During World War II people flocked to Baltimore to fill thousands of new, defense-related jobs. Downtown streets bustled with people looking to spend their newly earned wages. Commuters were stuck in traffic for hours. Housing was in such short supply that people lined up to live in trailers, and even to share beds in rooming houses and dormitories. Now, the region appears poised for another military metamorphosis likely to alter the course of our economy and our culture.

Base Realignment and Closure

Military Watch
Sun reporter David Wood blogs about U.S. national security, the military, war and conflict

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Bracanyms
Bracanyms quiz
Test your knowledge of the acronyms and abbreviations related to BRAC in Maryland

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Sun Special Report: The Coming Housing Crunch

Sun Special Report: The Coming Housing Crunch

A 2006 special report looks a projected population surge in the Baltimore area and examines its impact on housing, traffic and the regional economy.

Archived BRAC coverage
Sun archive: Md. lawmakers tackle BRAC Sun coverage of Maryland's BRAC planning efforts, including the creation of a task force led by Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown.

Sun archive: Base realignment announced Archived Sun coverage of the Defense Department's 2005 recommendations for closure of military facilities and the projected impact on the region.



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