New London, Portsmouth will stay open; Oceana safe for now.

Reports on the rejection of the recommendations by the U.S. Navy to close Submarine Base New London and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard by the U.S. Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission. Requirements for saving Naval Station Oceana as the base for the East Coast fighter fleet; Concerns on the effects of the closure on the submarine fleet and the historic home of the submarine community in Connecticut; Advantage of the planned closure of the Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Maine to the reduction of operating costs of the Department of Defense.