Base closures bring construction

 
BY CHRIS CASTEEL
Published: April 26, 2009

WASHINGTON — For Oklahoma , the 2005 round of base closures was a stimulus package.

Fort Sill , the Army post adjacent to Lawton , is in the midst of a construction boom to accommodate the Air Defense Artillery school moving from Fort Bliss , Texas . Tinker Air Force Base also has some new facilities because of the 2005 round.

And new National Guard and Reserve centers are being built across the s...


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