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Overseas Base Closures

Overseas Base Closures. February 28, 2012; Miami, Florida. CONVERSION PROCESS IN GERMANY William Karl Wilburn, Esq. RELEVANT HISTORY. 1991: Reunification: addition of GDR’s bases 2001: MoD Deployment Concept: 18% Reduction of Manpower; from 575 bases, close 187 bases,

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Overseas Base Closures

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  1. Overseas Base Closures February 28, 2012; Miami, Florida

  2. CONVERSION PROCESS INGERMANYWilliam Karl Wilburn, Esq.

  3. RELEVANT HISTORY • 1991: Reunification: addition of GDR’s bases • 2001: MoD Deployment Concept: 18% Reduction of Manpower; from 575 bases, close 187 bases, resulting in 388 bases in total. • 2003: Defense Policy Guidelines: Shifts from Cold War to international expeditionary force. • July 2011: Conscription ends; all-volunteer begins.

  4. BUNDESWEHR PERSONNEL & BASE STATUS • Personnel: Cold War: 495,000 2012: 205,000 2017: 185,000 • Bases: 2001: 575 2012: 394 (13) Marked for closure (58) Reduced to under 15 billets 5 New bases 328 2017: (31) Marked for closure (33) Reduced to under 15 billets 264

  5. Relevant Federal Conversion Agencies MINISTRY of FINANCE MINISTRY of DEFENSE Federal Coordinating Agency for Conversion Questions (KStK) est. 2004 Agency for Real Property Issues (BImA) est. 2005

  6. Conversion Working Group • Kommunen • (Local Governments) • State • County (Kreis) • City • Private Interest Groups MoD + BImA = KStK (Federal) • “Working Group”

  7. CONVERSION PROCESS Phase I: 1-2 years MoD Internal Decision Property Evaluation Alternative Uses MoD Contacts Local Authorities “Working Group” Comprised Preliminary Land Use Issues Vetted Zoning Environmental Commercial Potential Contaminants Interim Use?

  8. CONVERSION PROCESS Phase II: 2 - 4 years Determination of Use Alternatives Public InputSifting through Preliminary Concepts Design, Construction, Value Finalize Possible Uses Land Use Environmental Economic, Infrastructure Impacts Negotiations with specific buyers Request for Proposals Goal: Sales Contract

  9. www.bundeswehr.de

  10. Stationing of the Bundeswehr in Germany

  11. Number of additional closures through 2017

  12. Affected billets nationally

  13. Number of billets per 1,000 of population

  14. Number of billets per 1,000 of population

  15. Rheinland-Pfalz

  16. Rheinland-Pfalz

  17. Observations In general, German bases are smaller than in U. S. MoD makes closure decisions with military, administrative, budgetary factors; less so community economic impact factors. Process is less political than in U. S. Closures have caused little economic consequence to host communities (See Paloyo, et al.). Military property in 120 German locations will be disposed of in next five years.

  18. SOURCES www.bundeswehr.de www.bundesimmobilien.de (BImA) (Federal Agency for Real Property Issues) www.konversions-konferenz.de (February 2012 conference on German base closings) Paloyo, Vance, Vorell The Regional Economic Effects of Military Base Realigments and Closures in Germany (2010)

  19. William Karl Wilburn, Esq. WKWilburn P.C. Attorneys at Law 7910 Woodmont Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 Phone: (301) 652 – 9700 Fax: (301) 652 – 9701 Mobile: (301) 461 – 3057 wkw@wkwilburn.com www.wkwilburn.com

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