Notes, Chapter 12

Commanders and Supervisors. Commanders and supervisors at all levels are responsible for prudent management, control, storage, and cost-effective use of government property under their control. Commanders and supervisors establish controls to eliminate uneconomical equipment management, ensure all personnel are taught proper care and safeguard principles, and enforce these principles. Commanders must properly manage public property under their control, provide instructions to subordinates on specific responsibilities, and maintain records that may be audited. Commanders appoint representatives, designate property custodians and facility managers, and ensure the representatives attend the proper training offered by logistics readiness squadrons.

Base Civil Engineer Squadron Responsibilities. The base civil engineer is charged with providing, operating, maintaining, restoring, and protecting the built and natural infrastructure necessary to support the USAF mission. As such, the base civil engineer serves as the focal point for all construction, sustainment, restoration, and modernization of facilities identified as real property and associated real property installed equipment. The base civil engineer’s customer service unit typically manages the installation’s facility manager program, to include providing initial and recurring training for facility managers. Facility manager training covers facility manager roles and responsibilities and identifies the processes and procedures required for submitting work requests.