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."

This report is one of a series that profiles the emergency management and homeland security statutory authorities of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and three territories (American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). Each profile identifies the more significant elements of state statutes, generally as codified. This report focuses on the state of North Dakota.

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.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Interview with Larry Aldrich, a U.S. Air Force veteran who served in England during the Iraqi war. Aldrich describes his experiences when he enlisted including his training and work as a guard at a nuclear weapons storage facility and later, overseas at RAF Lakenheath.

Interview with Larry Aldrich, a U.S. Air Force veteran who served in England during the Iraqi war. Aldrich describes his experiences when he enlisted including his training and work as a guard at a nuclear weapons storage facility and later, overseas at RAF Lakenheath.

This fact sheet describes climate change scenarios in the Great Plains region of the United States.

2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - Air Force 37 Redo Realign Grand Forks (420c3) - 104Z - Grand Forks

2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - COBRA Air Force 38 Realign Hector - 105Z - Hector

2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - USA-0210v3 RC Transformation in North Dakota - 36 - RC Transformation in North Dakota

Base Summary Sheet - Hector International Airport Air Guard Station North Dakota

Base Visit Book - Base visit for Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, conducted by commissioners James H. Bilbray, Philip Coyle, and Samuel K. Skinner June 22, 2005.

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.

Memorandum of Meeting with Congressional delegation from North Dakota to discuss how the recommendations impact Grand Forks Air Force Base.

Regional Hearing – Grand Forks, ND, June 23, 2005

Regional Hearing Issue Summary - June 23, 2005 - Grand Forks, ND - Grand Forks Air Force Base, Hector International Airport Air Guard Station, Dulth International Air Guard Station

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)

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

Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND: One Pager USAF(Disregard Restriction Header and Footer)

Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND: Mil Value and Capacity Support Information USAF(Disregard Restriction Header and Footer)