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IMA-IMCOM
The U.S. Army Installation Management Command is one of the many success stories of Army transformation. In an effort to standardize its garrisons, the Army created the Installation Management Agency on October 1, 2002. Using an enterprise approach, IMA removed the burden of base support from 15 major commands. This brought uniformity of facilities and services to 184 installations, worldwide.
After proven success, the Army transformed the agency into the Installation Management Command, incorporating Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command.
Army garrisons are the platforms of readiness and resilience for Soldiers, Families, Veterans, Gold Star Families and Civilians, complete with programs and services enhancing the mind, body, and spirit of those that always answer our nation’s call.
As part of the Base Realignment and Closure Act of 2005 all IMCOM elements relocated from Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland and Crystal City and Alexandria, Virginia, to a single campus at Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston. This provided the opportunity to synchronize and integrate support to the more than 76,000 dedicated professionals who deliver
installation services and facilities support every day.
On November 1, 2016, IMCOM established three functionally-aligned Directorates,
co-located with Forces Command (IMCOM-Readiness), Training and Doctrine Command (IMCOM-Training), and Army Material Command (IMCOM-Sustainment). The Directorates are more efficient and improve mission command through unity of purpose, a smaller number of garrisons to manage, and similar demographics of communities. The Directorates solve functional challenges for garrison commanders, coordinate IMCOM HQ support, drive/assess garrison execution of service delivery and are in support of senior commanders.
The modern IMCOM formation also includes the two overseas IDs, IMCOM-Europe and IMCOM-Pacific, and the U.S. Army Environmental Command.
As the needs and resources of the Army change, the IMCOM team remain committed to delivering installation services and sustaining facilities to enable a ready and resilient Army.
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October is Domestic Violence Prevention Month
On October 11, the Fort Irwin community will gather for “A Walk to End Do- mestic Violence” led by the Commanding General, Brig. Gen. Jeff Broadwater. The walk begins at the Blue Track at 9 a.m.
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence first held a “Day of Unity” in 1981 as a way to bring awareness to the issue of domestic violence.
It was the intent of the organization to bring together advocates across the na- tion who were trying to end the acts of violence sometimes directed at women and their children.
As the Day of Unity grew, it soon evolved into an entire week devoted to activities at the local, state and national level aimed at stopping domestic violence.
In 1989 the US Congress passed Public Law 101-112 establishing October as Domestic Violence Prevention Month.
Domestic violence is defined as “a pattern of abusive behavior in any relation- ship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another
intimate partner. Domestic violence can be physical, sexual, emotional, economic, or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person. This includes any behaviors that intimidate, manipulate, humiliate, isolate, frighten, ter- rorize, coerce, threaten, blame, hurt, injure, or wound someone,” according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence website.
Domestic violence can happen to anyone and can occur in any relationship, re- gardless of race, age, sexual orientation, religion or gender.
The effect of domestic violence travels beyond the abused and has great influence on all members of the family, friends, co-workers and the entire community. But the effect is especially hard on children.
Frequent exposure to violence in the home not only causes numerous social and physical problems, but also teaches children that violence is a normal way of life, increasing their risk of becoming society’s next generation of victims and abusers.
For more information go to www.irwin.army.mil