Decisions by the military services on where to base their force structure can have significant strategic, socioeconomic, and cost implications for the DoD and the communities surrounding the bases. Each service uses its own process to make basing decisions. This is a review of the services¿ basing decision processes. The review examined the extent to which: (1) the services have comprehensive processes in place that are designed to result in well-informed basing decisions; and (2) DoD exercises management control of these processes. It reviewed and analyzed DoD and service guidance, studies, and relevant documents on implementation and oversight of the services¿ basing processes. Includes recommend. for the Navy. Illus.