Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM)

Association of Defense Communities

Tom Knight, COS Joint Base GarrisonSteve Perrenot, DPW, Joint Base Garrison

February 2011

Joint Base Lewis-McChordPrimary West Coast Force Generation Installation

Facts and Figures:Joint Base Lewis-McChord Total

Military (Active and Reserve) 42,153

Family Members 62,464

Civilian and Contract Employees 13,973

Retirees served by the base 54,000

Total acreage 414,000

JBLM Army growth since 2003 (military) 17,117

JBLM Payroll (2009) $3.7B (2009)

Units

• 30+ major units• Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps 2

National Power Projection Platform

• Worldwide deployments and missions• Air (C-17, SeaTac International Air Port), ground

and sea hubs in Tacoma, Olympia, Seattle• First rate maneuver training areas including

Yakima Training Center• Active and Reserve unit mobilizations and

demobilizations

JBLM – A Unique Installation

Operational Mission

No other Joint Base sustains an operational force of this range and size

I Corps, three of six AC SBCTs, and over 20 Brigade -sized operational units

62d AW (C-17), Air Mobility Command’s West Coast Strategic lift force with 446th AW (USAFR)

Prime Nuclear Airlift Force (PNAF)Mission

Western Air Defense Sector

One of 12 BRAC-directed Joint Bases, largest of the two Army-led

Support Mission

Only West Coast Primary Force Generation Installation (pFGI) and Enduring Moblization Center (eMTC)

Geography

Proximity and sheer size makes JBLM’s success a unique strategic asset

Total Mil/Civ population (48,000+)

Nation’s 13th Largest Media Market

Astride primary West Coast Arterial, in one of the Nation’s Fastest Growing Metropolitan Areas

One of OnlyTwo Army-led

Joint Bases

Warrior Transition Unit

DISA West Coast Communications Node

Yakima Training Center

FUSA annual 7000+ RC mob/demobLeschi Town / Multiple

Sim Facilities

No other Joint Base has as large or varied mix of operational, training, and support units & missions

Every Army ACOM represented by an O-6 Command

AMC Ops (Rodeo & Deep Freeze)

Strategic partnership with Republic of Korea and Japan

Deployable Joint Task Force Headquarters

Madigan Army Medical Center- one of only three designated Level 2 trauma centers throughout the U.S. Medical Command

Warrior Forge - Army's only site for Reserve Officer Training Advanced Camp

Embedded in a metropolitan area of 3 million people. Instead of one community with which we maintain relationships, we have dozens.

Special Operations, Aviation, Medical, and Fire Support Commands

TRANSCOM mission spt by our Aerial Port

capability

PACOM mission spt by I CORPS

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Benefits of Joint Basing

• Forged a single Installation Support organization without negatively impacting the operational force supporting the war effort

• Provides a single, unified source of Installation Support for the Warfighter• Allows the US Military in South Puget Sound to communicate as a single

voice with local communities • Sets conditions for long-term efficiencies and enduring savings. Examples:

– Improved Fire & Emergency Services response times– Accelerated development of a JBLM Comprehensive Emergency

Management Plan– Low-cost implementation of a Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) to

connect Army, Air Force Installation Support staff; actual cost of $300K versus an estimated $6M

Big Issues

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• Conflicting Service policies hamper JB programs (i.e., FAP, MEO, etc.) • Services and OSD need to establish (and resource) a Joint Family Covenant

• Traffic Congestion along the I-5 Corridor

• Traffic Congestion On-Base

• Delays in CIVPERS resourcing and hiring processes

Roy

Yelm

Rainier

JBLM

Tumwater

OlympiaLacey

DuPontParkland/Spanaway

Steilacoom

University Place

Lakewood Puyallup

TacomaGig Harbor

Seattle/King County

Nisqually Indian Tribe

RESOURCING: Confirm and refine costing and resourcing model Resolve Pre-existing Installation Support Shortfalls

Adjust Army resourcing systems for JB construct (e.g. BRM manual adjustments, COLS manning, and

resourcing)

Ensure transparency of USAF Total Obligation Authority (TOA) and non-IMCOM funding

Publish funding guidance to build an execution strategy for COLS resourcing

POLICY: Promote “Best Practice” approach to Installation Management Leverage JBLM solutions to facilitate Service-wide efficiencies

Accommodate Service-unique programs, but advocate for DoD-common solutions where appropriate

Refine JBLM organization (manpower analysis, objective structure)

Refine JBLM Command and Control approach

Way Ahead, post-FOC

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Identify efficiencies as we learn, but sustain effective support to our Joint Operational Force