Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 06/30/05 to Chairman Principi from Jeanne Krieger, Chairman of the Lexington MA Board of Selectmen expressing strong support for DoD’s recommendations concerning Hanscom AFB and Soldier Systems Center – Natick.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/01/05 to Chairman Principi from Bedford MA Board of Selectmen Chairman Gordon Feltman expressing strong support for DoD’s recommendations concerning Hanscom AFB and Soldier Systems Center – Natick.

Executive Correspondence – Undated letter to Chairman Principi from MA State Senator Karen Spilka expressing strong support for DoD’s recommendations concerning Hanscom AFB and Soldier Systems Center – Natick.

Executive Correspondence - Letter from Thomas P. Bernardo, Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates to the BRAC Commission regarding Otis Air National Guard Base in Massachusetts, and the 102nd Fighter Wing, and Resolution 05-04 in support of the base, and requesting reconsideration of DoD recommendations for the base.

Coalition Correspondence – Letters dtd 06/30/05 to all BRAC Commissioners from the 495/MetroWest Corridor Partnership expressing strong support for DoD’s BRAC recommendations concerning Hanscom AFB and Soldier Systems Center-Natick.

Community Correspondence - Letter from Patrick McNamara to the BRAC Commission dtd July 14 2005 regarding the closure of Otis Air National Guard Base.

Community Correspondence - Letters from Pequot Commercial: Commercial and Investment Real Estate, to each member of the commission regarding the possible closure of New London Submarine Base.

REGIONAL HEARING ISSUE SUMMARY

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Agenda: Brunswick Naval Air Station, BRAC Regional hearing, July 6, 2005, Boston, Massachusetts 2. Executive Summary 3. Senator Snowe's opening remarks/case review for the realignment of NAS Brunswick (with supporting slides) 4. Rear Admiral Rich's remarks on military judgment and operational issues 5. Senator Collin's remarks on the military value of NAS Brunswick (with supporting slides) 6. Senator Snowe's remarks on costs and cost savings (with supporting slides) 7. Representative Allen's remarks on the economic impact to the Maine Midcoast Region (with supporting slides) 8. Senator Snowe's closing remarks on the realignment of NAS Brunswick (with supporting slides)

Letter dtd 06/29/05 To Chairman Principi from Dr. Scot Gillman expressing strong support for DoD’s BRAC recommendations concerning Hanscom AFB and Soldier Systems Center-Natick.

Base Input: 102nd Fighter Wing, Cape Cod MA- Otis Air National Guard

Coalition Correspondence – Letter dated 7/5/2005 to the BRAC Commission from Denis Hanks, Executive Director of the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce supporting the continued operation of the Otis Air National Guard Base. Also included is a Resolution in support of Otis Air National Guard Base Massachusetts Military Reservation, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Coalition Correspondence – Letter dated 7/5/2005 to the Chairman from Mitchell Adams, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Defense Technology Initiative (MassDTI) in support of the Pentagon’s BRAC recommendations to expand Hanscom Air Force Base and preserve the Solider Systems Center – Natick.

Base Visit Trip - Visit report for Puget Sound naval shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility Detachment Boston Massachusetts.

Coalition Correspondence – Letter dated 7/5/2005 to the Chairman from John McDonagh Executive Director of Plimoth Plantation expressing opposition to the closure of Otis Air National Guard Massachusetts Military Reservation, in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Coalition Correspondence – Letter to BRAC Commission from Timothy Walsh, Chief Executive Officer and Dedie Wieler, Chief Quality Officer of Martha’s Vineyard Hospital in Oak Bluffs, MA stating their support of the Massachusetts Military Reservation which houses Camp Edwards, Otis Air Force Base and U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod.

Coalition Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/07/05 to Chairman Principi from Battelle Natick Operations Manager Carlos Patricio expressing strong support for DoD’s recommendations concerning Hanscom AFB and Soldier Systems Center-Natick.

Coalition Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/05/05 to Chairman Principi from MassBay Community College President Carole Berotte Joseph expressing strong support for DoD’s recommendations concerning Hanscom AFB and Soldier Systems Center-Natick.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/05/05 to Chairman Principi from Tewkesbury MA Board of Selectmen Chairman Joseph Gill expressing strong support for DoD’s recommendations concerning Hanscom AFB and Soldier Systems Center-Natick.

Community Correspondence - Letter from concerned citizen Angela F. LeBeau regarding the closure of OTIS ANG

Executive Correspondence - Letter from John Senchyshyn, acting Executive Secretary for the town of Wayland, Massachusetts to the BRAC Commission regarding Otis Air National Guard Base, and a resolution in support of the base

Executive Correspondence - Letter from Massachusetts State representative Shirley Gomes to Chairman Anthony J. Principi regarding Otis Air National guard Base.

Executive Correspondence - Letter from Massachusetts representative Jeffrey Davis Perry to the BRAC Commission regarding Otis Air National Guard Base and expressing his desire to keep the base open.

Executive Correspondence - Letters form Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy to each of the BRAC Commissioners, thanking them for their leadership during the New England BRAC hearing.