ORLANDO, FL -- The Defense Department should alter the way it approaches base closures to emphasize the likelihood of the facility successfully converting to civilian use rather than attempting to eliminate those with the lowest military utility, according to Air Force Gen. Mike Hostage. Hostage, the leader of Air Combat Command and a strong supporter of a new round of base realignment and closure (BRAC), believes that new philosophy could make a BRAC round more politically palatable and lead it...
