The Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph AFB, Tex., stands to gain 170 civilian personnel positions from personnel operations at Bolling AFB, D.C.; Hill AFB, Utah; Robins AFB, Ga.; Tinker AFB, Okla.; and Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Air Force manpower and personnel head, Roger Blanchard, says the realignments are the product of BRAC 2005, but they are in line with the service’s long-running plan to centralize more personnel functions. He asserted that the move would help the Air Force “recapitalize and balance its portfolio.”
As Air Force leaders consider concepts of operations for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, sustainment in the field—and easing that support by using standard parts and limiting variants—should be a key consideration, according to a new study from AFA's Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies.