Transcript North Carolina is America’s Military Base

BRAC Regional Task Force
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
John Harbison,
Col, USAF (ret)
Deputy Director
CM Robin Hayes Defense Trade Show
Aug 12, 2008
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BRAC Regional Task Force
Presentation Overview
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
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Overview of BRAC RTF and its regional planning
programs for a comprehensive and sustainable
relationship with Fort Bragg and Pope AFB
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Workforce Demonstration Program
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Economic Transformation: “All American Defense
Corridor” and “Center for Defense Innovation”
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BRAC Regional Task Force
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
Partnership of Local Governments
11 Member Counties
900,000+ population
73 municipalities
LEE
LEE
MONTGOMERY
MONTGOMERY
HARNETT
HARNETT
MOORE
MOORE
FortFT.
Bragg
BRAGG
SAMPSON
SAMPSON
RICHMOND
RICHMOND
HOKECUMBERLAND
CUMBERLAND
HOKE
SCOTLAND
SCOTLAND
Legend:
ROBESON
ROBESON
BLADEN
BLADEN
7 Tier 1 counties
4 Tier 2 counties
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BRAC Regional Task Force
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
BRAC Regional Task Force
Purpose and Scope
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Purpose: Unify the community planning effort by
coordinating the requirements and shortfalls for the
counties and municipalities affected by BRAC
actions at Ft. Bragg and Pope AFB.
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Scope: Serve as the liaison between the military; the
communities in the organization; state agencies
associated with these requirements; and federal
agencies designated to provide community
assistance for BRAC.
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BRAC Regional Task Force
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
BRAC RTF VISION
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Improve Quality of Life and ensure planned growth
for our communities through effective regional
planning
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Establish a Community Partnership with Ft. Bragg
for long term sustainability and support for our
military
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Transform the Workforce to meet the needs of Fort
Bragg, our region and emerging industries
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Transform the Regional Economy to attract defense
related companies and new growth
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BRAC Regional Task Force
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
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Mission Growth at
Fort Bragg and Pope AFB
Fort Bragg is the largest Army post in the country
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Growing to more than 65,000 soldiers and
employees
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Includes BRAC actions, Army Transformation, and
Grow the Army initiatives
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U.S. Army Forces Command and Army Reserve
Command Headquarters transfer from Atlanta
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Pope AFB real property transfers to the Army in 2011
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BRAC Regional Task Force
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
Community Impact
of Changes at Fort Bragg
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Population growth: projecting 35,000 to 40,000
additional people
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Creates a potential shortage of schools, classrooms,
and teachers
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Impact on housing, roads, airports, workforce,
infrastructure, public safety, medical and quality of life
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Development could impact mission training
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A regional approach is essential to plan and prepare
for the changes
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EDUCATIONAL IMPACTS
BRAC Regional Task Force
Total School-aged BRAC-related children increase to county public schools per year
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
Cumberland
Hoke
Harnett
Moore
Richmond
Robeson
Lee
Region Total
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Total
108
184
378
185
18
79
137
1090
300
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117
34
3
-1
28
492
908
182
419
191
18
75
143
1937
483
96
240
101
10
40
75
1044
-13
5
75
11
1
1
9
89
285
91
265
118
11
32
91
894
242
57
183
66
6
22
50
628
189
47
142
56
5
18
42
500
2502
673
1820
761
74
266
578
6674
Cost of Construction for new schools to
support Military Related growth: $274 Million
An additional $54 Million needed 2006-2013 to
defray county staff and operational costs
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BRAC Regional Task Force
Housing
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
Planned military growth will result in the need
for an estimated 6,332 additional housing units
between now and 2013.
This includes 4,280 for-sale housing units and
2,052 rental units.
Military Family Housing on Ft. Bragg will have a
net increase of 834 units based on new units,
renovations and tear downs.
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BRAC Regional Task Force
Regional
Economic Impacts
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
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BRAC Regional Task Force
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
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Community Impact
of Changes at Fort Bragg
FORSCOM/USARC Headquarters will be the catalyst
for creating a defense industry cluster.
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Senior decision makers that decide how to organize and
equip the U.S. Army
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Manage more than $30 billion of DOD budget
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$2.2 billion in construction at Fort Bragg by 2011.
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Excellent workforce and economic opportunities:
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Hospitality requirements: 20,000 + visits a year
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Potential to attract new Defense related industry and expand
existing businesses
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BRAC Regional Task Force
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
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500,000 sq ft facility will serve as an operational
headquarters for 2,700 military and DA civilians
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New
FORSCOM/USARC Headquarters
220,000 sq ft additional space for IT and related
functions
Four companies selected for final proposals due in
July, 2008. New HQS to be operational by July 2011.
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Final Selection of Prime Contractor in early
September
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BRAC Regional Task Force
Projected Population Growth
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Active duty soldiers
Army Civilians
Contractors
Spouses and dependents
Economic Migrants
Total Increase (by 2013)
4,647
1893
1616
14,176
3,268
25,600
*Estimates are the net impact considering all gains
and losses at Pope AFB and Fort Bragg
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BRAC Regional Task Force
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
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Economic Impact
Employment 2013
19,200 jobs will be created as a result of growth at
Fort Bragg
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4,647 active-duty military jobs; 1,893 military
civilian jobs; 616 embedded contractor jobs; 1,000
private defense contractors; PLUS
An additional 11,044 jobs will be created in the
local economy to support increased population
and military spending
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BRAC Regional Task Force
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
Private Defense
Contractors
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1,000 -2000 new jobs expected with private defense
contractors relocating to the Ft Bragg region
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Expected:
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Contractors from Atlanta will relocate to be near FORSCOM
and USARC
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Large contractors with small or no presence in the Fort
Bragg region will increase their commitment to the area
Examples:
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Booz, Allen and Hamilton, MPRI, Sierra Nevada, Tactronics,
Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and RLM
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BRAC Regional Task Force
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
Economic Impact
Personal & Disposable Income
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Personal income is projected to grow to $44.95
billion by 2013. This includes $1.28 billion from the
planned military growth
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Disposable income (personal income less taxes) is
expected to be $39.35 billion by 2013. This includes
$1.09 billion from the planned military growth
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BRAC Regional Task Force
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
Economic Impact
Gross Regional Product (GRP)
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Analogous to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) used
for benchmarking activities in the national economy
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Projected to be in excess of $32.5 billion by 2013.
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Approx. $7.0 billion from Fort Bragg and Pope
AFB pre-BRAC
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Over $1 billion from the planned military growth
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BRAC Regional Task Force
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
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Regional Planning
Working Groups/Elements of
Regional Growth Plan
Schools and Education
Transportation (roads/rail/airline)
Workforce impact/employment opportunities
Economic Impact
Housing: on and off installation
Infrastructure: Public Works/Public Safety
Medical Services: on and off installation
Meetings/Conventions/Special Activities
Compatible Land Use, Sustainable Development
Regional Communication and Coordination
Recreation, Parks, Arts and Culture
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BRAC Regional Task Force
Critical Issues
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School Construction Shortfall:
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$274 million requirement for mission related student growth
Closing Bragg Blvd and widening Murchison Road:
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$75 million project
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Security issue for FORSCOM/Ft. Bragg
Regional Communications interoperability
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$18 million for compatible emergency response radios
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Infrastructure funded by the state
Workforce Demonstration Program: training to meet the
workforce needs of emerging defense related industries
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BRAC Regional Task Force
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
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Develop a Comprehensive Regional Growth Plan that
Integrates our planning efforts into a cohesive “game
plan” for sustainable growth and development.
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Regional Planning Product
Identify potential sources of funding for problem areas
Integration into local, regional and state planning
initiatives and county/municipal plans.
Focus on Sustainable Economic Development and
Workforce transformation opportunities for each
community.
Next steps: Implement the plan
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BRAC Regional Task Force
BRAC RTF Funding
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
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Significant Investment in RTF programs:
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DOD/Office of Economic Adjustment: $1.7 million
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U.S. Department of Labor:
$5.0 million
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State:
$
265,000
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Counties:
$
485,000
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Other:
$
603,000
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Total:
$8.2 million
Provides the basis for smart growth, long term
sustainability, economic and workforce development
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BRAC Regional Task Force
Other Initiatives
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
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Applied/received a Regional Agricultural Sustainability
Program (RASP) grant of $203,100 from NC Tobacco
Trust Fund
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Planning to meet Fort Bragg’s needs for local produce and
energy requirements such as bio-diesel
Applied for a Farmland Preservation grant of $1.5
million from NC DA & CS to implement a regional
working lands protection strategy (received $400k)
Working closely with Sustainable Sandhills, RLUAC,
Sandhills Conservation Partnership, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife and others to protect the land joining Ft Bragg
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BRAC Regional Task Force
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
BRAC RTF Workforce
Demonstration Program
Goals
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Utilize BRAC growth as the catalyst for regional
collaboration and planning
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Develop skilled talent for targeted sectors
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Strengthen the region’s educational continuum
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Stimulate the region’s entrepreneurial climate
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Transform the region’s economy
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BRAC Regional Task Force
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
BRAC RTF Workforce
Demonstration Program
Programs
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All American Center for Workforce Innovation
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Wounded Warrior Career Pipeline Demonstration
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Military Spouse Program – CAAs
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Job Connection: military separating; and regional
needs
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Education: Drop-out prevention; STEM; Living in
the New Normal
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All-American Center
Virtual Networking
BRAC Regional Task Force
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
LEE
HARNETT
MONTGOMERY
MOORE
NCMBC
DSTA
SBTDC
FT. BRAGG
RICHMOND
HOKE
CUMBERLAND
SAMPSON
SCOTLAND
11 Joblink Career Centers
8 Community Colleges
ROBESON
BLADEN
11 Public school systems
5 Universities
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BRAC Regional Task Force
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
BRAC RTF Workforce
Demonstration Program
Additional Collaborative Agencies
 North Carolina Departments of Commerce, Labor,
Public Instruction
 Workforce Development Boards
 Allied Health Education Centers (AHEC)
 Councils of Government (COG)
 County Governments
 Triad Regional WIRED Partnership
 The Rural Center
 USDA
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BRAC Regional Task Force
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
BRAC RTF Workforce
Demonstration Program
Alliances
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North Carolina Military Foundation
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North Carolina Advisory Council on Military Affairs
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North Carolina Military Business Center
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Defense & Security Technology Accelerator
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Sustainable Sandhills
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BRAC Regional Task Force
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
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Market and promote Southeastern North Carolina to
attract new defense companies to the region.
Emphasize our strengths:
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“All-American
Defense Corridor”
Five major military installations
World class research & development capabilities
Motivated and skilled talent pool
Outstanding quality of life
Excellent transportation systems
Establish a defense industry sector with high
technology, high paying jobs
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BRAC Regional Task Force
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
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BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) REGIONAL TASK FORCE (RTF)
“CENTER FOR DEFENSE
INNOVATION”
Establish a focal point for defense & security
programs
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Brick and mortar facility to house defense & security
and R&D related programs
 Ties together workforce program; DOD programs;
R&D including electron microscope;
entrepreneurs; enhanced training and simulation
 Proposing State and Golden Leaf Foundation
funding
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BRAC RTF
Contact Info
Executive Director: Paul Dordal [email protected]
Deputy Director: John Harbison [email protected]
Regional Planner: Don Belk
[email protected]
Workforce Program Director: Steve Wilkins [email protected]
Program Manager for Ed: Dr. Jane Smith: [email protected]
Communication Outreach Coordinator:
[email protected]
Program Manager for Workforce: Tim Moore [email protected]
Executive Assistant: John Bellamy [email protected]
Administrative Assistant: Renee Semient [email protected]
910-436-1344: Website: www.bracrtf.com
*Offices are located on Fort Bragg
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