Civilian Distinguished Visitor Program

The Department of the Air Force Civilian Distinguished Visitor Program is operated on a decentralized basis in that each major Air Force command determines the frequency, number, and types of tours to be conducted.  In view of the large number of tours conducted in 1970, GAO limited its review to the tours conducted by the Strategic Air Command since that command conducted the largest number of tours.  GAO reviewed the visitor tours conducted to determine (1) the number of tours conducted, (2) the number of civilian guest participants, (3) the cost of each tour, (4) the type and amount of costs recovered from civilian guest participants, and (5) the method of selecting guests.