The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Acencion Fernandez. Fernandez, a Texas farm boy born in 1924, was drafted when he was 18 years old. He was based in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was assigned to the USS LCI-80 where he served as a loader on a 40-inch gun. At the Mariana Islands of Saipan and Tinian and at Iwo Jima, he was involved in strafing the beaches to enable Marines to land. Later his LCI landed Marines on Okinawa. He briefly mentions the presence of Navajo code talkers on the ship.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Acencion Fernandez. Fernandez, a Texas farm boy born in 1924, was drafted when he was 18 years old. He was based in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was assigned to the USS LCI-80 where he served as a loader on a 40-inch gun. At the Mariana Islands of Saipan and Tinian and at Iwo Jima, he was involved in strafing the beaches to enable Marines to land. Later his LCI landed Marines on Okinawa. He briefly mentions the presence of Navajo code talkers on the ship.

Tundra lakes on the North Slope, Alaska, are an important resource for energy development and petroleum field operations. A majority of exploration activities, pipeline maintenance, and restoration activities take place on winter ice roads that depend on water availability at key times of the winter operating season. These same lakes provide important fisheries and ecosystem functions. In particular, overwintering habitat for fish is one important management concern. This study focused on the evaluation of winter water use in the current field operating areas to provide a better understanding of the current water use practices. It found that under the current water use practices, there were no measurable negative effects of winter pumping on the lakes studied and current water use management practices were appropriately conservative. The study did find many areas where improvements in the understanding of tundra lake hydrology and water usage would benefit industry, management agencies, and the protection of fisheries and ecosystems.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany an unknown story about the discovery of a dinosaur footprint at the Denali National Park in Alaska. This b-roll footage shows two images of the found fossil. The story aired at 10:00 A.M.

Final Cobra Run - 1 Fort Wainwright, AK. 15 cobra files regarding realighnment of Ft. Wainwright, AK.

COBRA Program - Fort Wainwright, AK

Final Cobra Run 80Z - Kulis Air Guard Station, AK. Contains 15 COBRA files pertaining to Kulis Air Guard Station.

Final COBRA Run 79Z - Realign Eielson AFB, AZ. Contains 14 COBRA files pertaining to realigning Eielson AFB.

COBRA Program - Kulis Air Guard Station and Elmendorf Air Force Base, AK

DOD Input - Maps showing Distance of Medical Facilities in Anchorage Area

This document describes proposals for making communities better prepared and more resilient to catastrophic natural disasters like the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2006. Methods described include warning systems, data sharing, and land use decisions.

Contains general notes and research from Army Team Analyst Dean Rhody regarding Ft. Wainwright, AK

Contains general notes and research (including base visit information) for Air Force Team Analyst Craig Hall regarding Eielson AFB, AK

Contains notes and research (including base visit presentation and other supporting documents) from Air Force Analyst Craig Hall regarding Galena FOL, AK

Contains community input at regional hearing for Air Force Team Analyst Craig Hall regarding Fairbanks, AK (Eielson AFB, AK)

Contains notes and research (General) Elmendorf AFB, Alaska) By Craig Hall of the AIR FORCE Team.

Contains notes research (General) Kulis, AGS, Alaska, By Craig Hall of the AIR FORCE Team.

State Input - Collection of News Articles and Brochures relating to Fairbanks, AK Regional Hearing - 6/15/2005

Disregard Header and Footer Restriction - Candidate Recommendation #USAF-0056 Realign Eilson AFB The 354th Wing is inactivated and its assigned A-10 aircraft distributed to the 917th Wing (AFRC), Barksdale AFB, Louisiana (3PAA); 347th Wing, Moody AFB, Georgia (12 PAA); and to BAI (3 PAA). Its F-16 Block 40 aircraft are distributed to the 57th Wing, Nellis AFB, NV (18 PAA). The ANG tanker unit and rescue alert detachment remain.

Executive Correspondence - A follow-up letter of August 5, 2005 from Frank H. Murkowski, Governor of Alaska; Department of Military and Veterans Affairs;

Community Correspondence – Fax dtd 08/22/05 to the Commission from Merrick Peirce from Fairbanks, AK expressing his opposition to the proposed closure of Eielson AFB and the adverse effect this closure would have on the USAF’s ability to effectively operate in very cold weather, sub-arctic environments

Executive Correspondence – Fax dtd 08/22/05 to Chairman Principi from Maj. Gen. Craig Campbell, Commissioner of the AK Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, discussing the adverse effects to AK should Galena AFB close.

Executive Correspondence – Fax dtd 08/22/05 to Chairman Principi from Louden Tribal Council Dean Westlake attaching a letter received by the Council from the Fish and Wildlife Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior discussing USAF facilities used in Galena AFB (AK) by the Service and how operations would be adversely affected were the base to be closed.

Letters from the Louden Tribal Council (AK) to BRAC dtd 2 Sep 2005 concerning Galena AFB, AK.