A joint base ( JB ) is a base of the armed forces of the United States utilized by multiple military services; one service hosts one or more other services as tenants on the base. In most cases, joint bases have interservice support agreements (ISSAs) to govern how the host provides services to the tenants.
20-562: The Joint Base Cape Cod is a state-designated joint base created by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the United States War Department in 1935. Governor James Curley signed the state bill to allocate and purchase land for a military facility, and establishing a formal commission to manage this new state military property and personnel. After 22,000 acres (8,900 ha ; 89 km ; 34 sq mi ) of land
40-432: A common language to serve as a basis for (1) developing common output levels for each function of installation support at joint bases and (2) developing service-wide capability-based planning models for all installation support functions. OSD's 2008 guidance on implementing joint basing established a set of installation support functional areas and provided for the creation of a set of joint base common standards to define
60-665: A resolution (H.J.Res. 65) was introduced to the House of Representatives on September 23, 2005, by Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL) (no such resolution was introduced in the Senate). The House took up debate of the resolution on October 26, 2005. The resolution failed to pass by a 324–85 margin, thereby enacting the list of recommendations. The Secretary of Defense was required to begin implementing the recommendations by September 15, 2007, and to complete implementation no later than September 15, 2011. Pentagon officials calculated that, if adopted in full by
80-467: Is instead governed by a memorandum of agreement between each joint base's supporting component, which provides installation support, and supported components, which receive installation support. BRAC 2005 law identified the supported component by requiring that its base realign the "relocating the installation management functions to" the supporting component. Guidance developed by the OSD in 2008 required that
100-774: The 102nd Intelligence Wing , Joint Base Cape Cod for allegedly uploading Top Secret information to a Discord server, and charged with violating the Espionage Act . Teixeira had access to sensitive compartmented access (SCI) information. 41°42′15″N 70°32′30″W / 41.70417°N 70.54167°W / 41.70417; -70.54167 Joint base The practice originated during Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), 1993, in which joint reserve bases were established at Willow Grove , Pennsylvania, and Fort Worth , Texas. Base Realignment and Closure, 2005 added to this list when 26 bases were combined into twelve and renamed as joint bases. In addition, several other uses of
120-685: The Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod . Cape Cod Space Force Station was created when the air force returned in 1978. The U.S. Air Force constructed the Precision Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased Array Warning System (PAVE PAWS). PAVE PAWS is designed to detect airborne ballistic missiles and monitor orbiting satellites. In the 2023 Pentagon document leaks the FBI arrested Airman 1st Class Jack Teixeira , cyber transport systems journeyman of
140-614: The Joint Reserve Base name. The JRBs are examples of typical military host–tenant relationships, in which support provided to the tenants by the host is codified in an ISSA as dictated by DOD Policy. At NAS JRB Fort Worth, the Navy hosts a variety of reserve flying units from the Navy , Marine Corps , and Air Force ; each has an ISSA with the Navy for the support it needs at the base. The joint basing program, established by recommendation 146 of
160-524: The "realignment" (either enlarging or shrinking) of 33 others. On September 15, 2005, President George W. Bush approved the BRAC Commission's recommendations, leaving the fate of the bases in question to the United States Congress . Congress had a maximum of 45 days to reject the proposal by passing a joint resolution of disapproval, or the recommendations automatically enter into effect. Such
180-454: The 2005 Base Closure and Realignment Commission, represents the department's efforts to optimize the delivery of installation support across the services. The BRAC Report created 12 joint bases from 26 service installations that were in close proximity or shared a boundary. As of 1 October 2010, all 12 joint bases achieved full operational capability. Joint basing is not governed by the standard host–tenant ISSA policy, DODI 4000.19. Joint basing
200-575: The Commission reviewed the list and amended many of the Pentagon's recommendations, removing several major installations from the closure list. The Commission calculated the overall 20-year savings to the government in carrying out its amended list of recommendations as close to $ 15 billion. On May 12, 2005, Gen. Richard Myers , Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , said that the two-year effort to produce
220-608: The Massachusetts Military Reservation to Joint Base Cape Cod in 2013, reflecting its many operational tenants. BRAC 2005 The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission preliminary list was released by the United States Department of Defense on May 13, 2005. It was the fifth Base Realignment and Closure ("BRAC") proposal generated since the process was created in 1988. It recommended closing 22 major United States military bases and
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#1733085409044240-579: The above bases, Joint Base Balad was created as part of a combination of bases in Iraq . It was handed over to the Iraqi Air Force in 2011, as the United States military withdrew from the nation. Joint Base Balad operated under the direction of CENTCOM . Two authorities provided support to tenants: the base operations support integrator (BOS-I) and the senior airfield authority (SAA). The U.S. Air Force
260-419: The level of service expected at each joint base and to ensure consistent delivery of installation support services. As of March 2014, there are 260 joint base common standards grouped into 48 functional areas and 12 categories. Not all of the joint bases were mandated by BRAC 2005 law to establish themselves as joint bases; however, all 12 joint bases assumed that nomenclature or a variation. In addition to
280-479: The list had several objectives: The 2005 BRAC round was the fifth since the process was initiated in 1988, and the first since 1995. It differed significantly from preceding rounds in several respects: Major facilities slated for closure included these: Major facilities slated for realignment included these: By merging adjacent installations belonging to different services, 13 Joint Bases were created. The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission resulted in
300-611: The nine-member BRAC Commission, the recommendations would have saved almost $ 50 billion over 20 years. The BRAC Commission (officially known as the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission) disputed this claim, pointing out what it considered to be significant flaws in the Department's methodology. The Commission recalculated the 20-year savings of the DOD recommendation list at just above $ 37 billion. Between late May and late August,
320-455: The supporting and supported components complete a memorandum of agreement defining the installation support relationship between them for forming the joint base and to fully implement the BRAC 2005 joint basing decisions, and that the supporting component deliver installation support in accordance with the new definitions and standards. Resources then were transferred from the supported component(s) to
340-493: The supporting component in the fiscal year 2010 President's Budget submittal to align resources with responsibility for installation support at the joint bases. The joint basing program represents Department of Defense (DoD) efforts to optimize the delivery of installation support across the services. The DoD developed joint base common output level standards (JB-COLS) to provide common output or performance level standards for installation support. The framework of JB-COLS provides
360-432: The term "joint" are used in names of bases in the United States military and are described below. JRBs at Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, and Fort Worth, Texas, were created during BRAC 1993 ; however, the name Joint Reserve Base was not used in the BRAC law. Instead, the BRAC realigned several reserve air assets to Carswell AFB (now NAS JRB Fort Worth) and NAS Willow Grove. It is not clear how or when these bases acquired
380-665: Was secured on Cape Cod , the Massachusetts National Guard began erecting tents and a basic training program in the following year. Formerly the Massachusetts Military Reservation , it was renamed in 2013 to Joint Base Cape Cod by Massachusetts; although having a name similar to many federal military installations, it has no federal recognition. Otis Air National Guard Base underwent boundary changes in 1975. This realignment included these installations: Otis Air National Guard Base , Camp Edwards , and
400-550: Was the host at Joint Base Balad serving as both the BOS-I and SAA. No host-tenant agreement with the Army or other tenants of Joint Base Balad were needed, as it was CENTCOM policy for the BOS-I and SAA to advocate on behalf of all tenants. Although not officially named by the United States Department of Defense , local leaders on Cape Cod , and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts renamed
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