A St. Mary's County commissioner said a scheduled tour of the nearby military base will help county officials understand base operations and address community integration concerns.

"Since the base has become very hard to get on for people who are not actually connected with the base, work on the base, have a military ID or something like that, you don't know really what goes on there," the commissioner said, describing the tour as "an opportunity for them to explain to us the complexities of what they do."

The commissioner called the tour "a very good idea" and said it could foster closer integration between the base and county government. No further details on the tour itinerary, participant list, or access arrangements were provided during the remarks.