Field operating agencies are subdivisions that carry out activities under the operational control of a headquarters Air Force manager.

Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation, Orlando, Fla.: Implements Air Force, joint and Department of Defense modeling and simulation policies and standards, supports corporate Air Force modeling and simulation planning, requirements and investment, supports establishment, transition and integration of major Air Force modeling and simulation initiatives and programs, and supports Air Force decision making and mission execution. Supports cross-cutting initiatives such as distributed mission operations and the joint synthetic battlespace, manages the Air Force modeling and simulation professional development program and sponsors the annual Air Force modeling and simulation conference. Manages the Air Force modeling and simulation resource repository and staffs the Air Force modeling and simulation help desk.www.afams.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, PRO-ACT. 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 toaster 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 environmental issues. www.afcee.brooks.af.mil

Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency, Tyndall AFB Fla.: Maximizes Air Force civil engineers capabilities in basr 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 ordinance disposal, computer automation. energy management, vehicle and equipment acquisition, and weapons of mess destruction response. Manages, the Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force and RED HORSE programs and holds 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.Meesa.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 the battlespace and control forces by developing the science of control to enable the art of command. Engages the joint warfighter through the joint Forces Command joint battle management command and control board of directors. Executes the Air Force chief of staff's vision of the air operations center integration with the distributed common ground system as the hub of the command and control constellation and the CONTROLnet, enabled by the joint tactical radio system and tactical data link revolution in the Air Force's ability to control airpower. Represents warfighters from all major commands and provides the operational warfighter perspective to Air Force command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance spiral development and systems acquisition commands and processes. Includes the Command and Control Battlelab at Hurlburt Field, Fla., and the Air Force Experimentation Office, which leads the planning and execution of the biannual joint force expeditionary experiment.