by WASHINGTON (AFNS)
WASHINGTON (AFNS)
7/14/2014 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The
Air Force is centralizing its installation support management within a
newly created Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Air
Force officials announced July 11.
The change resulted from a comprehensive effort to reduce overhead
costs; increase efficiencies; eliminate redundant activities; improve
effectiveness and business processes; and will help meet the Defense
Department's directive to reduce costs and staff levels by at least 20
percent.
The new AFIMSC will report to Air Force Materiel Command. Air Force
officials announced Maj. Gen. Theresa Carter as the AFMC special
assistant to the commander. She is charged with developing the strategy
and implementation plans for this new center.
"This is a fundamental paradigm shift in how the Air Force has
historically controlled and delivered installation support
capabilities," said Bill Booth, the Air Force's acting deputy chief
management officer. "As we look ahead to 2023, this new command
structure will focus on consolidating installation support
responsibilities from the Headquarters Air Force, major commands and
multiple field operating agencies."
The Air Force currently delivers installation support capabilities
through a decentralized control, decentralized execution concept of
operation. Consequently, each MAJCOM developed staffs and often created
unique processes for the same functions, generating duplication of
effort and inefficiencies.
"The current and projected fiscal constraints have driven the Air Force
to make strategic decisions to reduce its size while retaining its
combat effectiveness. Centralization of management support to the
maximum extent possible improves our efficiency and effectiveness in
providing installation and expeditionary combat support capabilities to
our wing commanders and mission partners, and delivers more standardized
levels of service across the Air Force," Booth said. "While efficiency
is our goal, we will not lose sight that installations are combat
platforms for the Air Force; we deliver Global Vigilance, Global Reach
and Global Power from our installations in garrison and at deployed
locations around the world."
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