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United States Army Installation Management Command
Slogan: We are the Army's Home
ActiveOctober 2006 – Present
Country United States of America
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
TypeDirect Reporting Unnit
SizeApprox. 76,000
Part ofDepartment of Defense
Department of the Army
Nickname(s)IMCOM
Motto(s)Sustain, Support, Defend
ColorsRed, green, black & gold
       
AnniversariesOct. 24
Commanders
Commanding GeneralLt. Gen. Michael Ferriter
Deputy CommandersMaj. Gen. Reuben Jones
Brig Gen. John Uberti
Executive DirectorMr. Joseph Capps
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Earl L. Rice
Insignia
IMCOM Distinctive Unit
IMCOM Shoulder Patch

The United States Army Installation Management Command supports the United States Army's warfighting mission by working to provide standardized, effective & efficient services, facilities and infrastructure to Soldiers, Civilians and Families.[1] IMCOM's vision statement is: Army installations are the DoD standard for infrastructure quality and are the provider of consistent, quality services that are a force multiplier in supported organizations' mission accomplishment, and materially enhance Soldier and Family well-being and readiness.[2]

IMCOM is headquartered in San Antonio, TX on Fort Sam Houston. IMCOM's headquarters relocated in October, 2010[3] from Arlington, Virginia as part of the Base Realignment and Closure Act of 2005.[4]

History of the Installation Management Command

Artist's rendering of the new IMCOM Headquarters on Fort Sam Houston, TX.

The United States Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM),[5] was activated on 24 Oct. 2006,[6] to reduce bureaucracy, apply a uniform business structure to manage U.S. Army installations, sustain the environment[7] and enhance the well-being of the military community.[8] It consolidated three organizations under a single command as a direct reporting unit[9]:

1) The former Installation Management Agency (IMA)[10]
2) The former Community and Family Support Center,[11] now called Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Programs,[12] which was formerly a subordinate command of IMCOM.
3) The former Army Environmental Center,[13] now called the Army Environmental Command (AEC), which is a subordinate command of IMCOM.[14]

Prior to the Installation Management Command, the Army's 184 installations[15] were managed by one of 15 Major Commands. Support services varied – some provided better services, some provided worse. In September 2001, Army Secretary Thomas E. White introduced the Transformation of Installation Management (TIM),[16] formerly known as Centralized Installation Management (CIM), pledging the Army would implement better business practices and realign installation management to create a more efficient and effective corporate management structure for Army installations worldwide. On 1 Oct. 2002, the Army formed IMA as a field operating agency of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management (ACSIM) as part of an ongoing effort to realign installations.[17]

Many of the issues with the 15 major commands (List of Major Commands of the United States Army) holding responsibility for base support was that the structure created many inequities throughout the Army. There were no common standards, consistent services or an acutely managed infrastructure. This created an environment where funding was often diverted from installation support to operations. Additionally, there were too many military personnel conducting garrison support operations rather than mission duties. The creation of IMCOM was a commitment to eliminate these inequities, focus on installation management and enhance the well-being of Soldiers, Families and Civilians.

Centralizing installation management was a culture change in the Army; working through the transfers of personnel and funding issues was difficult. In a large organizational change, IMCOM became the Army’s single agency responsible for worldwide installation management, managing 184 Army installations globally with a staff of 120,000 military, civilian and contract members across seven regions on four continents.[18]

Army Family Covenant

The Army Family Covenant is the Army’s statement of commitment to provide high quality services to Soldiers – Active component or Reserve components, single or married, regardless of where they serve – and their Families.

The Installation Management Command supports the Army Family Covenant[19] and provides a set of tools Soldiers and Army Families can use to locate and access the facilities and services they need.[20]

"We recognize the commitment and increasing sacrifices that our families are making every day. We recognize the strength of our Soldiers comes from the strength of their families. We are committed to providing our families a strong, supportive environment where they can thrive. We are committed to building a partnership with Army families that enhances their strength and resilience. We are committed to improving family readiness by:

  • Standardizing and funding existing family programs and services
  • Increasing accessibility and quality of healthcare
  • Improving Soldier and family housing
  • Ensuring excellence in schools, youth services, and child care
  • Expanding education and employment opportunities for family members"[21]

IMCOM Today

IMCOM Academy at Fort Sam Houston, TX
IMCOM Annual Best Warrior Competition

IMCOM currently manages:

  • Workforce of 116,000
  • 28 airfields
  • 2,643 miles (4,253 km) of railroad
  • 59,007 miles (94,963 km) of roads
  • 47,803 miles (76,931 km) of utilities
  • 92,000 trainee barracks spaces
  • 583,000 Family and single housing units
  • 973,000,000 sq ft (90,400,000 m2) of building space
  • 9 Community Based Health Care Organizations
  • 39 Soldier and Family Assistance Centers
  • 35 Warrior Transition Units
  • 53 educational centers
  • 53 golf courses
  • 89 bowling centers
  • 93 libraries
  • 167 child developmental centers
  • 302 chapels
  • 714 fitness, aquatic, athletic and recreational facilities
  • 16 individual chemical equipment
  • Management program storage sites
  • 28 training support centers
  • 60 record holding areas
  • 63 central issue facilities
  • 88 official mail and distribution centers
  • 286 garrison dining facilities[22]

Regions

The regions administered by the United States Army Installation Management Command are[23]:

  • Installation Management Command Central Region[24]
  • Installation Management Command Atlantic Region[25]
  • Installation Management Command Pacific Region[26]
  • Installation Management Command Europe Region[27]

Installations by Region

IMCOM-Central IMCOM-Atlantic IMCOM-Pacific IMCOM-Europe

USAG Dugway Proving Ground
USAG Fort Bliss
USAG Carson
USAG Fort Hood
USAG Fort Huachuca
NTC & USAG Fort Irwin
USAG Fort Leavenworth
USAG Fort Riley
USAG Fort Sam Houston
USAG Fort Sill
USAG Joint Base Lewis-McChord
USAG Presidio of Monterey
USAG White Sands Missile Range
USAG Yuma Proving Ground
Combat Support Training Center
Deseret Chemical Depot
Hawthorne Army Depot
Kansas AAP
Lone Star AAP
McAlester AAP
Pueblo Chemical Depot
Red River Army Depot
Riverbank AAP
Sierra Army Depot
Tooele Army Depot
Umatilla Chemical Depot
Concord MOT
USAG Fort Polk
Crane AAP
Detroit Arsenal
Iowa AAP
Lake City AAP
Lima Army Tank Pit
Pine Bluff Arsenal
Corpus Christi Army Depot

Carlisle Barracks
USAG Adelphi Laboratory Center
USAG Fort A.P. Hill
USAG Fort Belvoir
USAG Fort Detrick
USAG Fort Devens
USAG Fort Dix
USAG Fort Drum
USAG Fort Eustis
USAG Fort Hamilton
USAG Fort Lee
USAG Fort Leonard Wood
USAG Fort Meade
USAG Fort McCoy
USAG Fort Monmouth
USAG Fort Monroe
USAG Fort Story
USAG Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall
Soldiers System Center / Natick http://www.natick.army.mil/garrison/
USAG Picatinny Arsenal
USAG Rock Island Arsenal
USAG West Point
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Letterkenny AD
Newport Chemical Depot
Radford AAP
Scranton AAP
Watervliet Arsenal
USAG Fort Benning
USAG Fort Bragg
USAG Fort Buchanan
USAG Fort Campbell
USAG Fort Gordon
USAG Fort Jackson
USAG Fort Knox
USAG Fort McPherson
USAG Fort Rucker
USAG Fort Stewart
USAG Redstone Arsenal
USAG Miami
Anniston Army Depot
Blue Grass Army Depot
Holston AAP
Milan AAP
Mississippi AAP
Sunny Point MOT

USAG Fort Greely
USAG Fort Richardson
USAG Fort Wainwright
USAG Hawaii
USAG Japan
USAG Oahu
USAG Pohakuloa Training Area
USAG Torii Station
IMCOM-Korea
USAG Daegu
USAG Camp Red Cloud
USAG Yongsan
USAG Camp Casey
USAG Humphreys

USAG Ansbach
USAG Bamberg
USAG Baumholder
USAG Benelux
USAG Darmstadt
USAG Garmisch
USAG Grafenwoeher
USAG Heidelberg
USAG Hessen
USAG Hohenfels
USAG Kaiserslautern
USAG Livorno
USAG Mannheim
USAG Schinnen
USAG Schweinfurt
USAG Stuttgart
USAG Vicenza
USAG Wiesbaden

The First Sergeant's Barracks Initiative (FSBI) was implemented within IMCOM to improve quality of life throughout Army installations. It has led to projects such as these new barracks constructed on Fort Bragg.

See also

References

  1. ^ t
  2. ^ "IMCOM Fact Sheet – IMCOM HQ". Imcom.army.mil. 26 October 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  3. ^ "New Installation Management Command opens – Army News , News from Afghanistan & Iraq". Army Times. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Environmental command stakes its claim at Fort Sam Houston". Army.mil. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  5. ^ "IMCOM Official Web Site". Imcom.army.mil. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  6. ^ John Pike (4 August 2006). "U.S. Army Announces Installation Management Command Activation". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  7. ^ "US Army Environmental Command". Aec.army.mil. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation". Armymwr.biz. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  9. ^ "Installation management command activated , Army Logistician , Find Articles at BNET". Findarticles.com. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  10. ^ "US News & World Report Article". Usnews.com. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  11. ^ "Fact Sheet" (PDF). Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  12. ^ "FMWR at". Army.mil. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  13. ^ "Borland Case Study" (PDF). Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  14. ^ "Army Environmental Command Organizational Structure". Aec.army.mil. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  15. ^ "Army Organization". Army.mil. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  16. ^ Army begins installation transformation
  17. ^ "Transformation of Installation Management" (PDF). Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  18. ^ http://www.imcom.army.mil/hq/kd/cache/files/69B948B6-423D-452D-4636808C49A57094.pdf
  19. ^ "ArmyOneSource.com - Army Family Covenant". armyonesource.com. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  20. ^ "Army Family Toolbox – IMCOM HQ". Imcom.army.mil. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  21. ^ "Army Family Covenant – IMCOM HQ". Imcom.army.mil. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  22. ^ "IMCOM Fact Sheet – IMCOM HQ". Imcom.army.mil. 26 October 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  23. ^ "Garrisons By Region – IMCOM HQ". Imcom.army.mil. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  24. ^ [1]
  25. ^ [2]
  26. ^ "IMCOM-Pacific". Imcom.pac.army.mil. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  27. ^ "IMCOM-Europe". imcom-europe.army.mil. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
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