Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/15/05 to Chairman Principi from NM Senators Domenici and Bingaman expressing their concern that the recusals by several BRAC Commissioners may have an adverse effect on the Commissions ability to fulfill the important public trust responsibilities as expected under applicable laws and regulations..

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/15/05 to Chairman Principi from Rep Brian Higgins (27th NY) expressing his support to keep the Niagara Falls Air Force Base open claiming that the Air Force is using the 2005 BRAC round for the purposes that contradict BRAC’s true intent.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/15/05 to Chairman Principi from Rep Solomon Ortiz (27th TX) thanking the Chairman for sending a courtesy copy of the letter requesting additional information from the Department of Defense relating to installations that may be added to the BRAC list.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/15/05 to Chairman Principi from Gov Thomas Vilsack supporting DFAS at the Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/15/05 to Chairman Principi CC’d to all Commissioners from Senators Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Rep Earl Pomeroy, and Gov John Hoeven of North Dakota bringing to attention an enclosed Military Judgment Justifying Retaining Grand Forks Air Force Base.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/15/05 to Chairman Principi from Thomas Rogers, Borough of Rumson, NJ regarding the attached resolution in support of keeping Fort Monmouth open.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/15/05 to Chairman Principi from Rep Jack Kingston, as well as GA Senators Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson thanking the Chairman for the opportunity to testify in Atlanta before the BRAC Commission and supporting adding new missions to Submarine Base Kings Bay. However they do not support for the realignment of the New London Submarine Base in CT. Rep Kingston also expresses his support for Moody AFB, the attached talking paper highlights his points.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/15/05 to James Hansen from Rep Tom Delay (22nd, TX) thanking the Commissioner for his involvement with the Ellington Field site visit in Houston, TX.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/15/05 to all Commissioners from California’s Monterey County Board of Supervisors offering several comments regarding the Commission’s inquiry to the Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld regarding Professional Development Education.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/15/05 to Chairman Principi from NM State Representative Brian Moore expressing his support for Cannon AFB.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/15/05 to Chairman Principi from MD Gov Robert Ehrlich thanking the BRAC Commissioners for their interest and attention to the Maryland presentation given on 07/08/2005. Gov Ehrlich also expresses his continued support for Aberdeen Proving Ground.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/15/05 to Deirdre Walsh from Rep Sherwood Boehlert enclosing approximately 662 signatures by New York community members who wish for DFAS Rome to stay open.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/15/05 to Joe Barrett from Angela Shafer-Payne, San Diego International Airport, enclosing information regarding the 2001 SDIA Master Plan.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/15/05 to Chairman Principi and CC Charles Battaglia from Dennis McCarthy, Executive Director of the ROA, enclosing white paper addressing the ROA’s overall concerns about the DoD’s recommendations for BRAC.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/15/05 to all Commissioners and Charles Battaglia from Wayne Girardet, Department of Military and Veteran Affairs, NJ, enclosing a color copy of white paper previously given to the Commission in black & white that was difficult to decipher. The white paper discusses the 108th ARW.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/15/05 to Chairman Principi from OH Senator Mike DeWine inviting all Commissioners to visit Ohio’s Miami Valley.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/15/05 to all Commissioners from the Town of Barrington, New Hampshire in support of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/15/05 to Chairman Principi from Mary Ann Meola, City of Middleburg Heights, Ohio attaching a resolution urging the BRAC Commission to keep DFAS Cleveland open.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/15/05 to Chairman Principi from AK Governor Frank Murkowski expressing his concerns over the process used by DoD to select bases for BRAC and wishing to ensure that the U.S. Constitution and other federal laws are followed in order to avoid the possibility of costly litigation between DoD and the State of Alaska. The Governor referred specifically to Kulis ANG Base and Eielson AFB.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/15/05 to Chairman Principi from James Duderstadt, President Emeritus University of Michigan Professor of Science and Engineering, endorsing the importance of the Naval Postgraduate School. He also enclosed a letter dated 24 March 2005 sent to Secretary Rumsfeld discussing this issue.

Coalition Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/15/05 to Chairman Principi from Raymond Ritchey, Boston Properties, expressing his concern over the proposed closing of the NGA campus in Reston, VA. –2 duplicate folders sent

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/14/05 to Commissioner Coyle from Representative Rush Holt (12th, NJ) to follow-up on the questions raised at the hearing concerning Fort Monmouth. Attached is a short summary of calculations for recruitment and training costs, including our sources, assumptions, and methodology. Also attached is a listing of programs in use in Iraq that would be disrupted by a closure of Fort Monmouth.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/15/05 to Barry Holman at GAO from Michael Wynne. This document is the Department of Defense response to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) final report, GAO-05-785, "Analysis of DoD's 2005 Selection Process and Recommendations for Base Closures and Realignments," dated July 1, 2005.

Coalition Correspondence – to Chairman Principi from Wayne Palla and the Dairy Farmers of America expressing their support for keeping Cannon AFB open.