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Valley Partnership Joint Development Authority Military Affairs Regional Update 30 April 2013

Valley Partnership Joint Development Authority Military Affairs Regional Update 30 April 2013. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA CITY COUNCIL. REGION MOST DIRECTLY INFLUENCED BY FORT BENNING. Lee. Fort Benning Fast Facts. Third Largest Troop Density. Sixth Largest Installation In The U.S.

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Valley Partnership Joint Development Authority Military Affairs Regional Update 30 April 2013

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  1. Valley Partnership Joint Development Authority Military Affairs Regional Update 30 April 2013 COLUMBUS, GEORGIA CITY COUNCIL

  2. REGION MOST DIRECTLYINFLUENCED BY FORT BENNING Lee

  3. Fort Benning Fast Facts • Third Largest Troop Density. • Sixth Largest Installation In The U.S. • 182,000 Square Acres • 12,000 Square Acres Iare n Alabama • 285 Square Miles • FY 2012 Total Trained 92,969 • FY 2013 Resourced To Train 83,967 • FY 2014 Resourced To Train 68,982 • 30%-35% All US Army Basic/Initial Training • Monthly Graduations Impact Region $1,000,000 • Daily Supports 120,000 Soldiers, Retirees, DoD Civilian, Defense Contractors And Family Members • Active Duty On-Post Population 30,000 • 52,400 Family Members Live In Region • TRADOC, SOCOM and FORSCOM Units On Post • $3.71 Billion Authorized In Construction, Refurbishment And Modernization • $3.6 Billion Spent To date • Fort Benning Had 20 Million SF Facilities • Added 6 Million SF Facilities • Reshaped 20,000 Acres • New 76 Bed, 750,000 SF, Martin Army Community Hospital (MACH) - $330 M • New 800 (+) Room Post Lodge - $100 M

  4. Fort Benning Economics Economics FY 2005 • Fort Benning Regional Current Salary Impact: • Monthly $110,000,000 = Annually $1,320,000,000 • Fort Benning Regional Current Contracts: • Impact Monthly $250,000,000 = Annually $3,000,000,000 • Fort Benning Salary And Contract Increase: • Monthly $25/$35,000,000 = Annually $420,000,000 • Regional Future Annual Sales: Estimated Increase = $986,367,000 • Regional Future Annual Salary/Income Estimated Increase = $246,296,000 • Annual Regional Economic Impact • $5,972,000,000 (+/-) FY 2005 Annual Impact With NO Rollover Factors $4.32 Billion Economics “Post” BRAC FY 2012 - 2015 Post BRAC Annual Impact $1.65 Billion More

  5. Regionally Prepare For The Future • THREE SEPARATE DoD ACTIVITIES • 1 – DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DoD) DRAWDOWN (Per DoD) • DoD Budget -$487 Billion • Army Reduced -80,000 Positions • Include Guard, Reserve & Civilians Totals -106,000 Positions • Fort Benning Portion Of Drawdown • - 7,100 Positions • - 1,897 Additional Direct And Indirect Jobs • -17,815 Regional Total (includes Family & Family Members) • Save As Many Positions As Possible • 2 – SEQUESTRATION (Per DoD) - Worse Case Scenario - Final Impact Unknown • DoD Budget -$500 Billion • DoD Military -100,000 Positions, DoD Civilians -52,000 Positions • DoD Total -152,000 Positions • DoD Civilian Furloughs (14 days) • Fort Benning Impact – Yet Unknown • 3 – BRAC 2015 And/Or 2017 (Per DoD) • Language In 2014 DoD Budget, Requesting BRAC 2015 And/Or 2017 • BRAC Focus On Costs And Infrastructure Excessive For 2020 Programmed Force

  6. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DRAWDOWN - - Ongoing POTENTIAL IMPACT ON FORT BENNING • US Army Environmental Command Conducts Programmatic Environmental Assessment • Assess Environmental Capacity Of Installation To Accommodate Force Realignment Restructuring • Impacts 21 Installations Over An Eight Year Period (2013 -2020) • Reduction In Force And End Strength Being Analyzed Unconnected To Past/Future BRACs • No Installation Expansion Actions Included In PEA Analysis (82,800 Acres In Stewart County) • No Decision Has Been Made On Organizations To Be Cut • Follow-On DA Listening Session Occurred On 24 April 2013 On Fort Benning FORT BENNING

  7. Community Regional Input PARTNERSHIP, PREPAREDNESS AND POSTURE THE US ARMY WILL BE SMALLER AND NO INSTALLATION WILL ESCAPE IMPACT OF CHANGE FORT BENNING GROWTH ASSOCIATED WITH ARMOR SCHOOL ARRIVAL - NOT ARMY GROWTH WHAT WE HAVE PROVIDED THE ARMY SENIOR LEADERSHIP ABOUT COMMUNITY AND REGION • We Take Partnering With Fort Benning Seriously • Columbus And Region Have Invested Billions Supporting Fort Benning Growth • Dedicated Four Person Military Affairs Team Wakes Up Each Day And Thinks “Fort Benning” • Region Ready And Able To Accept Growth Associated With Fort Benning • Region Has Prepared For Growth Beyond BRAC 2005 • We Can Continue And Have Demonstrated We Provide All Factors Associated With An Excellent Quality Of Life • Long History Of Support To Fort Benning: • Fort Benning Intertwined Into Region’s Very Fabric Of existence • The Signing Of The First US Army “Community Covenant” Was In Columbus, Georgia • Fort Benning’s Men, Women And Spouses Sought To Fill Employment Opportunities • Long Tradition Providing And Supporting Post With FORSCOM, SOCOM And TRADOC Units • We Want Fort Benning To Grow And Will Insure All Support Is And Will Be In Place

  8. EVOLVING LONG-TERMSTRATEGY SUPPORTING FUTURE EFFORTS REFINING FORT BENNING STRATEGY • The Army WILL Get Much Smaller • Target Growth For Lawson Army Air Field (LAAF) (10,000 Foot NATO) • US Air Force C-130 or C-17 Units From Air Force Reductions • Supports US Air Force Readiness Requirements • Supports 75th Ranger Regiment, MCoE’s Airborne, Jump Master and Pathfinder Schools • Technology Innovation And It’s Growth Supportive Of MCoEFuture Effort • Technology • Robotics • Unattended Ground Sensors And Ground Vehicles • Research And Information Related Technologies • “IF” 3rd Brigade Leaves - Attempt To Backfill With: • Engineer Group/Brigade (Horizontal) • Sustainment Brigade • Light Infantry Brigade • Stryker Brigade • Grow Basic Training Base

  9. Valley Partnership Joint Development Authority Military Affairs Regional Update 30 April 2013 COLUMBUS, GEORGIA CITY COUNCIL

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