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United States Army Installation Management Command

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United States Army Installation Management Command
IMCOM Distinctive Unit Insignia
Active2006–present
Country United States of America
Branch United States Army
TypeSupport
RoleHeadquarters
Part ofU.S. Army Materiel Command
Garrison/HQFort Sam Houston
Motto(s)Sustain, Support, Defend
Colors   Buff and scarlet
WebsiteU.S. Army Installation Management Command
Commanders
Commanding GeneralLTG Omar J. Jones IV
Deputy Commanding GeneralMG James M. Smith
Insignia
IMCOM Shoulder Sleeve Insignia

The United States Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM) is a support formation of the United States Army responsible for the day-to-day management of Army installations around the globe. Army garrisons are communities that provide many of the same types of services expected from any small city. IMCOM is a major subordinate command of U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC).[1] IMCOM is headquartered at Fort Sam Houston.[2]

History

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IMCOM was activated on 24 October 2006,[3] to reduce bureaucracy, apply a uniform business structure to manage U.S. Army installations, sustain the environment[4] and enhance the well-being of the military community.[5] It consolidated three organizations under a single command as a direct reporting unit:[6]

  1. The former Installation Management Agency (IMA)[7]
  2. The former Community and Family Support Center,[8] now called Family and MWR Programs,[9] which was formerly a subordinate command of IMCOM.
  3. The former Army Environmental Center,[10] now called the Army Environmental Command[11] (AEC), which is a subordinate command of IMCOM.[12]

Prior to IMCOM, the Army's 184 installations[13] 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),[14] 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.[15]

Many of the issues with the 15 major commands 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.[16][17]

Total Army Strong[18]

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Originally named "The Army Family Covenant" in 2007, Army leaders undertook a long-term commitment to resource and standardize critical support programs for Soldiers, their families and civilians. The covenant was focused on specific programs which commanders couldn't change. The focus was:

  • 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[19]

In 2014, the program was renamed "Total Army Strong" and commanders were given the flexibility of tailoring local programs best suit their communities.

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 Total Army Strong[20] and provides a set of tools Soldiers and Army Families can use to locate and access the facilities and services they need.[21]

IMCOM Directorates

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The Army Installation Management Command is organized into five directorates, which serve as the intermediate echelon between IMCOM HQ and the garrison, these directorates are:[22]

  • IMCOM Training, based at Joint Base Langley–Eustice, Virginia and directly supports Army Training and Doctrine Command, the United States Military Academy, Fort Hamilton and the Army War College.
  • IMCOM Readiness, based at Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg), North Carolina and directly supports Forces Command, Army Test and Evaluation Command (White Sands Missile Range) and Army Reserve Command.
  • IMCOM Sustainment, located at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama and directly supports the Army Materiel Command, Military District of Washington, Army Test and Evaluation Command, Army Medical Command and U.S. Army South.
  • IMCOM Europe, based in Germany and supports U.S. Army Europe.
  • IMCOM Pacific, located in Hawaii and supports U.S. Army Pacific.[23]

List of commanding generals

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Outgoing IMCOM commander, Lt. Gen. Douglas Gabram swears in his successor, Lt. Gen. Omar Jones as commander on July 5, 2022.
No. Commanding General Term
Portrait Name Took office Left office Duration
Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management and
Commanding General, U.S. Army Installation Management Command
1
Robert Wilson
Lieutenant General
Robert Wilson		October 24, 2006[24]November 2, 20093 years, 10 days
2
Rick Lynch
Lieutenant General
Rick Lynch		November 2, 2009[25]November 17, 20112 years, 15 days
3
Michael Ferriter
Lieutenant General
Michael Ferriter		November 17, 2011[26]April 8, 20142 years, 142 days
4
David D. Halverson
Lieutenant General
David D. Halverson		April 8, 2014[27]November 3, 20151 year, 209 days
Commanding General, U.S. Army Installation Management Command
5
Kenneth R. Dahl
Lieutenant General
Kenneth R. Dahl		November 3, 2015[28]September 5, 20182 years, 306 days
6
Bradley Becker
Lieutenant General
Bradley Becker		September 5, 2018[29]August 15, 2019[30]344 days
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Timothy McGuire
Major General
Timothy McGuire
Acting		August 15, 2019[30]June 22, 2020312 days
7
Douglas Gabram
Lieutenant General
Douglas Gabram		June 22, 2020[31]July 5, 20222 years, 13 days
8
Omar J. Jones IV
Lieutenant General
Omar J. Jones IV		July 5, 2022[32]Incumbent2 years, 140 days

References

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  1. ^ "Installation Management Command to realign under Army Materiel Command". www.army.mil. 25 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Environmental command stakes its claim at Fort Sam Houston". Army.mil. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  3. ^ John Pike (4 August 2006). "U.S. Army Announces Installation Management Command Activation". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  4. ^ "US Army Environmental Command". aec.army.mil. Archived from the original on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation". Armymwr.biz. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Installation management command activated, Army Logistician, Find Articles at BNET". Findarticles.com. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  7. ^ "U.S. News & World Report Article". usnews.com. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Fact Sheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  9. ^ "FMWR at". Army.mil. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  10. ^ "Borland Case Study" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  11. ^ https://aec.army.mil/ [bare URL]
  12. ^ "Army Environmental Command Organizational Structure". aec.army.mil. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  13. ^ "Army Organization". Army.mil. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  14. ^ "Army begins installation transformation". Archived from the original on 25 June 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
  15. ^ "Transformation of Installation Management" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  16. ^ http://www.imcom.army.mil/hq/kd/cache/files/69B948B6-423D-452D-4636808C49A57094.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  17. ^ Burbach, Jeffrey B.; Van Pool, J. Elise (October 2010). "Installation Management Command: A Short History 2001-2010" (PDF). IMCOM. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  18. ^ "STAND-TO!". STAND-TO!. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  19. ^ "Army Family Covenant – IMCOM HQ". United States Army Installation Management Command. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  20. ^ "The Army News Service". army.mil. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  21. ^ "Army Family Toolbox – IMCOM HQ". United States Army Installation Management Command. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  22. ^ "Installation Management Command Fact Sheet" (PDF). United States Army Materiel Command.
  23. ^ "IMCOM Directorates". United States Army Installation Management Command.
  24. ^ "Army activates IMCOM to improve Soldier support". www.army.mil. 25 October 2006.
  25. ^ "IMCOM changes command". www.army.mil. 3 November 2009.
  26. ^ "Ferriter takes command of Installation Management Command". www.army.mil. 21 November 2011.
  27. ^ "Installation Management Command welcomes new commander". www.army.mil. 9 April 2014.
  28. ^ "Dahl promoted, takes command of U.S. Army Installation Management Command". www.army.mil. 5 November 2015.
  29. ^ "IMCOM welcomes new CG Becker". www.army.mil. 6 September 2018.
  30. ^ a b Rempfer, Kyle (15 August 2019). "Army Installation Management commander relieved due to loss of confidence". Army Times.
  31. ^ "Lt. Gen. Douglas Gabram assumes command of IMCOM". www.army.mil. 27 January 2020.
  32. ^ "Lt. Gen. Douglas Gabram assumes command of IMCOM". www.army.mil. Fort Sam Houston, Texas: U.S. Army Installation Management Command Public Affairs. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
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