Disregard restriction header and footer - The Honorable BJ Penn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations and Environment), met at 1032 on 17 March 2005 with Ms. Becky Skillman, Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, concerning possible BRAC action to close or realign Naval Support Activity, Crane, IN, and/or its major tenants, Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane (NSWC) and the Crane Army Ammunition Activity (CAAA). The meeting took place in Room 43523 of the Pentagon. Also attending were: Mr. John W. Clark, Senior Advisor-Economic Growth to the Governor of Indiana, Mr. Peter Murphy, and Mr. Jim Lariviere. In addition, CAPT John Cohoon, USN, Commander, Navy Installations Command; CAPT James D. Heffernan, USN, OASN (I&E); and LCDR Vincent J. Moore, JAGC, USNR, ODASN (IS&A) were also present.

Disregard restriction header and footer - The Honorable Wayne Arny, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations and Environment), met at 1130 on 25 February 2005 with Ms. Becky Skillman, Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, concerning possible BRAC action to close or realign Naval Support Activity, Crane, IN, and/or its major tenants, Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane (NSWC) and the Crane Army Ammunition Activity (CAAA). The meeting took place in Room 4D573 of the Pentagon. Also attending were: Mr. John W. Clark, Senior Advisor-Economic Growth to the Governor of Indiana, Mr. Peter Murphy, and Mr. Jim Lariviere. In addition, Mr. Robert K. Uhrich, OASN (I&E) ; and LCDR Vincent J. Moore, JAGC, USNR, ODASN (IS&A) were also present

Disregard restriction header and footer -Mr. Wayne Arny, Acting ASN (I&E) met with 3 members of the subject group in Room 4D573 at 1100 on 29 Sep 2004. The attendees from Indiana were Lieutenant Governor Kathryn Davis, Mr. Birch Bye and Mr. Bill Cassidy. CAPT James Heffernan, USN Executive Assistant for Mr. Arny and Commander Margaret Carlson, JAGC, USN, of DASN (Ism) office were also present.

Community Correspondence - Individual Letters from citizens urging the Commission to reconsider the recommendation to re-align work from NSWC Crane

Community Correspondence - Letter from John C. Backous to the BRAC Commission regarding the Crane Indiana Naval Surface Warfare Center.

I strongly support the Department of Defense's recommendations outlined in the May 13th Base Closure and Realignment report as it relates to the consolidation of DFAS business line functions in Indianapolis.

Executive Correspondence - From Mayor Judy K. Chastain, To Chairman Principi

Weapons & Armaments Research, Development, & Acquisition, and Test & Evaluation Center Recommendations Analysis and Alternatives to the BRAC Recommendations to Realign NSWC Crane

Community Correspondence - Letter from Mike Cooper, CEO Memorial Hospital To Commission - urging the Commission to reconsider the recommedation to re-align the ALQ-99 work from NSWC Crane by taking into consideration the costs involved in the realignment

State Input - State of Indiana Submission to the 2005 BRAC - Washington D.C Hearing Regarding DFAS Indianapolis

Coalition Correspondence – Letters dtd 08/09/05 to Commissioners Gehman and Skinner from the Pike County Chamber of Commerce (IN) requesting that NSWC Crane be removed from the BRAC Closure list.

Community Correspondence - 40 Letters from citizens expressing their concerns with the recommendation regarding the Crane Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center

Pike County Indiana Board of Commissioners opposes the realignment of Crane as it pertains to areas mentioned in the resolution...

Community Input - Naval Support Activity Crane - Chemical and Biological Defense Realignment (MED-15)

Community Correspondence - 16 Individual Letters from citizens urging the Commission to reconsider the recommendatio to re-align work from NSWC Crane

BRAC Site Visit DFAS Indianapolis - Base Input - August 3, 2005 - Includes Bios and Statements

Community Correspondence – Form letters from citizens surrounding NSWC Crane

Executive Correspondence - Letter from Bloomington Indiana Mayor Mark Kruzan expressing his serious concerns with the BRAC recommendations that are currently being reviewed - NSWC Crane

Form letters from citizens to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) urging the Commission to reconsider the recommendation to realign work from Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division.

Executive Correspondence - Letter from Dan Coats of King and Spaulding LLP to Adm Gehman dtd 18 Aug 05 regarding Naval Support Activity Crane, IN.

Approximately 350 Letters from concerned citzens regarding the proposed closure of NSWC Crane and CAAA

Base Visit Trip Report - Defense Finance and Accounting Center (DFAS) Indianapolis, IN 3 Aug 2005 - Presentation DFAS BRAC Update

This paper addresses the issues of realigning Naval Support Activity (NSA) Crane's Chemical Biological Defense (CBD) Development and Acquisition functions to Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. Received from David M. Reece, Senior Advisor to Lt. Governor Skillman and sent to Commission Review and Analysis analyst Jim Durso.

Letters and newspaper clippings received from concerned citizens opposing the closure of NSWC Crane