Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "A fundamental military readiness principle is that the military must train as it intends to fight, and military training ranges provide the primary means to accomplish this principle. To successfully accomplish today's missions, U.S. forces are conducting significantly more complex operations, requiring increased joint training and interoperability between and among the military services, combatant commands, and other Department of Defense (DOD) and non-DOD organizations. For some time, senior DOD and military service officials have reported that they face increasing difficulties in carrying out realistic training at military installations due to training constraints, such as those resulting from encroachment. In recent years, we have reported on these training constraints and identified the need for an integrated, readily accessible inventory of training ranges, capacities, and capabilities so that commanders across the services can schedule the best available resources to provide the required training; a comprehensive plan that includes goals, timelines, projected costs, and a clear assignment of responsibilities to address encroachment on military training ranges; and a more comprehensive approach for addressing deficiencies to ensure that ranges are adequately sustained and modernized in order to accomplish the department's transformation goals …

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "With continued heavy military involvement in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Department of Defense (DOD) is spending billions of dollars sustaining or replacing its inventory of key equipment items while also planning to spend billions of dollars to develop and procure new systems to transform the department's warfighting capabilities. GAO developed a red, yellow, green assessment framework to (1) assess the condition of 30 selected equipment items from across the four military services, and (2) determine the extent to which DOD has identified near- and long-term program strategies and funding plans to ensure that these items can meet defense requirements. GAO selected these items based on input from the military services, congressional committees, and our prior work. These 30 equipment items included 18 items that were first assessed in GAO's 2003 report."

Collection of BRAC related news articles and clippings. Produced for Commission staff review.

From: Simonton Kathy GS-14 SAF/IEBJ Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 11:40 AM To: Hill, Christopher, LTC, WSO-HSAJCSG; McGill, Joseph, CIV, WSO-HSAJCSG; Layman, Andrew, 1stLT, WSO-HSAJCSG

Certification of Answers to Headquarters Support and Administration (HS&A) Joint Croa Service Group (JCSG) Scenario 47

Excel File - Military Personnel

Excel File - Mobilization Capacity Analysis

From: Warhola, Paul, LtCol, WSO-HSAJCSG Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 3:31 PM To: Layman, Andrew, 1stLT, WSO-HSAJCSG

From: Knapp, Ray, Col, WSO-HSAJCSG Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 10:17 AM To: Warhola, Paul, LtCol, WSO-HSAJCSG; Layman, Andrew, 1stLT, WSO-HSAJCSG

Excel File - MAH Capacity Analysis

Notice of the 2005 BRAC Commission—Open Meeting: (St. Louis, MO) Notice is hereby given that a sub-group of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission will hold an open meeting at the St. Louis Airport Marriott, on June 7, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Notice of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission—Open Meeting (Salt Lake City, UT) on June 6, 2005 from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Salt Palace Convention Center.

Notice of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Open Meetings (Baltimore, MD), July 8, 2005 - (Clovis, NM), June 24, 2005 - (Charlotte, NC), June 28, 2005 - (Buffalo, NY), June 27, 2005 - (Fairbanks, AK), June 15, 2005.

Supplemental Capacity Questions - 29 Jun 04

Notice of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission — Cancellation of an Open Meeting (Salt Lake City, UT), June 6, 2005 - Notice of Change in Date, Location and Agenda of a Previously Announced Open Meeting (St. Louis, MO)originally scheduled for June 7, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in St. Louis, Missouri, has been rescheduled for June 20, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Notice of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Open Meetings - (Rapid City, SD), June 21, 2005 - (New Orleans, LA) July 12, 2005 - (Grand Forks, ND), June 23, 2005 - (Portland, OR), June 17, 2005.

Notice of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission— Change to the Agenda of Previously Announced Open Meetings - Portland, OR Correction: The delegation will now meet on the same date in the same location from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. to receive comment from Federal, State and local government representatives and the general public on base realignment and closure actions in Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington that have been recommended by the Department of Defense (DoD) - (Grand Forks, ND) Correction : The delegation will now meet on the same date in the same location from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. to receive comment from Federal, State and local government representatives and the general public on base realignment and closure actions in Minnesota and North Dakota that have been recommended by the Department of Defense (DoD) - (Charlotte, NC) 06/07/05 Correction: The delegation will meet to receive comments from Federal, State and local government representatives and

Collection of BRAC related news articles and clippings. Produced for Commission staff review.

Collection of BRAC related news articles and clippings. Produced for Commission staff review.

From: Christopher Hill LTC To: Andrew Layman 1stLT

From: Hill, Christopher, LTC, WSO-HSAJCSG Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 4:05 PM To: Layman, Andrew, 1stLT, WSO-HSAJCSG; Chapin, Patrick, LT, WSO-HSAJCSG; Turner, Elisa; Hill, Christopher, LTC, WSO-HSAJCSG; McGill, Joseph, CIV, WSO-HSAJCSG; Pritchard, Russ, CIV, WSO-HSAJCSG

From: Snipes, Steven, Col, WSO-HSAJCSG Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 1:53 PM To: Layman, Andrew, 1stLT, WSO-HSAJCSG; Hill, Christopher, LTC, WSO-HSAJCSG Cc: Tittmann, Matthew, CTR, WSO-HSAJCSG; Matos, Luis, CTR, WSO-HSAJCSG

From: Hill, Christopher, LTC, WSO-HSAJCSG Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 12:29 PM To: Layman, Andrew, 1stLT, WSO-HSAJCSG

From: Hill, Christopher, LTC, WSO-HSAJCSG Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 12:40 PM To: Layman, Andrew, 1stLT, WSO-HSAJCSG; Chapin, Patrick, LT, WSO-HSAJCSG; Turner, Elisa; Hill, Christopher, LTC, WSO-HSAJCSG; McGill, Joseph, CIV, WSO-HSAJCSG; Pritchard, Russ, CIV, WSO-HSAJCSG