BRAC Hearing Transcript - Final Deliberations (25 Aug 05 AM) Page: 3 of 156

                                
analysis of the Secretary of Defense's recommendations as
they relate to the Joint Cross-Service installations and
functions. There will be discussion of 36 such
recommendations.
Mr. Dave Van Saun, the Joint Cross-Service team
leader, and his analysts will deliver the results of their
research. Mr. Carl Gingrich is available to answer any
questions concerning COBRA-related issues.
Mr. Van Saun?
Mr. Van Saun: Thank you, Mr. Cook. Good morning, Mr.
Chairman, Commissioners.
Yesterday, we completed action on three of the Joint
Cross-Service Groups -- industrial, intelligence, supply
and storage. Today, we will be finishing the Joint Cross-
Service Groups. First, we'll be looking at education and
training, followed by medical, followed by headquarters and
support activities, and, last, technical.
Generally, the results of our analysis show that the
Department of Defense, through their seven Joint Cross-
Service groups, subjected these seven functional areas to a
rigorous scoring process to determine military value,
including excess capacity, and that most recommendations
optimize that military value. Our analysis considered the
DOD 20-year force-structure plan, the desire to enable
jointness, transform Department of Defense, reduce