Military Bases: Mission Transfers Affecting Ellsworth Air Force Base
NSIAD-97-58
Published: Feb 24, 1997. Publicly Released: Feb 24, 1997.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the costs and benefits of several B-1B aircraft mission transfers affecting the Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB) in South Dakota, focusing on the: (1) extent to which the Air Force analyzed the costs and benefits of the proposed jet engine intermediate maintenance consolidation at Dyess AFB, Texas; (2) costs and benefits of transferring the Route Integration Instrumentation System (RIIS) from Ellsworth to Nellis AFB, Nevada; and (3) reasons for and cost of constructing facilities for housing B-1B aircraft at Robins AFB, Georgia.
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Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of the Air Force | The Secretary of the Air Force should conduct a comprehensive cost-benefits analysis to ensure that savings and operating efficiencies will result from the consolidation of jet engine intermediate maintenance at Dyess. |
The Air Force completed a cost/benefit analysis in March 1998 and concluded that cost savings and operating efficiencies would result from consolidating jet engine intermediate maintenance at Dyess Air Force Base.
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Air Force basesAircraft maintenanceBase realignmentsBomber aircraftConstruction costsCost effectiveness analysisDefense economic analysisFacility constructionMilitary cost controlMilitary training