The Missouri Military Preparedness and Enhancement Commission (MMPEC) was created with passage of...
If you can't read please download the document
The Missouri Military Preparedness and Enhancement Commission (MMPEC) was created with passage of Senate Bill 252 and House Bill 348 in 2005. The Commission’s
The Missouri Military Preparedness and Enhancement Commission
(MMPEC) was created with passage of Senate Bill 252 and House Bill
348 in 2005. The Commissions duties and responsibilities were
expanded with the passage of House Bill 1678 in 2008 The
Commissions mission, responsibilities and directives include:
Advise the governor and the general assembly on military issues and
economic and industrial development related to military issues;
Serve as a clearinghouse for: Assisting communities in the design
and execution of programs that enhance a communitys relationship
with military installations and defense-related businesses,
including regional alliances that may extend over state lines;
Considering all current and anticipated base realignment and
closure criteria; and Developing strategies to protect the states
existing military missions and positions the state to be
competitive for new and expanded military missions What is
MMPEC?
Slide 3
5 Appointments by Governor Mike Dunbar, (Chair), Waynesville
Lt. Colonel Michael R. Sloan, St. Charles J. Stanton Thompson, Rear
Admiral USN, Higginsville Robert Hagedorn, Blue Springs Robert
Russell Warrensburg 4 from the General Assembly Senator Will Kraus,
Lees Summit Senator Holsman, Kansas City Rep. Michael Frame, Eureka
Rep. Charlie Davis, Webb City Ex-officio Members Mike Downing,
Director, DED General Larry Kay, Executive Director, MO Veterans
Commission Advisory Members MMPEC Members
Slide 4
Governor Nixon launched an assessment of where Missouri stands
regarding potential budget and other threats to our military
installations General Assembly provided funding (thanks to Senator
Brown, Representative Lynch, and Representative Ross) and support
Kit Bond Strategies (KBS) hired to do an initial assessment
Missouris Military Infrastructure: A Base Realignment and Closure
(BRAC) Preparatory Assessment published in February 2013 State, led
by KBS and MMPEC, has been working with communities on
local/regional strategies to help grow or retain Missouris
installations Sustainable Ozarks Partnership (SOP) is part of that
collaboration with the state Initial Assessment
Slide 5
The assessment explored key questions about the challenges and
opportunities our state would face in preparing for a new BRAC
round: To understand what is at stake in a potential BRAC, what is
the Defense Departments economic impact on the State of Missouri?
What is the nature of the defense planning and funding environment
over the next decade, which would shape the goals and
implementation of BRAC? What are the strengths and weaknesses of
Missouris bases, in terms of how they fared in the last BRAC round
and their status today, and what challenges and opportunities might
they face in a new BRAC round? What strategic recommendations does
the analysis imply for an effective Missouri base defense and
expansion effort? Key Questions in the Assessment
Slide 6
Findings: DOD Economic Impacts
Slide 7
FLW Impacts The total economic output of Fort Leonard Woods
personnel spending was $2.1 billion, of which, household earnings
accounted for $1.2 billion The operation of Fort Leonard Wood
supported approximately 36,400 direct and indirect jobs in the
state of Missouri Out-ofstate visitors to Fort Leonard Wood spend
an average of $57.3 million annually in Missouri, which results in
$167.3 million in total economic output, $38.6 million in household
earnings, and supported approximately 1,500 jobs in the state.
Missouris Military Infrastructure Report; KBS and the Missouri
Hawthorn Foundation, 2013
Slide 8
From FY2011 to FY2012 the state of Missouri received an average
of $16.8 million, in 2012 dollars, in Impact Aid to its school
districts. The Waynesville R-IV School District (Fort Leonard Wood)
received almost 80 percent of this allocation and the Knob Noster
School District received almost 20 percent. All other school
districts in the state received less than one percent of the total
allocation of Impact Aid for Missouri. The total economic output of
Impact Aid in the state was $48.4 million, of which household
earnings accounted for $15.9 million. Impact Aid supported
approximately 580 jobs in the state including an estimated 280 jobs
for teachers, administrators, and other employees of Missouri
school districts. Impact Aid to School Districts
Slide 9
After years of a growing Fort Leonard Wood, the federal budget
is in serious deficit and there will likely be large reductions in
military spending Short term threats: Army planning to cut its size
from 562,000 to 420,000 by 2020 because of Sequestration (smallest
Army since before WWII) 2013 reduction of about 1,200 on FLW; new
2014 SPEA study examining cuts of 5,400 of the 9,161 authorized,
uniformed positions on FLW (59%) reduction Many believe BRAC is
coming in 2017 What are the strategic actions the FLW community
needs to take to protect/enhance/support FLW in the short term, and
build a better case for why FLW should remain in operation for the
long term? Situation Facing FLW
Slide 10
Speak with a clear, unified voice. Formalize state efforts to
support and grow Missouri military installations. Foster the
creation of community organizations, partnerships and agreements.
Protect military families in Missouri through financial literacy.
Build Missouris military brand. Understand specific challenges and
opportunities for installations and the Missouri National Guard and
US Army Reserve What Needs to be Done?
Slide 11
Conclusion We must continue a path that protects and enhances
the national security investments made in Missouri. We must focus
on improving quality of life, strengthening economic development
opportunities, supporting the installations strategic missions and
providing the resources the installations in Missouri need. We must
work with military and congressional leaders in the changing
budgetary and national security environment. Every branch of the
military will be impacted. Missouri and the communities surrounding
the installations must be in a position to emphasize and capitalize
on the unique strengths we provide to the armed forces and service
members. DOD spending in Missouri results in $40 billion in
economic activity and hundreds of thousands of quality jobs.
Military members and installations in this state play a key
strategic role in the protection of this country and citizens
around the globe. Quite simply, military is a way of life in
Missouri. One we intend to keep.