Field operating agencies: field operating agencies are subdivisions that carry out activies under the operational control of a headquarters Air Force
Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation, Orlando, Fla.: Supports the development and use of the Realistic Global Battlespace for training, analysis, acquisition, test and evaluation and operations. Implements Air Force. joint and Department of Defense modeling and simulation policies, architectures and standards: supports corporate Air Force M&S planning, requirements and investment, facilitates the establishment, transition and integration of major Air Force M&S initiatives and programs. and shapes decision making, mission rehearsal and execution. Supports cross-cutting initiatives such as Distributed Mission Operations and the Center for Domain Integration and promotes and supports technology improvements. Oversees the M&S professional development program and sponsors the annual Air Force M&S conference. Manages M&S Information Service, which includes the Air Force M&S Resource Repository, Event Planning System, M&S calendar, and the M&S help desk. The C4ISR Visualization Center is the AFAMS Pentagon Operating Location. The CVC provides senior leadership with a portal into Air Force and joint training events, experiments, wargames, real-world events and facilitates demonstrations of new and emerging technologies.
Air Force Audit Agency, Washington, D.C.: Provides all levels of Air Force management with independent and quality, audit services. Produces audit products that evaluate the efficiency, effectiveness and economy of Air Force programs and activities. https://www.afaa.hq.af.mil
Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence, Brooks City-Base, Texas: Provides a full range of technical and professional environmental and construction management services, including environmental restoration, pollution prevention, environmental compliance, natural and cultural resources conservation, housing/ facility design and construction, and comprehensive planning. Manages the Air Force's premier environmental clearinghouse and research service, PROACT, providing real-time online assistance to Air Force personnel. Center of expertise for the Air Force Environmental Impact Analysis process as well as for architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, medical facility design, construction management and military family housing privatization. Executes and maintains the Air Force family housing master plan. Serves as the focal point for evaluation, application and transfer of environmental cleanup technologies from the laboratory to the field. Advocates for the Air Force before state, local, regional and federal environmental authorities, and offers major commands and installations assistance with environment issues.
www.afcee.brooks.af.mil
Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency, Tyndall AFB, Fla.: Maximizes Air Force civil engineers' capabilities in base and contingency operations by providing the best tools, practices and professional support. Comprises technical and professional experts in a variety of traditional and non-traditional civil engineer functional areas, including electrical, mechanical and structural engineering, readiness, training and education, management analysis, fire protection, systems engineering, explosive ordnance disposal, computer automation, energy management, vehicle and equipment acquisition, and weapons of mass destruction response. Develops unified design criteria and manages the Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force and RED HORSE programs. Hosts a multi-national engineer deployment competition--Readiness Challenge. Administers the Air Force Contract Augmentation Program contract to provide worldwide on-call contractor support for disaster response, contingency deployment operations and military operations other than war. Specializes in pavement structural evaluations and recommendations, utility rates negotiation, and repairing heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, airfield lighting and aircraft arresting systems.www. afcesa.af.mil
Air Force Command and Control, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center, Langley AFB, Va.: Supports initiatives to influence, integrate and improve Air Force command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. Focuses on the joint force and joint force air component capability to dominate time battlespace and control forces. Priorities include engaging time joint warfighter through the Joint Forces Command joint battle management command and control board of directors: executive the Air Force chief of staff's vision of the Air and Space Operations Center Weapons System. and developing and fielding the C2 Constellation. Key nodes focus on horizontal integration within the C2 Constellation, including the Air Operations Center, Distributed Common Ground System, and the E-10A Multi-sensor Command and Control Aircraft. The information superhighway, dubbed "Constellation-net," includes ground, air and space communications such as the Global Information Grid, the Joint Tactical Radio System and the Multi-Platform Common Data Link. The Center represents warfighters from all the major commands and provides the operational warfighter perspective to Air Force C4ISR spiral development and systems acquisition commands and processes. Includes the Command and Control Battlelab, the Air Force Transformation Center and the Air Force Experimentation Office which leads the planning and execution of continuous experimentation culminating with the large scale Mint Force Expeditionary Experiment executed bi-annually.
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