Army mum on depot plans, but it has echoes of a BRAC

By Dan Schere / September 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
After a sweeping set of proposals to restructure multiple Army depots and arsenals, former officials, local leaders and experts are scrutinizing vague signals from service leadership, and seeing signs of what resembles a potential base realignment and closure (BRAC). Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s April 30 memo outlining the Army Transformation Initiative calls for the service to “review and consolidate operations across select depots, arsenals, and installations,” specifically mentioning a proposed “integration” of Joint Munitions Command and Army Sustainment Command, both...

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