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GAO-08-244R 1 (2008-01-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptawfk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Siai Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 January 18, 2008 Congressional Committees Subject: Defense Infrastructure: Realignment of Air Force Special Operations Command Units to Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico In September 2005, the Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) recommended closing Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, unless a new mission for the base could be identified by December 31, 2009. In June 2006, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced that Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)' would establish a new mission at Cannon Air Force Base and the command would take ownership of the base on October 1, 2007. As a result, Cannon Air Force Base will remain open. While DOD has satisfied the intent of the recommendation by finding a new mission for the base, this BRAC recommendation was unusual because it contained a contingency clause. Therefore, we reviewed DOD's implementation of this recommendation under the authority of the Comptroller General to conduct evaluations on his own initiative.2 This report (1) describes the factors underpinning the decision to house AFSOC at Cannon Air Force Base and (2) provides information on the cost estimate and timeline for the movement of personnel to establish the AFSOC mission. To determine the factors underpinning the decision to establish an AFSOC mission at Cannon Air Force Base, we interviewed officials involved in the decision-making process from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Installations, Environment and Logistics; the United States Special Operations Command; and the Air Force Special Operations Command. In addition, we reviewed Air Force documents that described efforts to identify a new mission for Cannon Air Force Base and AFSOC site evaluations and analyses of potential locations for AFSOC missions. To provide information on costs, we reviewed the planned military construction and operations and maintenance funding required for AFSOC units to operate at Cannon Air Force Base. In addition, we reviewed Special Operations Command, AFSOC, and Air Combat Command cost estimates and financial data and interviewed Special Operations Command and AFSOC officials. Based on these discussions and observations, we believe the DOD data are sufficiently reliable for 'AFSOC is the Air Force component of the U.S. Special Operations Command; it is headquartered at Hurlburt Field, Florida, and it has approximately 12,900 active duty, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard and civilian personnel. The active duty component is located at Hurlburt Field, Florida; Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico; and at two overseas locations. The Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard components are not affected by the realignment of units to Cannon. 231 U.S.C. § 717 (b). GAO-08-244R Defense Infrastructure

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