleanup Program: Three Decades of Excellence, Innovation and Reuse report takes a closer look at EPA’s work in support of DoD and its BRAC environmental restoration and reuse efforts over the past three decades. At more than 100 BRAC sites nationwide, EPA has provided resources to accelerate environmental restoration activities, maintain remedies that protect human health and the environment, support public involvement, and facilitate property transfer.