Texas Military Preparedness Commission

1. Texas Military Preparedness Commission October 18, 2005 Office of the Governor

2. Texas Military Preparedness Commission Office of the Governor Overview State Preparations for 2005 BRAC • TMPC Review -Organization -Mission -Relationships • Economic Impact of DOD expenditures • Distribution of Military Installations • Actions to Preserve Defense Installations • DOD vs. BRAC Commission Recommendations and Impact • Observations -The “Good” -The “Could have been better” -The “Excellent” • BRAC 2005 Timeline

3. Texas Military Preparedness Commission Office of the Governor Commissioners • Chairman William Ehrie, Abilene • Vice Chair Ralph Gauer, Harker Heights • Commissioner Dora Alcala, Del Rio • Commissioner Joe Robles, San Antonio • Commissioner William Ceverha, Dallas • Commissioner Johnny Fender, San Angelo • Commissioner Loyd Neal, Corpus Christi • Commissioner James Maloney, El Paso • Commissioner Ronald Henson, Texarkana

4. Texas Military Preparedness Commission Office of the Governor Ex-Officio Members • The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison, United States Senate • The Honorable John Cornyn, United States Senate • The Honorable Leticia Van de Putte, Chair, Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs and Military Installations • The Honorable Frank J. Corte, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Defense Affairs and State-Federal Relations

5. Texas Military Preparedness Commission Office of the Governor Our Mission • Develop a pro-active statewide strategy to preserve and grow our military installations and defense industry. • Assist defense-dependent communities that have been impacted by BRAC. • Understand national security challenges and maintain the role of full partner with the Department of Defense during defense transformation process.

6. Texas Military Preparedness Commission Office of the Governor Relationships Governor TMPC DASFR FEDERAL DELEGATION VAMI MILITARY SERVICES COMMUNITIES STATE LEGISLATORS STATE AGENCIES TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD RESERVES

7. Texas Military Preparedness Commission Office of the Governor The Military is Big Business in Texas… • 18 Major Installations in the State • 11 % of the Total Force • $8.8 Billion in Payroll (2004) • $77.0 Billion annual fiscal impact (2004) • 40% of military cargo shipped by ports of Corpus Christi and Beaumont

8. Major Military Installations 2005 Red River Army Depot Sheppard AFB Lone Star Ammo Plant Fort Bliss Dyess AFB Fort Hood Goodfellow AFB Ellington Field Laughlin AFB Naval Station Ingleside NAS Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Army Depot • Slated for closure Kingsville NAS • Active Lackland AFB Fort Sam Houston Randolph AFB Brooks City Base

9. Statewide Distribution of Texas National Guard and Texas State Guard Facilities As of July 2004

10. Texas Military Preparedness Commission Office of the Governor BRAC 2005 Criteria • Military Value • Encroachment • Transportation • Jointness • Ranges/Training Areas • Environment • Quality of Life • Defense Transformation • Super Installations

11. Texas Military Preparedness Commission Office of the Governor State Initiatives • Legislative Initiatives • 4A/4B tax legislation amendment • Education Initiatives • Assistance for military personnel and dependants • Financial Assistance • Texas Revolving Loan Fund • DEAAG Program • Defense Economic Readjustment Zones

12. Texarkana (RRAD & LSA) Corpus Christi San Antonio Wichita Falls Abilene Houston (Ellington) Fort Worth (JRB) El Paso (Fort Bliss) Killeen (Fort Hood) Del Rio (Laughlin AFB) Texas Military Preparedness Commission Office of the Governor Comparison of DOD & Commission Recommendations DOD Position -2,649 -3,335 2,792 -2,624 374 -3 426 11,501 -191 182 Commission Position -414 -3,335 3,267 -2,624 0 -3 312 11,501 -191 182 * * # # Total Adds for State 6,473 8,241 * Texas Instituted Changes Positive Delta of 1,768 # Changes Created by Commission Actions Other States

13. Texas Military Preparedness Commission Office of the Governor Observations of Associated BRAC Actions • Dyess AFB—Excellent work by community and federal delegation to maintain status quo after Ellsworth decision • Sheppard AFB—Excellent but unsuccessful work by community to challenge two of DOD’s major joint initiatives—JSF Training at Eglin & Medical Center of Excellence in San Antonio • San Antonio—Excellent work by community and state to enhance positive impact of DOD’s recommendations by maintaining cryptologic and high energy research missions • Fort Bliss—Benefited from Army’s transformation and return of forces from overseas • Fort Hood—Not a winner by BRAC actions but well positioned for future missions • Laughlin AFB—Benefiting by BRAC actions at other pilot training bases • Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth—Benefiting by BRAC actions at other bases • National Guard—Benefiting by DOD action to build new Armed Forces Reserve Centers ($2.1B of construction) and consolidate multiple guard units

14. Texas Military Preparedness Commission Office of the Governor Promoting Awareness • Visited all major military installations and defense communities. • Testify regularly before the Texas House and Senate Committees briefing on BRAC related issues. • Traveled to Washington, DC to express the importance of military installations in Texas.

15. Texas Military Preparedness Commission Office of the Governor Promoting Awareness • Distributed 1000 copies of 2004- 05 Annual Master Plan to state and national decision makers. • Developed and distributed over 3,700 copies of a Texas specific brochure targeted to Texas defense establishments. • Prepare and distribute a monthly newsletter to all legislators, community and military leaders.

16. Texas Military Preparedness Commission Office of the Governor Observations of Process • “The Good” • TMPC’s preparatory efforts over last two years served State well • Communities representatives, task forces, and elected officials did exceptionally well in presenting their cases to the BRAC Commission • The Governor’s Strike Force and TMPC served valuable purpose in sharing information and providing assistance to communities • Senator Hutchison and staff were in the lead and did exceptionally well • Entire Texas Delegation (Federal, State and Local) was well represented throughout the process and BRAC Commissioners noticed • The “Could Have Been Better” • More timely coordination and understanding of the “Evolving Game Plan” for the “South Texas” Initiative • Working relationship with Navy and support from senior staff in the Navy • “The Excellent” • The State and Community’s Response to the Oceana Opportunity • Teamwork and execution by Texarkana and San Antonio

17. Contact Information E-mail: Bob.Rasmussen@governor.state.tx.us Phone #: (512) 463-8880 Fax: (512) 475-0108