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by 1st Lt. Lea Ann Chambers Air Force Materiel Command Public Affairs May 27, 2005 (AFMCNS) - Air Force Materiel Command’s Brooks City-Base, Texas, was among several Air Force installations that would close if the Department of Defense’s Base Realignment and Closure recommendations, released May 13, are adopted. The recommendation marks the most notable impact on the command, which mostly will undergo realignment if the DOD’s recommendations are echoed by the BRAC commission and accepted by the president and the Congress in upcoming months. “It is important to remember that these recommendations are not final until the president and the Congress receive and act on the commission’s report later this year,” said Gen. Gregory S. Martin, AFMC commander, in a statement. Additional realignment recommendations affecting the command include: - realigning some supply and contracting members at each Air Logistics Center under the Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va., in order to expand the Air Force’s transformational strategic-sourcing process for spare parts to other DOD services and DLA; - the consolidation of Air Force Research Laboratory directorates, which would result in the movement of six directorates across the command and the closure of AFRL’s Human Effectiveness Directorate at Mesa, Ariz.; Another big change would consolidate civilian personnel office functions at some AFMC bases and Air Force-wide at Randolph AFB, Texas. Several AFMC bases also will be adding components if the recommendations are approved: - Eglin AFB, Fla., would take on Joint Strike Fighter training; - Hanscom AFB, Mass., would see its role grow in research, development and acquisition of air and space information systems; - Hanscom AFB also would gain the component of the AFRL Information Directorate from Wright-Patterson, but the other component would remain in Rome, N.Y. - Hill AFB, Utah, would receive F-16 aircraft from Cannon AFB, N.M., one of five active-duty bases recommended for closure. The secretary of defense developed the recommendations to make the most efficient use of DOD resources, improve operational efficiency, save taxpayer dollars, advance transformation and enhance combat effectiveness of U.S. military forces. The next step in the timeline is the presidential appointed BRAC Commission review process May 17 - Sept. 8. AFMC bases may host commission visits and AFMC site surveys during this time. “I am confident that at the end of this process, AFMC will be able to do an even better job of providing war-winning capabilities to our nation’s Air Force... on time and on cost,” said Gen. Martin. Additionally, 62 Air Force installations face differing levels of realignment under the DOD proposal. For the complete list with installation specific details, visit http://www.af.mil /brac. | ||
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