While we in Congress retain a right to review and reject the final recommendations in total, the commission is charged with reviewing and amending each recommendation to ensure the use of correct data, an accurate and substantiated assessment of cost savings, and---most importantly recommendations that advance the tenets of "military value" as clearly prescribed in law.

Mr. Chairman, members, and staff of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission, the task you have before you is a difficult one, but essential to allow the Department of Defense to reduce their investment on unneeded facilities, thus freeing up resources for critical readiness requirements. You, and your colleagues who are not here today, are to be commended for the formidable challenge that you have assumed for the benefit of the American people and the men and women in uniform, the finest military in the world.

Community Correspondence - 23 letters from citizens employed in the private sector around Oceana expressing concern over the base's possible closure.

Community Correspondence - Two letters with differing opinions regarding the suggested closure of Oceana Naval Base. One uses scientific research and facts with regards to noise pollution to support reasons why the base should be closed, while the other uses demographic and psychographic data to show why it should remain open.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/18/2005 to Chairman Principi from Senator John Warner (VA) discussing the significance of NAS Oceana and attaching a documents from Gordon England, Deputy Secretary of Defense and M.G. Mullen Admiral, U.S. Navy.

Executive Correspondence - Letter from Charles E. Smith Realty to Chairman Principi dtd 19 Aug 05 regarding Northern VA office space Federal Realignment. Legal Encl for General Counsel

Executive Correspondence - Letter from the Mayor of Chesapeake, VA to Chairman Principi dtd 18 Aug 05 regarding NAS Oceana, VA.

Executive Correspondence - Virginia Beach Council of Civic Organizations President Daniel A. Baxter to Chairman Principi dtd 16 Aug 05 regarding NAS Oceana, VA.

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the DCA Regional Airport.