COBRA Program -

Letters from North Dakota Governor, John Hoeven, to BRAC Commissioners James H. Bilbray, Samuel K. Skinner, and Philip Coyle in appreciation for their hard work in the Commission.

From introduction: This report evaluates four possible types of subsurface reservoirs for radioactive wastes in the Williston basin.

COBRA Program - Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND

COBRA Program - Hector International Airport Air Guard Station, ND

"The purpose of this report is to present the results of a condition survey performed at Grand Forks Air Force Base (GFAFB), North Dakota, during 18-22 April 1972. The three major areas of interest considered in this condition survey were the structural condition of the primary airfield pavements, the condition of pavement repairs and the types of maintenance materials that have been used at this airfield, and any detrimental effects of frost action to the pavement facilities" (p. 1).

Report discussing a study in which uranium-bearing lignite was mapped and sampled in the Bullion Butte, Sentinel Butte, HT Butte, and Chalky Buttes areas in southwestern North Dakota.

Appendices containing data on uranium availability in the Lemmon Quadrangle to accompany a report on U.S. uranium resources in South and North Dakota.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

From Introduction: "The Lemmon Quadrangle, South Dakota and North Dakota, was evaluated to identify geologic environments and delineate areas that exhibit characteristics favorable for the occurrence of uranium deposits."

This report discusses the Dakota Access Pipeline including background on the project and information about siting approval, as well as opposition and litigation against the pipeline.

Discussing deposits uranium-bearing lignite examined in the Southwestern North Dakota

Interview with Navy veteran Frank H. Bigelow, survivor of the siege of Corregidor. The interview includes Bigelow's personal experiences about being a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II, boyhood in North Dakota, various jobs during the Great Depression, and enlisting in the Navy. Additionally, Bigelow speaks about volunteering for duty in the Philippines and his assignment to the submarine tender USS Canopus, pre-war military life in the Philippines, the Japanese bombing of Cavite Navy Yard and the destruction of the Canopus, retreating to Bataan and to Corregidor, the fall of Corregidor, his confinement in the 92nd Garage area, the forced march down Dewey Boulevard in Manila and confinement at Cabanatuan, hell ship to Japan, coal mining for Mitsui Heavy Industries, the amputation of his leg by fellow prisoners after a mining accident, liberation, and the destruction in Nagasaki due to the atomic bomb. The interview includes an appendix with an article titled "A Soldier's Story."

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about two Wisconsin lawmakers who are taking shots and military spending and their targets which are billions of dollars in cost overruns to develop new weapons systems and military aid to Vietnam.

Letter from John R. Allen to Frank Cirillo dtd 20May05 along with Minot AFB mini disc.

Memorandum of meeting with a delegation representing North Dakota regarding the realignment of Grand Forks Air Force Base and Hector Field Air Guard Station, North Dakota.

Executive Correspondence: Letter from Minnesota Rep. Collin C. Peterson to Commission dtd 17JUN05 concerning the realignment of Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 06/22/05 to GEN Hill from Ambassador Russell F. Freeman (Ret.) discussing the realignment of Hector International Airport Guard Station, Fargo, ND. Ambassador Freeman encloses a point paper and requests that the DoD recommendation clause “without a flying mission backfill” be removed from the recommendation.

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Hector International Airport Air Guard Station, ND: Community Infrastructure Assessment USAF(Disregard Restriction Header and Footer)

Hector International Airport Air Guard Station, ND: Environmental Impact USAF(Disregard Restriction Header and Footer)

Hector International Airport Air Guard Station, ND: One Pager USAF(Disregard Restriction Header and Footer)

Hector International Airport Air Guard Station, ND: Mil Value and Capacity Supporting Information USAF(Disregard Restriction Headers and Footers)

Hector International Airport Air Guard Station, ND: COBRA Run USAF(Disregard Restriction Header and Footer)