host: you are on with dakota wood. guest: earlier you were quoted by a number of news sources expressing a view that any right of military base realignment and closure's was likely to occur in the near future. the you think another round is likely and to what extent is unlikely to be effective in terms of roi? in light of the deity being the largest employer in the world and the economic stimulus provided to the communities that have aces, advocacy groups serving as allies or hurdles in a successful round? host: for other viewers, explain what a brac round is. guest: base realignment and closure. the military says we have excess basis. either they are shrinking, something that was old, or something built in a rural area decades ago but the town has expanded and it is now surrounded by residencies and commercial areas. and conditions change over time. maybe you need a new warehouse. the whole idea of this closing unneeded facilities to save money, why would you want to save money on an aging infrastructure that is no lo

host: you are on with dakota wood.st: earlier you were quoted by a number of news sources expressing a view that any right of military base realignment and closure's was likely to occur in the near future. the you think another round is likely and to what extent is unlikely to be effective in terms of roi? in light of the deity being the largest employer in the world and the economic stimulus provided to the communities that have aces, advocacy groups serving as allies or hurdles in a successful round? host: for other viewers, explain what a brac round is. guest: base realignment and closure. the military says we have excess basis. either they are shrinking, something that was old, or something built in a rural area decades ago but the town has expanded and it is now surrounded by residencies and commercial areas. and conditions change over time. maybe you need a new warehouse. the whole idea of this closing unneeded facilities to save money, why would you want to save money on an aging infrastructure that is no longer

we are joined by default -- dakota wood. about the strength of the u.s.ilitary and the findings of the foundation's 2018 index of military strength. thank you for joining us. guest: great to be with you. host: what is the index of military strength and how you come up with this? what data is used? guest: it is essentially a report card.