Military Bases: Transfer of the 458th Operations Group to McGuire Air Force Base

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the transfer of the 458th Operations Group from Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana, to McGuire AFB, New Jersey, focusing on: (1) factors that prompted the transfer of this unit and decisions of the 1993 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission that affected Barksdale AFB; (2) the estimated costs, savings, and operational benefits of the BRAC decisions affecting Barksdale; and (3) general indicators of economic conditions in the Barksdale area.