Community Correspondence - Letters and local newspaper articles submitted from concerned citizens to the Commission regarding Eglin AFB

Community Correspondence - 2 letters from George H. Newman in response to the recommendations regarding Eglin Air Force Base

Correspondence between the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) and Donald Rumsfeld and between Jeb Bush and the Commission. In them, the Commission seeks answers as to why Rumsfeld did not include his additional recommendations for base closures in an earlier list. In other letters, Jeb Bush argues in favor of making Cecil Field should be made the Navy's East Coast Master Jet Base.

During the Base Closure and Realignment Commission's Regional Hearing at New Orleans on 22 July, several members of the Florida delegation suggested relocating the Navy's east coast Master Jet Base, presently at Oceana Naval Air Station in Virginia, to Cecil Field. You, however, did not mention the possibility of such a move in your remarks.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/15/2005 to Senator Warner from Chairman Principi in response to DCN 7273 on the BRAC E-Library concerning the BRAC hearing on 8/20/2005 regarding the state of Florida.

Executive Correspondence - Letter of invitation to Gov Bush to meet with members of the Commission on 11 Aug 05 to discuss Cecil Field's viability as a potential alternative to NAS Oceana

Executive Correspondence - Letter to Governor Bush informing him of the Commission's decision to conduct a hearing to further consider information that was presented during meetings between the BRAC Commissioners and Gov Bush on 11 Aug 05

Correspondence between the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) and a Florida Delegation regarding the potential use of Cecil Field in Duval County, Florida. Includes Commission memorandums, letters from Jeb Bush, Robert J. Natter, John Leenhouts, and John Peyton, as well as maps of the location and cost charts.

Coalition Correspondence – Letter dated 7 June, 2005 to Chairman Principi from the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast signed by President and CEO Lynda Weatherman as well as Randall Harris, Chairman Space Coast Defense Alliance. The Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast expressed approval for DoD’s BRAC 2005 recommendations, but believes the realignment recommendation affecting the Naval Ordnance Test Unit (NOTU) at Cape Canaveral Air Station missed significant factors that run counter to the Department's emphasis on transformation, joint basing, and efficiencies that can drive true cost-savings.

Coalition Correspondence – Letter dtd 06/28/05 to Commission AF Team Leader Kenneth Small from Bay County Defense Alliance President Dantzler thanking Mr. Small for meeting with the group to discuss Tyndall AFB.

Coalition Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/22/2005 to Chairman Principi from Ronald Merritt, President DeTect, Inc. regarding safety issues at NAS Oceana and NAS Cecil Field.

Coalition Correspondence - Letter from the Florida Chapter of the Nature Conservancy State Director, Victoria Tschinkel to Chairman Principi dtd 18 Aug 05 regarding Conservation issues.

Community Correspondence - Letter from concerned citizen Jim Lambert wishing to nominate Panama City Coast Guard Station, Florida for closing

Correspondence - Letter from Kerim Akel Regarding Eglin AFB, FL and the transfer of C4ISR effort to Edwards AFB

Executive Correspondence - From Janet M. Bly, General Manager To Chairman Principi

On behalf of the Pensacola community, we appreciate your visit to Pensacola and NAS Pensacola early on in the BRAC process. I wanted to provide you a short summary of the most salient points for the four actions that the Pensacola community believes should be reversed.

With the support of Governor Bush, I am writing to request an opportunity to present information to the BRAC Commission relative to the, possible return of military operation to Cecil Field.

Executive Correspondence - Governor Bush's (Florida) response dated August 1, 2005, to Chairman Principi's letter (e-library DCN 6129) requesting information in regards to relocating the Master Jet Base from Oceana to Cecil Field.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dated 07/28/2005 to Bill Fetzer from John Peyton, Mayor of Jacksonville, FL containing information relative to the possible return of military operations to Cecil Field.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 06/22/05 to Chairman Principi From Senator Bill Nelson enclosing the State of Florida’s agenda for the 07/12/05 BRAC Regional Hearing in New Orleans.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/08/05 to Chairman Principi from FLA Senator Nelson forwarding the proposed agenda and timings for FLA’s presentation at the 07/14/05 BRAC Commission Hearing in New Orleans

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/05/05 to Chairman Principi from Representative Jeff Miller (1st, FLA) providing information from the Pensacola community to complement their analysis of the DoD recommendation to consolidate Officer Training Command (OTC) Pensacola with OTC Newport. This is in addition to the information previously submitted at the BRAC Commission regional hearing on 07/22/05 in New Orleans.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/08/05 to Chairman Principi from FLA Representatives Ander Crenshaw and Cliff Stearns writing in support of Jacksonville’s Cecil Field along with OLF Whitehouse as a viable alternative to NAS Oceana and OLF Fentress as a master jet base.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/09/05 to Chairman Principi from FLA Senator Bill Nelson discussing the suitability of Cecil Field as an alternative to NAS Oceana and urging the Commission to hold a special hearing to allow Florida and Jacksonville to present the facts supporting the suitability of this alternative.