Letter  from Frank E. Blasingame, Lt. Col (Ret) to the BRAC Commission. (open access)

Letter from Frank E. Blasingame, Lt. Col (Ret) to the BRAC Commission.

Community Correspondence - Letter from Frank E. Blasingame, Lt. Col (Ret) to the BRAC Commission regarding Ellsworth AFB.
Date: August 29, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/14/2005 to Chairman Principi from Robert Mallow (open access)

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/14/2005 to Chairman Principi from Robert Mallow

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.
Date: July 29, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/29/2005 to Chairman Principi from Senators Tim Johnson, John Thune, and Representative Stephanie Herseth (open access)

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/29/2005 to Chairman Principi from Senators Tim Johnson, John Thune, and Representative Stephanie Herseth

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”
Date: July 30, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letters to the BRAC Commission - June/July 2005] (open access)

[Letters to the BRAC Commission - June/July 2005]

Letters from concerned citizens to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC)in response to the recommendation regarding Ellsworth Air Force Base.
Date: June 2005
Creator: Handrick, Leon; Handrick, Janet; Melius, Ellen; Liebman, Robert C. & Johnson, Don
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Letter from a concerned citizen in regards to Ellsworth AFB (open access)

Letter from a concerned citizen in regards to Ellsworth AFB

Community Correspondence - Letter from a concerned citizen in regards to Ellsworth AFB
Date: August 13, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
State Input -  Regional Hearing 21 June 2005 - Rapid City, SD (open access)

State Input - Regional Hearing 21 June 2005 - Rapid City, SD

South Dakota Presentation to Base Realignment and Closure Commission, Rapid City
Date: July 13, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 06/28/05 to Commissioners Bilbray, Skinner, and Coyle from Senator Tim Johnson (SD) (open access)

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 06/28/05 to Commissioners Bilbray, Skinner, and Coyle from Senator Tim Johnson (SD)

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.
Date: July 13, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/07/05 to Chairman Principi from Terry Weisenberg, Chairman of the Black Hills Council of Local Governments (SD (open access)

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/07/05 to Chairman Principi from Terry Weisenberg, Chairman of the Black Hills Council of Local Governments (SD

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.
Date: July 13, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Community Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/16/2005 to Chairman Principi and all Commissioners from John Michael Loh (open access)

Community Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/16/2005 to Chairman Principi and all Commissioners from John Michael Loh

Community Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/16/2005 to Chairman Principi and all Commissioners from John Michael Loh, General, USAF (Ret) as a follow-up to sworn testimony of June 21 at Rapid City, the General writes to provide a succinct summary of his logic and set of arguments supporting the retention of Ellsworth AFB and its B- 1 bombers.
Date: August 21, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Executive Correspondence - Letter from Simons & Slattery LLP - Frank M. Bond regarding Implications of Buster Welch, et al. v. USAF, et al. to the Closure recommended by BRAC of Ellsworth AFB South Dakota (open access)

Executive Correspondence - Letter from Simons & Slattery LLP - Frank M. Bond regarding Implications of Buster Welch, et al. v. USAF, et al. to the Closure recommended by BRAC of Ellsworth AFB South Dakota

Letter regarding a recent legal challenge to a bombing initiative on an Air Force base, mentioning BRAC closures as well.
Date: August 17, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Executive Correspondence - Letter from South Dakota Sen. Johnson, Sen. Thune, Gov. Rounds, Rep. Herseth to Chairman Principi dtd 17 Aug 05 (open access)

Executive Correspondence - Letter from South Dakota Sen. Johnson, Sen. Thune, Gov. Rounds, Rep. Herseth to Chairman Principi dtd 17 Aug 05

Executive Correspondence - Letter from South Dakota Sen. Johnson, Sen. Thune, Gov. Rounds, Rep. Herseth to Chairman Principi dtd 17 Aug 05 regarding Ellsworth AFB. Letter from retired USAF Gen. Loh is enclosed.
Date: August 18, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/22/05 to Chairman Principi from SD Senator John Thune (open access)

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/22/05 to Chairman Principi from SD Senator John Thune

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/22/05 to Chairman Principi from SD Senator John Thune enclosing for the Commission’s review a savings analysis document refuting the projected savings claimed by DoD regarding the proposed closure of Ellsworth AFB.
Date: August 22, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Community Input - Substantial Cost Savings in Closing Ellsworth and Transferring the B-1s to Dyess - Ellsworth Air Force Base - (open access)

Community Input - Substantial Cost Savings in Closing Ellsworth and Transferring the B-1s to Dyess - Ellsworth Air Force Base -

Community Input - Substantial Cost Savings in Closing Ellsworth and Transferring the B-1s to Dyess - Ellsworth Air Force Base -
Date: August 25, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
BRAC Commission Material (open access)

BRAC Commission Material

Contains the talking paper on Ellsworth AFB, SD
Date: January 5, 2006
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
BRAC Analysis - Notes and Research (open access)

BRAC Analysis - Notes and Research

Contains installation capacity data for Ellsworth AFB, SD and Dyess AFB, TX from Air Force Team Analyst Art Beauchamp
Date: December 8, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
BRAC Commission - Executive Correspondence (open access)

BRAC Commission - Executive Correspondence

Contains executive correspondence from Senator John Thune regarding Ellsworth AFB, SD
Date: January 6, 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
BRAC Analysis - Notes and Research (open access)

BRAC Analysis - Notes and Research

Contains notes and research from Art Beauchamp's base visit to Ellsworth AFB, SD
Date: January 5, 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
BRAC Analysis - Notes and Research (open access)

BRAC Analysis - Notes and Research

Contains base briefs from Ellsworth AFB, SD for Art Beauchamp
Date: January 5, 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Base Visit Book - Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD (open access)

Base Visit Book - Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD

Contains Base Visit Book for a Commissioner visit to Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD
Date: November 30, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
AF31 - Senate Input (open access)

AF31 - Senate Input

Contains Senate input from Senator Thune(High risk vs low savings) regarding Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD
Date: January 3, 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
AF31 - Base Visit Trip Report Air Force - Ellsworth Air Force Base - SD (open access)

AF31 - Base Visit Trip Report Air Force - Ellsworth Air Force Base - SD

28th BW is global attack -- putting bombs on targets
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Executive Correspondence - From Senator Tim Johnson To Chairman Principi (open access)

Executive Correspondence - From Senator Tim Johnson To Chairman Principi

I am deeply troubled by the Defense Department's proposal to consolidate the entire B-1 bomber fleet. The B-1s stationed at Ellsworth have been integral to our national defense and have completed combat missions in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Community Correspondence  -  2 Letters from Concerned Citizens - Ellsworth AFB (open access)

Community Correspondence - 2 Letters from Concerned Citizens - Ellsworth AFB

Community Correspondence - 2 Letters from concerned citizens Brian McKiernan and David and Deanna Leivestad voicing their concern regarding the closure of Ellsworth AFB
Date: July 28, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Media Briefing Book Regional Hearing Rapid City, South Dakota (open access)

Media Briefing Book Regional Hearing Rapid City, South Dakota

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
Date: July 18, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library