Closing bases need not leave only empty spaces behind. Careful planning can maximize their assets for the community.

Having worked in the Navy's Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) office in the past, I've seen first-hand how little attention is paid to a community's long-term economic survival after the military leaves. The loss of a base seriously affects the community that has supported it, and we need to develop a strategy that not only saves tax dollars but, more important, saves the tax base.

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