MRE board member Sig Christenson writes:
A Pentagon call to shutter more bases Thursday drew concern and outright opposition, but leaders in San Antonio and elsewhere in Texas say the state likely would win big if a new closure round is ordered.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced that he wants to start a new base-closure process “as soon as possible” as the Pentagon moves to cut its budget by $487 billion over 10 years.
Mayor Julián Castro and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff credited the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment round with pumping $3.3 billion into the economy, positioning the city to support new missions.
