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Air Force, DLA jointly plan for BRAC 2005 implementation

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  • By By Sue Murray, Materiel Readiness Project Office, and Lynne Allen, BRAC Implementation Office
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --  Efforts are under way by a joint implementation team to plan the execution of the Base Realignment and Closure 2005 Supply, Storage and Distribution Management Reconfiguration decision at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins Air Force Base, Ga.

The team consists of Air Force Materiel Command and Defense Logistics Agency personnel charged with creating a plan of action and milestones for the supply, storage and distribution implementation. The action plan will define specific tasks to be completed that will support a successful transfer of functions and people without degradation of support to readiness and the warfighter.

The BRAC 2005 decision calls for the Department of Defense to reconfigure its industrial supply, storage and distribution infrastructure into one integrated provider supporting WR-ALC depot maintenance requirements. This infrastructure will reduce duplication of functions and inventory, optimize resources and streamline processes. WR-ALC is the first of the Air Force's three air logistics centers and the first of 13 industrial sites across all four military services to implement this BRAC decision.

According to Army Brig. Gen. Dave Kee, executive director of the DLA BRAC Implementation Office, the main focus continues to be support to the warfighter.

"As we continue to integrate with the Air Force BRAC implementation team to meet the BRAC 2005 decisions, DLA pledges to ensure uninterrupted customer support," said General Kee.

"The joint implementation team is at the forefront of planning a critical transformation of the DOD supply chain," said Lorna Estep, deputy director of supply for AFMC's Directorate of Logistics.

"Our depots deliver the aircraft and repair parts that keep Air Force missions flying. A superb plan, executed well, will ensure our maintenance lines keep delivering and our Air Force keeps flying."

This joint implementation planning team will serve as a model for subsequent DOD SS&D implementations at the Tinker and Hill Air Logistic Centers, as well as the other military industrial sites.

Plans call for supply, storage and distribution implementation to take place at AFMC's air logistics centers in fiscal 2008. WR-ALC is planned for the first quarter; Oklahoma City ALC at Tinker AFB, Okla., is scheduled for the second quarter; and Ogden ALC at Hill AFB, Utah, is scheduled for the third quarter.