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About the Library

Welcome to the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Information Library.  Below you will find helpful information on both the background and the current process of BRAC as it relates to the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.  In addition, there are links to the most up-to-date news on the efforts of U.S. Representative Thomas M. Reynolds and his fellow colleagues of the Western New York Congressional delegation as they fight to keep the Niagara Falls Base open.

 

Useful BRAC Resources

For summary definitions of commonly-used BRAC terminology, click here.

For Frequently Asked Questions about BRAC, click here.

To visit the official website of the BRAC Commission, click here.

To read the Government Accountability Office (GAO) BRAC Reports, click here.

Learn more about the 914th Airlift Wing.

Learn more about the 107th Air Refueling Wing.

For the Air Force description of its BRAC recommendation, click here.

The Niagara Military Affairs Council (NIMAC) works to promote the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station and continues to be instrumental in defending the Base throughout the BRAC process.  To learn more about NIMAC, click here.

 

BRAC Hearing Testimony

Click here to read U.S. Representative Thomas M. Reynolds' testimony.

 

Press Releases

November 18, 2005 - Reynolds: $9.2 million for Niagara Falls Air Base Approved

October 27, 2005 - Congress Ratifies BRAC Decision, Saving Niagara Base

September 15, 2005 - Reynolds Hails President's Endorsement of BRAC Decisions

August 30, 2005 - Reynolds to Rumsfeld: Back Off

August 27, 2005 - On Return from Washington, Reynolds Hails BRAC Decision to Keep Niagara Open

August 15, 2005 - Reynolds: Additional Environmental Costs at Niagara Estimated at $4 million

August 12, 2005 - Reynolds: Alternate Plan Recommends Keeping the 107th at Niagara Falls

July 26, 2005 - Costs to Upgrade Little Rock Pegged at $300 million

July 22, 2005 - Reynolds: Air Force Hid Additional Costs of Niagara Closure

July 14, 2005 - Reynolds Hail Legal Opinion from BRAC Attorney

July 1, 2005 - Reynolds: BRAC Commissioners Question Pentagon Recommendations

June 27, 2005 - At BRAC Hearing, Reynolds Stresses Military Value of Base, Failures in Air Force Reasoning

June 24, 2005 - Reynolds: Pentagon Releases Missing Information from So-Called 'Third Look'

May 27, 2005 - Reynolds: House Approves $9.2 million for Niagara Falls Air Base

May 13, 2005 - NY Congressional Delegation Outlines Effort to Keep Niagara Falls Air Base Open

 

Local Newspaper Op-Eds

Click here to read U.S. Representative Thomas M. Reynolds' op-ed article from June 2005.

Click here to read U.S. Representative Thomas M. Reynolds' op-ed article from August 2005.