Alabama State Input for the 30 June 2005 BRAC Regional Hearing Held in Atlanta, GA. Document includes statements by Alabama U.S. senators and representatives and statements and recommendations concerning the following bases: Redstone Arsenal, Anniston Army Depot, Fort Rucker, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, and Birmingham 117th ARW.

Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: Testimony by the Eielson Community regarding "Executive Summary" assertations by Generals Gamble and Hamilton that the Secretary of Defense deviated substantially from all BRAC selection criteria (1-8), an explanaiton on why the AF recommended keeping most of Eielson as COPE THUNDER central; and why Eielson's existing force structure better served Air Force Operational and Training requirements as distributed by the Secretary's recommendations.