Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/29/2005 to Chairman Principi from Senators Tim Johnson, John Thune, and Representative Stephanie Herseth stating the DoD may not have properly evaluated specific risk assessment data when formulating their list of base closures. Attached is a detailed analysis to the BRAC Commission titled “Severe Weather Hazard Frequency Comparison Ellsworth AFB vs. Dyess AFB”

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/14/2005 to Chairman Principi from Robert Mallow, Chairman of the Board of Meade County Commissioners in Sturgis, SD advising the BRAC Commission that Meade County Board of Commissioners has passed a unanimous resolution supporting the removal of Ellsworth AFB from the BRAC list.

Community Correspondence - 2 Letters from concerned citizens Brian McKiernan and David and Deanna Leivestad voicing their concern regarding the closure of Ellsworth AFB

Executive Correspondence – Letter to General Newton from the Majority Leader in the Senate, William Frist urging the BRAC Commission to keep Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota open.

Executive Correspondence - Letters from Senator Bill Frist, M.D. to Commissioner Gehman and Commissioner Newton, regarding DoD recommendations for Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota.

Airfield Pavements Ellsworth AFB

Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse response to an e-mail from the BRAC Commission regarding Ellsworth Air Force Base.

MEDIA BRIEFING BOOK RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA REGIONAL HEARING ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, SD A. Media Advisory B. Suggested Talking Points for Installation Visit C. Suggested Qs & As for Installation Visit D. Sampling of Local Media Coverage Relating to BRAC

Regional Hearing - State Input from Mount Rushmore to the BRAC Commission.

Regional Hearing - State Input from Rapid City, SD to the BRAC Commission. Includes the Newspaper clippings.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 06/28/05 to Commissioners Bilbray, Skinner, and Coyle from Senator Tim Johnson (SD) thanking them for participating in the Rapid City Regional Hearing and reiterating his support for retaining Ellsworth AFB.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/07/05 to Chairman Principi from Terry Weisenberg, Chairman of the Black Hills Council of Local Governments (SD) writing in support of retaining Ellsworth AFB.

South Dakota Presentation to Base Realignment and Closure Commission, Rapid City

Regional Hearing Book - South Dakota Regional Hearing

Memorandum of meeting with General Michael Loh (USAF Ret.) and congressional and community representatives regarding Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD.

State Input - Regional Hearing from Ellsworth AFB, SD to the BRAC Commission.

Regional Hearing - Intinerary for BRAC Commissioner Visit to Ellsworth AFB

Executive Correspondence – Letter dated 7/6/2005 to Commissioners Skinner, Bilbray, and Coyle from Pennington County (SD) Commissioners Kjerstad-Chairperson, Kirkeby - Vice Chairperson, Coffing, Davis, and Holbrook of Rapid City South Dakota thanking the BRAC Commissioners for visiting Ellsworth AFB and taking testimony at the BRAC regional hearing.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about conservation work on Mt. Rushmore. The footage shows men hanging off of Thomas Jefferson's nose. The story aired at 6:00 A.M.