BRAC SAVES ROME LAB, BROOKS, KIRTLAND AFBs

___ Wary of breaking up a valuable research and development asset for the Air Force, the Base Closure and Realignment Commission voted June 22 to retain Rome Laboratory, NY, instead of splitting that facility's capabilities between Hanscom AFB, MA, and Fort Monmouth, NJ. The commission also accepted a plea by Defense Secretary William Perry not to close Kirtland AFB, NM, and voted unanimously to retain Brooks AFB, TX, including that facility's Human Systems Center. The Defense Department had recommended moving...