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.

Brooks City Base, TX B. Suggested Talking Points for Installation Visit C. Suggested Qs & As for Installation Visit D. Sampling of Local Media Coverage Relating to BRAC Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, TX E. Suggested Talking Points for Installation Visit F. Suggested Qs & As for Installation Visit G. Sampling of Local Media Coverage Relating to BRAC

Lackland Air Force Base, TX K. Suggested Talking Points for Installation Visit L. Suggested Qs & As for Installation Visit M. Sampling of Local Media Coverage Relating to BRAC Naval Station Ingleside, TX N. Suggested Talking Points for Installation Visit o. Suggested Qs and As for Installation Visit P. Sampling of Local Media Coverage Relating to BRAC

Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, CA B. Suggested Talking Points for Installation Visit C. Suggested Qs & As for Installation Visit D. Sampling of Local Media Coverage Relating to BRAC Naval Support Activity Corona, CA E. Suggested Taking Points for Installation Visit F. Suggested Qs & As for Installation Visit G. Sampling of Local Media Coverage Relating to BRAC

Naval Air Station Pensacola, FL B. Suggested Talking Points C. Suggested Qs & As D. Sampling of Local Media Coverage Relating to BRAC Naval Ordinance Test Unit at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL E. Suggested Talking Points F. Suggested Qs & As G. Sampling of Local Media Coverage Relating to BRAC Naval Support Activity New Orleans, LA H. Suggested Talking Points I. Suggested Qs & As J. Sampling of Local Media Coverage Relating to BRAC Naval Station Pascagoula, MS K. Suggested Talking Points L. Suggested Qs & As M. Sampling of Local Media Coverage Relating to BRAC

GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, ND A. Media Advisory B. Suggested Talking Points for Installation Visit C. Suggested Qs & As for Installation Visit D. Sampling of Local Media Coverage Relating to BRAC

Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico A. Media Advisory B. Suggested T a h g Points for Installation Visit C. Suggested Qs & As for Installation Visit D. Sampling of Local Media Coverage Relating to BRAC

A. Media Advisory Niagara Falls International Airport Air Reserve Station, NY B. Suggested Talking Points for Installation Visit C. Suggested Qs & As for Installation Visit D. Sample of Local Media Coverage Relating to BRAC Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Cleveland, OH E. Suggested Talking Points for Installation Visit F. Suggested Qs & As for Installation Visit G. Sampling of Local Media Coverage Relating to BRAC Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Rome, NY H. Suggested Talking Points for Installation Visit I. Suggested Qs & As for Installation Visit J. Sampling of Local Media Coverage Relating to BRAC

This document provides information about, and analysis of, Los Angeles Air Force Base ("LA AFB) and its major tenant, the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC). The report also provides analysis of the costs and savings resulting from closure and realignment of LA AFB functions.

Letter from Richard E. Wise regarding the DOD's recommendations on base closures and realignments