Published October 01, 2014
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AFNS) -- Six Air Force
organizations moved under Air Force Materiel Command Oct. 1, in a step toward
integrating and forming the foundation of the Air Force Installation and
Mission Support Center when the center is formally activated in 2015.
The Air Force realigned four field operating agencies -- the
Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Air Force Financial Services Center, Air Force
Installation Contracting Agency and Air Force Security Forces Center -- to
AFMC. Two additional organizations -- the Air Force Cost Analysis Agency's
Financial Management Center of Expertise and the Air Force Personnel Center's
Services Directorate -- were also realigned to the command.
Activated provisionally Aug. 8, AFIMSC will be the single
intermediate-level headquarters providing installation and expeditionary
support for commanders at Air Force installations and major commands, said Maj.
Gen. Theresa Carter, the center's provisional commander.
"Our major commands have told us they are committed to
making the AFIMSC successful,” she said. “When asked to define what it means to
be successful, they said it needs to be a responsive, mission-focused
organization that uses transparent processes to integrate requirements and
deliver support to our installations, our Airmen and their families. The six
organizations joining the AFMC and AFIMSC(P) team today will help us meet those
requirements, now and in the future."
The center will provide program management, resourcing and
support activities in key areas previously provided by 10 MAJCOMs, two direct
reporting units and multiple FOAs. AFIMSC's installation support capabilities
will include security forces, civil engineering, base communications, logistics
readiness, installation ministry programs, services and operational
contracting.
In addition to helping the Air Force make the best use of
limited resources to manage and operate its installations, the activation of
AFIMSC will help the Defense Department reduce costs and management staff
levels by at least 20 percent.
"Centralized management of installation support
capabilities at AFIMSC affords opportunity to make strategic decisions for the
Air Force on installation support, maximizing the available resources,"
said Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, the AFMC commander.
The Air Force is using its standard strategic basing process
to evaluate candidate locations for AFIMSC headquarters and is scheduled to
select a permanent location that best serves the mission of the center in early
2015. Eventually 350 people will be assigned to the headquarters.
The 10 candidate headquarters locations are Barksdale Air
Force Base, Louisiana.; Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota; Hurlburt Field, Florida;
Joint Base Andrews, Maryland; Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia; Joint Base
San Antonio, Texas; Peterson AFB, Colorado; Scott AFB, Illinois.; Tyndall AFB,
Florida; and Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
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