BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT COMMISSION VOTE
From right, Commissioner Lloyd Newton, Commissioner James Hill, General Counsel David Hague, Chairman Anthony J. Principi, Executive Director Charles Battaglia, Commissioner James Hansen and Commissioner Harld Gehman vote on the closure of Brooks City Base, TX at a BRAC meeting on base closures and realignment recommendations at the Hyatt Regency in Crystal City, VA on Aug. 25, 2005. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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