Parking Fighter Jets And Tanks, Military Bases Pivot To Avoid Closure
The Pentagon is pushing Congress to help it save $2 billion a year by shutting down more bases. Rather than waiting for the ax, military communities are finding ways to stay relevant.
The Pentagon is pushing Congress to help it save $2 billion a year by shutting down more military bases. But Congress hates the idea, and has spent more than a decade avoiding it.
The hurt of past base closures is still fresh for military communities in Monterey, Calif. and Cape Cod, Mass. A major base in the Monterey Bay area closed in the 1990s and Cape Cod nearly lost its base more than a decade ago. So rather than anxiously wait for a congressional ax, these communities are are positioning their bases to stay relevant — from becoming a world-class language hub to parking fighter jets in favor of cyber warfare.
Every year, the former Fort Ord in the Monterey Bay Alooks less like an Army base.
"It used to be, before things happened,
