Air Force Life Cycle Management Center
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| dates = 2012 – present
| country = United States
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| current_commander = Lt Gen Donna D. Shipton
| commander2 = Col Chadwick Steipp
| commander2_label = Deputy Commander
| commander3 = Dennis D'Angelo
| commander3_label = Executive Director
| garrison = Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
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| motto = "Providing what warfighters need, when they need it!"
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The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), headquartered at Wright-Patterson AFB, is one of six centers reporting to the Air Force Materiel Command.AIR FORCE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT CENTER (AFLCMC) Posted 8/3/2012 Printable Fact Sheet
Led by a Lieutenant General, AFLCMC is charged with life cycle management of Air Force weapon systems from their inception to retirement. The AFLCMC mission is to acquire and support war-winning capabilities.
AFLCMC was designed to provide a single face and voice to customers, management of weapon systems across their life cycles, and to simplify and consolidate staff functions and processes to curtail redundancy and enhance efficiency. In addition, AFLCMC's operating structure provides a framework for decision making and process optimization across the weapon system life cycle. AFLCMC personnel work closely with their counterparts at the other AFMC centers.
Organization
AFLCMC's portfolio includes: Information Technology systems and networks; Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems; Electronic Systems and Cyber & Networks at Hanscom Air Force Base; Armament Directorate at Eglin Air Force Base; strategic systems; aerial platforms; and various specialized or supporting systems such as simulators or personal equipment. AFLCMC also executes sales of aircraft and other defense-related equipment while building relationships with foreign partner nation's air forces.{{fact|date=January 2024}}
Each Program Office reports to Program Executive Officers (PEOs) who are accountable for the activities within their portfolio and who report to the Air Force Service Acquisition Executive at the Pentagon (Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition).{{fact|date=January 2024}}
AFLCMC execution directorates provide direct program support such as engineering, technical order management, developmental planning, contracting, and source selection assistance.{{fact|date=January 2024}}
The 66th Air Base Group at Hanscom AFB, Mass., and the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson AFB provide base operating support at those locations and also report to AFLCMC.{{fact|date=January 2024}}
List of commanders
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!Name !Took office !Left office !Term length {{Officeholder table | order = 1 | military_rank = Lieutenant General | image = Lt Gen CD Moore II 2012.jpg | officeholder = C. D. Moore{{Cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/107967/lieutenant-general-cd-moore-ii/|title = Lieutenant General C.d. Moore Ii}} | officeholder_sort = | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = 9 July 2012 | term_end = 26 September 2014 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|9 July 2012|26 September 2014}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 2 | military_rank = Lieutenant General | image = LIEUTENANT GENERAL JOHN F. THOMPSON.JPG | officeholder = John F. Thompson{{Cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/108394/john-f-thompson/|title = John F. Thompson}} | officeholder_sort = | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = 26 September 2014 | term_end = 2 May 2017 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|26 September 2014|2 May 2017}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 3 | military_rank = Lieutenant General | image = Lt. Gen. Robert D. McMurry, Jr.jpg | officeholder = Robert D. McMurry Jr.{{Cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/108605/robert-d-mcmurry-jr/|title=Robert D. Mcmurry Jr}} | officeholder_sort = | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = 2 May 2017 | term_end = 3 September 2020 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|2 May 2017|3 September 2020}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 4 | military_rank = Lieutenant General | image = Lt. Gen. Shaun Q. Morris.jpg | officeholder = Shaun Morris{{Cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/467381/shaun-q-morris/|title = Lieutenant General Shaun Q. Morris}} | officeholder_sort = | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = 3 September 2020 | term_end = 6 November 2023 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|3 September 2020|6 November 2023}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = - | military_rank = | image = Dennis L. D'Angelo (2).jpg | officeholder = Dennis L. D'Angelo | officeholder_sort = | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = 6 November 2023 | term_end = 17 January 2024 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|6 November 2023|17 January 2024}} | acting = y }} {{Officeholder table | order = 5 | military_rank = Lieutenant General | image = Lt Gen Donna D. Shipton (cropped).jpg | officeholder = Donna D. Shipton | officeholder_sort = | born_year = | died_year = | timeinoffice = {{ayd|17 January 2024}} }} |
References
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External links
- {{official|https://www.aflcmc.af.mil/}}
- [http://www.wpafb.af.mil/aflcmc/ Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Homepage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418032324/http://www.wpafb.af.mil/aflcmc/ |date=2018-04-18 }} (official)
- [https://www.afmc.af.mil/Units/ Air Force Materiel Command Units] (official)
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