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Focuses on the recommendations from the U.S. Base Closure and Realignment Commission to close or restructure the country's military bases. Stand of local communities on the base-closing recommendations; Impact of the reversal of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and the Submarine Base New London closings on the estimated savings of the Department of Defense (DoD) from the second round of base closures; Reason behind the decision of the DoD to close Fort Monmouth in New Jersey.