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RECOMMENDATION FOR CLOSURE
NAVY SUPPLY CORPS SCHOOL, ATHENS, GEORGIA
Recommendation: Close the naval installation at Athens, GA. Relocate the Navy Supply
Corps School and the Center for Service Support to Naval Station Newport, RI. Disestablish
the Supply Corps Museum.
Justification: This recommendation closes a single-function installation and relocates its
activities to a multi-functional installation with higher military value. Naval Station Newport
has a significantly higher military value than Navy Supply Corps School and the capacity to
support the Navy Supply Corps School training mission with existing infrastructure, making
relocation of Navy Supply Corps School to Naval Station Newport desirable and cost
efficient. Relocation of this function supports the Department of the Navy initiative to create
a center for officer training at Naval Station Newport.
Center for Service Support, which establishes curricula for other service support training, is
relocated to Naval Station Newport with the Navy Supply Corps School to capitalize on
existing resource and personnel efficiencies.
Relocation of the Navy Supply Corps School and Center for Service Support to Naval
Station Newport removes the primary mission from the naval installation at Athens and
removes or relocates the entirety of the Navy workforce at the naval installation at Athens,
except for those personnel associated with base support functions. As a result, retention of
the naval installation at Athens is no longer required.
Payback: The total estimated one-time cost to the Department of Defense to implement this
recommendation is $23.79 million. The net of all costs and savings to the Department during
the implementation period is a cost of $13.56 million. Annual recurring savings to the
Department after implementation are $3.54 million with a payback expected in 7 years. The
net present value of the costs and savings to the Department over 20 years is a savings of
$21.80 million.
Economic Impact on Communities: Assuming no economic recovery, this
recommendation could result in a maximum potential reduction of 831 jobs (513 direct jobs
and 318 indirect jobs) over the 2006-2011 period in the Athens-Clark County, GA
Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is 0.86 percent of economic area employment. The
aggregate economic impact of all recommended actions on this economic region of influence
was considered and is at Appendix B of Volume I.
Community Infrastructure: A review of community attributes indicates no issues
regarding the ability of the infrastructure of the communities to support missions, forces, and
personnel. There are no known community infrastructure impediments to implementation of
all recommendations affecting the installations in this recommendation.1
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