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Base Realignment and Closure
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<p> Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) was a process by a <a href="/facts/Federal_government_of_the_United_States/VJCxUaf7">United States federal government</a> commission to increase the efficiency of the <a href="/facts/United_States_Department_of_Defense/dWAvf7e3">United States Department of Defense</a> by coordinating the realignment and closure of <a href="/facts/List_of_American_military_installations/K3F5hP22">military installations</a> following the end of the <a href="/facts/Cold_War/spJdJQ3q">Cold War</a>. Over 350 installations have been closed in five BRAC rounds: 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995, and 2005. These five BRAC rounds constitute a combined savings of $12 billion annually. </p>