BRAC Success Stories
In more than half a century of existence, OEA has successfully helped, and continues to help, communities transition from a Defense-dependent economy to a prospering independent local economy. OEA BRAC projects range in size, scope, and location; the following stories showcase how OEA support to local communities leads to more jobs, larger tax bases, and economic freedom for decades to come, regardless of these varying factors.
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Post Head Quarters
Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana
- Action:
- Identified for closure in 1991 and closed in 1996
- Location:
- 13 miles northeast of Indianapolis
- Point of Contact:
- Fort Harrison Reuse Authority (FHRA)
Ehren Bingaman, Executive Director
Doris Combs, Executive Assistant
9120 Otis Avenue Suite 200
Indianapolis, Indiana 46216
Telephone: (317) 377-3400
Email:
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Base Overview
Located in Lawrence, Indiana, Fort Harrison officially closed in 1996 as part of the 1991 BRAC round. The base spanned 2,400 acres in Marion County, Indiana and contained numerous buildings while employing 1,050 civilian employees.
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Glenview Naval Air Station, Illinois
- Action:
- Closed in 1995
- Location:
- 18 miles from Chicago in Glenview, Illinois
- Point of Contact:
- The Village of Glenview
The Glen Redevelopment Project Office
Donald K. Owen, Director of Capital Projects and Planning
1370 Shermer Road, Glenview, Illinois 60026
Telephone: (847) 998-9500
Website: http://www.glenview.il.us/glen/ - Photos:
- http://www.glenview.il.us/glen/photos_yearly_index.asp
http://www.hangarone.org/8thmeeting.asp - Glenview in the News:
- CBS news story of Glenview
Base Overview
One of the three major installations closed in the Chicago metropolitan area during multiple BRAC rounds in the mid-1990s, Glenview Naval Air Station (GNAS), located in the center of the Village of Glenview, Illinois, was approximately 18 miles northwest from the heart of downtown Chicago.
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Grissom Air Force Base
- Action:
- Closed in 1993
- Location:
- Peru, Indiana
- Point of Contact:
- Grissom-Aeroplex
Jim Tidd, Executive Director
1525 W. Hoosier Blvd., Suite 201
Peru, Indiana 46970
Telephone: (765) 689-0159
Base Overview
Grissom Air Force Base was located in Miami County, Indiana about six miles south of Peru, Indiana and about 65 miles north of Indianapolis. The BRAC 1991 round targeted the base for realignment that became effective in September 1994. With realignment, an estimated 792 civilian jobs at the base were lost.
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