Air Force Life Cycle Management Center

Air Force Life Cycle Management Center
Air Force Life Cycle Management Center emblem
Active	2012 – present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Garrison/HQ	Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Motto(s)	"Providing what warfighters need, when they need it!"
Commanders
Current commander	Lt Gen Donna D. Shipton
Deputy Commander	Col Chadwick Steipp
Executive Director	Dennis D'Angelo

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. ^[1] 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.^{[ citation needed ]}

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).^{[ citation needed ]}

AFLCMC execution directorates provide direct program support such as engineering, technical order management, developmental planning, contracting, and source selection assistance.^{[ citation needed ]}

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

List of commanders

No.	Commander		Term
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
1		Lieutenant General C. D. Moore [3]	9 July 2012	26 September 2014	2 years, 79 days
2		Lieutenant General John F. Thompson [5]	26 September 2014	2 May 2017	2 years, 218 days
3		Lieutenant General Robert D. McMurry Jr. [7]	2 May 2017	3 September 2020	3 years, 124 days
4		Lieutenant General Shaun Morris [9]	3 September 2020	6 November 2023	3 years, 64 days
-		Dennis L. D'Angelo Acting	6 November 2023	17 January 2024	72 days
5		Lieutenant General Donna D. Shipton	17 January 2024 [10]	Incumbent	1 year, 133 days

References

1. AIR FORCE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT CENTER (AFLCMC) Posted 8/3/2012 Printable Fact Sheet
3. "Lieutenant General C.d. Moore Ii".
5. "John F. Thompson".
7. "Robert D. Mcmurry Jr".
9. "Lieutenant General Shaun Q. Morris".
10. Varhegyi, Jim (18 January 2024). "Lt Gen Donna Shipton assumes command of AFLCMC". Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Homepage Archived 2018-04-18 at the Wayback Machine (official)
• Air Force Materiel Command Units (official)