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Show Friday, May ociromeiniil'o ALC: The Known as the Center of Quality Ex cellence, the Sacramento Air Logistics Center of Air Force Logistics Command is located at McClellen AFB, It's history dates bact to 1936, the year Congress appointed $7 million to construct the War Department's new Air Repair Depot and Supply Base. The base was dedicated in April 1939. From that time until today, it has role in played an world-wid- e logistics commitments of the United States Air Force. Today the Sacramento ALC is the work place for more than 14,400 civilian employees and nearly 3,600 military members. Together they are responsible for the logistics for logistics management and support for such key Air Force weapon systems F-as the l, CT-3and other well as as surveillance and aircraft, warning systems, radar sites, spade systems (including the Space Shuttle), missile tracking stations, and airborne and ground generators. In addition, Sacramento serves as Air Force system manager for the Space Shuttle program. Its responsibilities in that area include the space transportation system's boosters and focuses on integrated logistics aup-poto the Space Division at Los Angeles, Calif. In communications and electronics, the Center has responsibility for 231 systems and programs, including the Ballistic Missile Early warning ever-importa- FB-11- F-ll- F-10- 4, F-10- 5, A-1- 0, 4, F-10- Question: What resource helps sup- port the peacetime work load 6, Electro-Optic- Surveillance System. States. (LOGNEWS) as AFLC's Outstanding Airman IMA of 1982. Maj. Gen. Charles McCausland, AFLC chief of staff, commented, "It is rewarding to know that we have com-man- needs the with backgrounds of talents their reservists such outstanding reservists in our command. We are proud of Colonel Wall and Sergeant Booney and hope that their future endeavors are as successful as those of the past." They were selected from five of-- , ficers and four airmen nominated to an AFLC selection board by the five air logistics centers, the 2750th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterso- n AFB, and the Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center at Newark AFS, and Ohio. Col. James F. Egbert, commander of the Air Reserve Personnel Center at Denver, Colo., said that the selection of Colonel Wall and Sergeant real- ly help build the effectiveness and readiness of each center," he added. Stellar examples of IMAs are the two : recent recipients of AFLC's Outstanding Individual Mobilization Augmentee of the Year Awards. Selected as Outstanding Officer IMA is Col. Glenn R. Wall, assigned to Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker AFB, Okla. ,? security needs." Mr. Carter said, "The IMA. is a SMSgt. Stanley C. Booney of resource used by each AFLC center to Ogden ALC, Hill AFB, was selected Space Deep - re- ; Ground-Base- d al wide-rangin- g, carry out tasks that could not be accomplished by the Active Force in time of surge. d "The IMA is a 'freebie' to the and each center," Mr. Carter continued. "I say 'freebie' because that person is not charged against the center's authorized personnel strength. "The IMAs currently receive proficiency training in their wartime jobs so that they will be completely trained and ready if an emergency need arises. "These available resources and the centers' ability to coordinate their quirements of Air Force Logistics Command and at the same time provide trained people to support the command if a wartime or emergency surge occurs? Answer: The IMA program. IMA stands for Individual Mobilization Augmentee. AFLC has one of the largest individual Mobilization Augmentee pro-- " grams in the Air Force. Logistics Command is authorized more than 2,300 individual mobilization augmentee in fiscal year 1983, said Patrick R. Carter, deputy assistant for air reserve forces at AFLC Air headquarters, Wright-Patterso- n Force Base, Ohio. An IMA is officially defined as "a Ready Reserve member assigned against an IMA authorization based on Active Force wartime manpower requirements that requires an immediate response on y for a full mobilization or to respond to national rt System and the California. As in all cases involving AFLC bases, the work done at the Sacramento ALC is innovative, and of the highest importance in support of the defense of the United bian communication systems. The Center's annaul payroll, which amounts to more than $430 million, serves notice that the Sacramento ALC is big business. In fact, the Center is the fourth largest employer Aug men vees ready to help AFLC in wariime C-12- A, 9, at a single location in the state of Somalia, Taiwan, Jordan, Pakistan, and Thailand, as well as Saudi Ara- Individual mobilization program nt 1, Page 21 Center of cju.a lofty excellence cludes the upgrading of the Spanish air force operational readiness, as well as the development of a total logistics system for the NATO ally. Sacramento is assisting Turkey's air force in improving its industrial capability, and the Center provides support to radar systems located in Calif. HILL TOP TIMES 13, 1983 Booney "attests to the significant contributions they have made to the Air Force under the Total Force policy. Their many accomplishments as Air Force reservists working in AFLC are truly noteworthy." M-Da- The Center's involvement is not limited to U.S. Air Force systems. 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