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Fort Monroe slated for closure
Virginia Business
June 2005
Hampton’s Fort Monroe is the
sole Virginia facility selected for shutdown on a national
list of proposed military base closings.
Closing the 180-year-old base would
affect more than 3,000 military and civilian jobs. A
proposed realignment at Fort Eustis in Newport News
could result in the loss of more than 2,000 jobs.
Meanwhile, the number of jobs could
increase at other Virginia bases under the Department
of Defense proposal. Fort Belvoir, for example, would
gain more than 9,000 jobs and a new military hospital,
and Fort Lee would gain more than 7,000 positions.
Bases in South Hampton Roads are
expected to add 5,100 military and civilian jobs. That
total includes 2,800 jobs at the Norfolk Naval Station
and 2,000 jobs at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth.
Overall, the state is expected to
have a net loss of more than 1,500 jobs. Virginia has
31 military bases. A federal panel will review the Pentagon
list before it’s submitted to Congress and the
president for approval. |
