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Mission and Installation Contracting Command unit returns' from deployment
May 9, 2018 — Leaders from the Mission and Installation Contracting Command's 418th Contracting Support Brigade uncased their organization colors during a ceremony April 20 at Fort Hood, Texas, following the unit's return from deployment to Afghanistan... MORE

Col. Lynda Armer (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Darnyell Parker uncase the 418th Contracting Support Brigade colors during a ceremony April 20 at Fort Hood, Texas. The uncasing of organizational colors signals the return from deployment to Afghanistan for the unit. Armer is the 418th CSB commander and Parker is the brigade command sergeant major.

Mission and Installation Contracting Command senior acquisition leaders discuss key topics
March 7, 2018 — Acquisition leaders from throughout the Mission and Installation Contracting Command are meeting to discuss contracting priorities at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Housto... MORE

Brig. Gen. Bill Boruff welcomes Army contracting leaders from throughout the Mission and Installation Contracting Command March 6 and sets expectations for the three-day 2018 Acquisition Leaders Training Event at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. More than 60 leaders from the MICC headquarters and its subordinate organizations throughout the country are participating in the ALTE. Boruff is the MICC commanding general.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston contracting office focuses on customer communication, service
February 22, 2018 — The Mission and Installation Contracting Command-Fort Sam Houston contracting office at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston uses communication techniques and customer service skills to focus on the acquisition process to ensure Soldiers have the tools they need to deploy, fight and win across the entire spectrum of combat. ... MORE

(From left) Tracy Williams, K.A. Boles, Samuel Colton and Regina Espinosa discuss transferring contracts to another office during a meeting Jan. 31 at the Mission and Installation Contracting Command-Fort Sam Houston contracting office at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Williams is a contract specialist with the MICC-Fort Sam Houston Reserve Support Division, and Boles is system administrator at MICC-Fort Sam Houston. Colton and Espinosa are contracting officers also with the division.

410th Contracting Support Brigade hones contingency contracting skills at JBSA-Camp Bullis
February 14, 2018 — Approximately 40 members of the 410th Contracting Support Brigade put their contingency contracting skills to the test during a humanitarian assistance disaster relief exercise Feb. 7-9 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis... MORE

Role playing as a local vendor, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kortney Johnson (right) seeks favor in a contract award from Sgt. 1st Class Jason Zahnley (left) during a humanitarian assistance disaster relief exercise Feb. 8 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis. Zahnley is the NCO in charge of the 677th Contracting Team and Johnson is the property book officer for the 410th Contracting Support Brigade at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.

MICC remembers Martin Luther King Jr. achievements, leadership
January 18, 2018 — Nearly 50 years after his death, Martin Luther King Jr.’s message continues to challenge the nation to recognize that individuals should not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character... MORE

Brig. Gen. Bill Boruff provides opening remarks during the 2018 Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Theater Jan. 17. Boruff is the commanding general of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.

Commander of Mission and Installation Contracting Command pins on brigadier general
December 18, 2017 — The commander of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston was promoted to the rank of brigadier general during a ceremony Dec. 15. ... MORE

Phyllis Perdue (left) and Linda Boruff (right) add shoulder boards reflecting the new rank of Brig. Gen. Bill Boruff during a promotion ceremony Dec. 15 in San Antonio. Linda is the wife of the commanding general for the Mission and Installation Contracting Command and Perdue is his sister.

Mission and Installation Contracting Command exceeds small business goals for third consecutive year
November 9, 2017 — The award of approximately $2.1 billion in contracts to small businesses in fiscal 2017 drove the Mission and Installation Contracting Command to achieve all five of its socioeconomic goals for the third consecutive year... MORE

Officials with the Mission and Installation Contracting Command Small Business Programs credit industry outreach efforts across the command as a vital tool in helping meeting the organization’s small business goals. In August, approximately 100 representatives from small and large industry took part in an acquisition forecast open house conducted by the MICC-Fort Sam Houston contracting office in San Antonio. With more than 60 businesses represented, those in attendance heard from leaders from the MICC headquarters and contracting office on the value of small business participation in helping improve market research and increase competition.

Mission and Installation Contracting Command support to Soldiers exceeds $4.8 billion in fiscal 2017
October 17, 2017 — Acquisition members from Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston executed 31,312 contract actions valued at more than $4.8 billion in support of Soldiers and their families during fiscal year 2017... MORE

Mission and Installation Contracting Command realigns organizational structure
October 5, 2017 — A handful of contracting offices subordinate to the Mission and Installation Contracting Command are being realigned beginning this month as the command transforms itself to be more responsive to its mission partners... MORE

Implementation of a new Mission and Installation Contracting Command alignment is designed to better support the training and readiness needs of organizations throughout the United States and Puerto Rico supported by the command.

Mission and Installation Contracting Command Soldiers support Harvey disaster relief efforts
September 1, 2017 — Five Soldiers from the Mission and Installation Contracting Command are supporting Hurricane Harvey disaster relief operations in southeast Texas... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio's unique joint partnership was on full display Aug. 29 at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field Annex as Airmen from the 502nd Air Base Wing and Soldiers from the Texas Air National Guard loaded supplies and equipment to be sent in support of Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. Soldiers from U.S. Army North are in the Houston area to aid communications support and the search and recovery missions.

Mission and Installation Contracting Command welcomes new enlisted leader
August 23, 2017 — Members of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command welcomed their new command sergeant major during an assumption-of-responsibility ceremony Aug. 23 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Command Sgt. Maj. Marco A. Torres addresses members of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command and guests during an assumption-of-responsibility ceremony Aug. 23, 2017, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. As the new MICC command sergeant major, Torres received the organizational colors from Col. William M. Boruff, the MICC commander, during the ceremony.

410th Contracting Support Brigade uncases colors following deployment
August 21, 2017 — Soldiers from the 410th Contracting Support Brigade uncased their colors during a ceremony Aug. 15 at the Army Medical Department Center & School Museum Medal of Honor Walk after their eight-month deployment to Qatar and Afghanistan... MORE

Col. Jeffrey Burris (right) and Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Williams (left) unfurl the colors during the 410th Contracting Support Brigade's uncasing ceremony Aug. 15 at the U.S. Army Medical Department Museum, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Burris is the 410th CSB commander, and Williams is the 410th CSB sergeant major.

Mission and Installation Contracting Command welcomes new leader
August 4, 2017 — Military officials, civic leaders, families and friends joined members of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command in welcoming their new commander July 26 during a change-of-command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Col. William Boruff expresses his thanks for the opportunity to lead the Mission and Installation Contracting Command during a change-of-command ceremony July 26 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

Acquisition roundtable focuses on small business interests
July 26, 2017 — Army small business specialists from throughout the country participated in roundtable discussions July 18-20 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston as federal agencies finalize their spending strategies in the government’s final quarter of the fiscal year... MORE

Victor Gallegos discusses the Department of Defense Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration, or AcqDemo, Project appraisal system with small business specialists from throughout the Mission and Installation Contracting Command July 18 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. MICC small business specialists were at the installation July 18-20 for roundtable discussions and training as the command enters the final quarter of the federal fiscal year of contract awards.

Mission and Installation Contracting Command leadership changes hands
July 12, 2017 — Command of the U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command changes hands during a July 26 ceremony at the Army North Quadrangle on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Col. William Boruff (left) will assume command of the U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command from Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Gabbert (right) in a July 26 ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Mission and Installation Contracting Command Soldiers receive Purple Heart
June 16, 2017 — Maj. Evan Chung and Sgt. 1st Class Mark Lewis from the Mission and Installation Contracting Command were presented with the Purple Heart recently for their actions in Afghanistan... MORE

Maj. Gen. James Simpson presents the Purple Heart to Maj. Evan Chung June 9 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Simpson is the Army Contracting Command commanding general, and Chung is a contracting officer assigned to Field Directorate Office-Fort Sam Houston. Also pictured is Chung’s wife, Nickola.

MICC small business contract awards top $600 million for fiscal year
April 13, 2017 — More than $614 million in contracts were awarded to small businesses throughout the nation during the first two quarters of this fiscal year by contracting officials with the U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

David King speaks to representatives from small and large industry during a Mission and Installation Contracting Command acquisition forecast open house March 29 at the Fayetteville Technical Community College in Fayetteville, N.C. King is the deputy to the commander of the 419th Contracting Support Brigade at nearby Fort Bragg, N.C.

MICC Soldiers, civilians mentor high school students during Job Shadow Day
February 3, 2017 — Many San Antonio high school students missed classes Feb. 2, but they were still gaining real-world knowledge from mentors at the Mission and Installation Contracting Command, or MICC, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston as well as more than 100 employers across the city. Soldiers and Army civilians at the MICC hosted 21 students from Sam Houston High School from the San Antonio Independent School District as part of the San Antonio Job Shadow Day. ... MORE

Clay Cole speaks to Sam Houston High School students as part of the San Antonio Job Shadow Day Feb. 2 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Cole is the deputy to the commanding general of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command.

Mission and Installation Contracting Command leaders gather to discuss contracting priorities
January 9, 2017 — Leaders from across the U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command, or MICC, took part in an acquisition leadership training event in December at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Gabbert addresses the importance of efficiencies and standardization to improve Army readiness with leaders from throughout the Mission and Installation Contracting Command as part of an acquisition leadership training event at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Dec. 6, 2016. Gabbert is the MICC commanding general.

410th Contracting Support Brigade cases its colors in preparation for deployment
November 21, 2016 — Leaders from the 410th Contracting Support Brigade, or CSB, cased their organizational colors during a ceremony Nov. 16 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston in preparation for the brigade’s deployment to Qatar and Afghanistan... MORE

Col. Josh Burris (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Williams case the 410th Contracting Support Brigade organizational colors during a ceremony Nov. 16 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Soldiers from the brigade will depart for a deployment to assume command of the U.S. Army Expeditionary Contracting Command-Afghanistan. Burris is the 410th CSB commander and Williams is the brigade command sergeant major.