The purpose of the Secretary of Defense's Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) recommendations is to make the most efficient and effective use of all the Department of Defense's resources; to improve operational efficiency; to save taxpayers' dollars; to advance transformation and enhance combat effectiveness of U.S. Armed Forces.

BRAC 2005 will facilitate multi-service missions by creating joint organizational and basing solutions that will not only reduce waste, but also maximize military effectiveness.

Reducing costs of the Department of Defense base structure will help to eliminate unnecessary infrastructure resulting in recurring annual savings that can be converted to war-fighting resources.