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Housing Managers, Project Owners Gather for Workshop

roviding quality and affordable “This past year, our main priority cess to safe, quality, affordable, well-
Phousing for airmen and their fami- was to increase communications with maintained housing where they choose
lies is vital for two reasons, said Maj. privatized housing stakeholders by to live,” Moriarty said. “Although we
Gen. Brad Spacy, Air Force Installation attending semi-annual meetings and have responsibility for program manage-
and Mission Support Center commander. monthly teleconferences with project ment, execution and oversight at indi-
“Quality housing helps the U.S. Air owners, and base housing management vidual bases is still performed through
Force recruit and retain members, and offices to quickly address any project the installation team. This all starts with
support for our airmen and their families concerns,” Beach said. “We hosted this a strong team at the base level between
enables senior leaders to focus on the training event for base-level Housing the project owner and the installation.”
core mission of Fly, Fight and Win in Management Offices, or HMOs, and Despite the U.S. Air Force’s housing
Air, Space and Cyberspace,” said Spacy, project owner staff as a great oppor- privatization success, Moriarty empha-
who delivered the keynote address during tunity for program leaders to provide sized the importance of building and
the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s updates on policy changes and share best maintaining personal relationships with
(AFCEC) Housing Privatization Les- practices. The collaboration helps sustain the project owners and program manag-
sons Learned Workshop, held May 2-5 at the privatized housing program to make ers for the installations.
Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. certain of long-term viability and assures “It all starts with the relationship, not
Workshop topics included a hous- installation commanders, especially new just with the project owner, but whoever
ing privatization overview, fair housing commanders, we are providing military your project manager is for your instal-
laws, utility allowance, and tenant leases families access to safe, quality, afford- lation,” he said. “You’re not dealing with
and handbooks, among other topics. A able, well-maintained housing.” AFCEC. You’re dealing with Charlie, or
leadership panel featuring Spacy; Robert Moriarty stressed the importance of Sue, or Tom, or whoever. That’s who AF-
Moriarty, AFCEC installations director; continuing education and training for the CEC is to you. That’s the face of AFCEC.
Jennifer Miller, deputy assistant secretary housing managers and project owners That’s important for me personally to
of the Air Force for installations; and Col. and added the plan is to hold workshops have that relationship established. We’re
Michael Beach, AFCEC housing divi- every two to three years. a big organization, but we get real small
sion chief, also answered questions and “The Air Force goal remains the when you get down to how we’re tasked
addressed concerns from the audience. same: To provide military families ac- and organized.”
—MCH

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