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The Air Force Real Property Agency, with headquarters in San Antonio is a field operating agency within the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics. The agency manages the Air Force real property portfolio.
Mission
The mission of the Air Force Real Property Agency is to acquire, manage, and dispose of all Air Force-controlled real property worldwide.
Personnel
AFRPA has 230 civilian personnel and contractors, including specialists in real property, environmental cleanup and compliance, financial management, facility operations and maintenance, public affairs, environmental and real estate law, civilian personnel, and information systems.
Organization
Agency functions are organized under three main divisions -- Operations, Finance and Information.
The OperationsDivision oversees real estate management for active and Base Closure and Realignment, or BRAC, real property. Additionally, as property is acquired or disposed or otherwise managed, this division leads efforts to ensure that environmental remediation of property satisfies all relevant regulatory standards. As the division manages the Air Force real property portfolio, it also seeks to enhance the business practices by which the agency transacts real property. The Business Initiatives office within the division is charged with managing the newest real property business lines--enhanced use leases. Used effectively, this tool can shape the Air Force infrastructure in an economically efficient way, return value to the Air Force and facilitate mission success.
The Information Division is in charge of information management and technology. The agency constantly compares Air Force real property and environmental remediation achievement against current and projected funding levels. The Information division designs systems that protect the integrity of electronic data while facilitating the flow of information to decision-making staff. Additionally, the Information division has an External Affairs office responsible for both public affairs and intergovernmental relations.
The Finance Division handles Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution processes for real property and environmental remediation processes. The chief financial officer also oversees personnel and payroll accounts and procurement of operational resources.
History The Air Force Real Property Agency traces its roots to Nov. 15, 1991, and the creation of the Air Force Base Disposal Agency, a field operating agency that reported to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Installations and Environment. The agency was created as the single focus for base conversion matters and the execution of environmental programs and real property disposal for major Air Force bases in the United States being closed or realigned under the authorities of the Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1988 and the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.
In 1993, the agency was renamed the Air Force Base Conversion Agency, a name that clearly identified its role in assisting BRAC communities through the process of closing and realigning bases from military to civilian reuse. AFBCA ensured that property at these Air Force installations was made available for reuse. The agency provided civilian reuse transition planning; caretaker services to include installation protection, maintenance and operations; environmental planning, compliance and restoration; and real property disposal.
The Secretary of the Air Force consolidated the Air Force Base Conversion Agency with the Air Force Real Estate Division to form the Air Force Real Property Agency Oct. 16, 2002. The division managed real property acquisition and disposal for active Air Force installations worldwide. This transformation consolidated the Air Force's real property disposal and acquisition efforts for both active-duty and BRAC installations. The new agency reports to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics.
Today the Air Force Real Property Agency organization continues to acquire, dispose, and manage all Air Force-controlled real property worldwide. In effecting transactions pursuant to these responsibilities, the agency executes environmental programs and real property conversion while returning value to taxpayers and supporting the warfighter.
Point of Contact
Air Force Real Property Agency, Public Affairs Office; 143 Billy Mitchell Blvd, Suite 1, San Antonio, Texas, e-mail:afrpa.pa@lackland.af.mil
