Walter Reed Base Guide

The Walter Reed Army Medical Center was affected by the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 2005 legislation. Walter Reed Army Medical Center was directed to realign by relocating tertiary medical services to National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., and establishing it as the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Additionally, it was directed to relocate all non-tertiary patient care functions to a new community hospital at Fort Belvoir, Va. As a result of these two actions, the Walter Reed Army Medical Center will close the main post no later than Sept. 15, 2011. Unlike most base realignment and Closures, Walter Reed Army Medical Center will not be able to decrease the mission until construction is complete at the gaining installation and becomes fully operational as a medical treatment facility.

The Walter Reed Army Medical Center community has established three offices to carry out these actions: The Medical Center Office of Integration, the Medical Center Office of Transition, and the Garrison Base Realignment and Closure Office.

The Garrison BRAC Office is responsible for completing those actions that lead to closing the main post and properly conveying the real property. The BRAC Office assists all mission partners in ceasing their respective services and moving off the installation.