<P>92The Military Engineer l May-June l 2010 Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force (BEEF) teams, joint staffs and Joint Task Forces Troy and Paladin and as embed- ded members of special operations forces. Air Force engineers teach at the Afghan Military Academy, stood up the Iraq National Fire Academy and are po- sitioned throughout Iraq and Afghani- stan teaching local nationals capacity- building construction skills. Our Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operation- al Repair Squadron Engineers units and Prime BEEF forces are actively working to support the drawdown in Iraq and surge infrastructure requirements in Afghanistan. Over the past year, the Air Force fun- damentally shifted the way we present our forces to the COCOM with the es- tablishment of the Expeditionary Prime BEEF Group hub-and-spoke concept in Afghanistan. Although in its infancy, we are already getting positive feed- back, reinforcing support and making course corrections as necessary. Model- ing this concept, we hope to use a simi- lar organizational structure to manage the drawdown of our forces and instal- lations in Iraq. This past year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Gulf Region Divi- sion in Iraq made history when Col. Jack Drolet, USA, relinquished command of the Gulf Region South District to Col. Jef- fry D. Knippel, USAF, the ?rst Air Force of?cer to command a USACE district. This change of command was indeed a milestone that highlighted the interde- pendencies of the different service engi- neers in the Central Command AOR. As the demand for engineers remains high, it is critical we understand each others core businesses, capabilities, strengths and weaknesses to ensure we collec- tively provide the support Combatant Commanders expect and need. Our construction assistance contin- ues to grow both in Iraq and Afghani- stan. The Air Force Center for Engineer- ing and the Environment (AFCEE) has been an integral piece of the coalition effort to support stability operations and build partnership capacity. In Iraq, our military and civilians engineers at AFCEE led the renovation or construc- tion of 4,681 facilities and various in- frastructure systems including facilities to support 160 Iraqi military units, 264 police stations, 469 schools, 11 medical clinics, 15 border forts and three min- istry headquarters. To date, AFCEE has awarded 291 task orders in Iraq valued at $4.8 billion. In Afghanistan, we have renovated or constructed 466 facilities and vari- ous infrastructure systems including 85 troop barracks, 21 fuel storage facilities, 13 detention facilities, 10 training fa- cilities, eight medical clinics, a hospital upgrade, the Ministry of Defense and 29 other headquarters buildings, with ?ve airports and aircraft maintenance fa- cilities repaired or constructed. To date, AFCEE has awarded 69 task orders in Afghanistan valued at more than $1 bil- lion. The success of AFCEE in the AOR can be attributed to the ?exibility of its business model, small in-country pres- ence, high level of local involvement and teamwork and partnerships with Heavy Engineer Repair and Construc- tion contractors and our customers. Our contribution to the joint ?ght continues in our FY10 Overseas Contin- gency Operations (OCO) supplemental, the FY11 OCO request and within the FY11 Total Force Military Construction (MILCON) Presidents Budget Request. The FY10 OCO supplemental request for $279 million is focused on continu- ing to build critical air?eld and air?eld support infrastructure in Afghanistan, with projects such as a $20 million heli- copter apron at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Dwyer and a $53 million Intelli- gence Surveillance and Reconnaissance apron at Shindand Airbase. The FY11 OCO request totals $280.5 million and continues the infrastructure buildup at Camp Bastion and includes runways at FOBs Warrior and Sharana, a passenger and cargo terminal at Shindand, and an expanded cargo handling area and air- lift shelter at Kandahar Air Base. The FY11 Total Force MILCON Presi- dential Budget Request is approxi- mately $1.5 billion, of which we have requested $448.5 million. Many of these projects are focused in the AOR (in Af- ghanistan and Bahrain) and total $88 million. We also have a handful of Air Support Operations Squadron facili- ties worldwide totaling $61.8 million; a number of projects supporting opera- tional and training missions in Guam totaling $50.3 million; training, opera- tions and maintenance facilities in sup- port of unmanned aerial systems across the Air Force totaling $103.1 million; and various other facilities recapital- ization projects throughout the Major Commands totaling $145.3 million. Building Sustainable Installations Supporting the war?ghter is our number one priority, but we must not lose sight of our responsibilities at home and during peacetime. The Air Force continues to take risk in infra- structure to recapitalize aging weap- ons system platforms, emphasizing the necessity to make sound engineering and management decisions with regard to economic impact and sustainability. The Air Forces FY11 Presidents Bud- get Request contains $5.5 billion—a 3.8 percent increase from last years re- quest—for MILCON, Base Realignment and Closure, military family housing and facility maintenance. The majority of that request, $3.1 billion, is intended for facility maintenance and repair. Part of our strategy in recent years has been to create internal focus funds in the arena of restoration and maintenance; weve had great success funding dormi- tory and energy program requirements in this way. Additionally, we continue our efforts to provide quality housing for airmen and their families by dedicating $600 million to sustaining and modern- izing overseas housing, and supporting housing privatization in the U.S. In the housing arena, our investment program has always been focused on keeping good houses good. The FY11 budget request for housing is $514 mil- lion ($78 million in MILCON). The Air Force will soon eliminate all inadequate houses in the U.S. (including Alaska and Supporting the war?ghter is our number one priority, but we must not lose sight of our responsibilities at home and during peacetime.</p> <UL><LI><a href="http://www.stallionpublishers.com/publication/541/uchvgbhoy/1/1/">Front-Cover</a></LI> <LI><a href="http://www.stallionpublishers.com/publication/541/uchvgbhoy/2/2/">Inside-Front-Cover</a></LI> <LI><a href="http://www.stallionpublishers.com/publication/541/uchvgbhoy/3/3/">Page-1</a></LI> <LI><a href="http://www.stallionpublishers.com/publication/541/uchvgbhoy/4/4/">Page-2</a></LI> <LI><a href="http://www.stallionpublishers.com/publication/541/uchvgbhoy/5/5/">Page-3</a></LI> <LI><a href="http://www.stallionpublishers.com/publication/541/uchvgbhoy/6/6/">Page-4</a></LI> <LI><a href="http://www.stallionpublishers.com/publication/541/uchvgbhoy/7/7/">Page-5</a></LI> <LI><a 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