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Historic statewide Intergovernmental Support Agreement signed
February 1, 2023 — Texas Governor Greg Abbott hosted leaders from the Army, Air Force and Navy to sign an unprecedented Intergovernmental Support Agreement that will save the Department of Defense millions of dollars a year. A proclamation signing ceremony on January 25, 2023, celebrated the first and only statewide IGSA, and the only one involving three military services with a single public partner... MORE

IMCOM brings leaders together to focus on people
May 13, 2022 — Garrison commanders and command sergeants major from Army installations around the world gathered for a three-day conference May 3-5 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston to collaborate on ways to enhance Soldier, family and civilian readiness... MORE

Contract allows for rapid augmentation of support services
April 5, 2021 — The recent award of a small business contract allows installations to more rapidly provide augmentation services in support of mobilization, deployments, redeployments and demobilization in the continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico... MORE

Soldiers line up for a temperature check at Fort Bliss, Texas, in 2020. The recent award of a small business contract by the Mission and Installation Contracting Command-Fort Sam Houston contracting office in Texas allows installations in the continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico to more rapidly provide base support services in support of mobilization, deployments, redeployments and demobilization.

IMCOM drives change for the Army
October 2, 2020 — Gen. Edward Daly, commanding general of Army Materiel Command, visited Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Sept. 25 to collaborate with and provide guidance to the leadership of U.S. Army Installation Management Command... MORE

Lt. Gen. Douglas M. Gabram (right), commanding general, U.S. Army Installation Management Command, speaks with Gen. Edward Daly (left), commanding general, Army Materiel Command, Sept. 25 in the IMCOM Operations Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Daly came to IMCOM to collaborate with and provide guidance to the command’s leadership.

New Army Digital Garrison app serves as guide to on-post services
September 9, 2020 — The Army has launched the new Digital Garrison mobile app that provides information and facilitates access to a full array of on-post services, as part of a partnership with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, or AAFES... MORE

The Army has launched the new Digital Garrison mobile app that provides information and facilitates access to a full array of on-post services, as part of a partnership with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, or AAFES.

Leaving a legacy: IMCOM bids farewell to senior executive leaders
July 7, 2020 — U.S. Army Installation Management Command said goodbye to two members of the Senior Executive Service during a retirement ceremony at the Fort Sam Houston Theatre June 25... MORE

(From left) Delia Adams and Stephanie Hoehne at their retirement ceremony at the Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston Theater. The U.S. Army Installation Management Command said goodbye to the two members of the Senior Executive Service June 25.

Army's Family MWR to kick off 12-week esports tournament
June 30, 2020 — Complexity gaming, one of North America’s most elite esports organizations, and the U.S. Army’s Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, part of the Installation Management Command, are joining forces to conduct a worldwide 12-week online esports tournament starting July 4. ... MORE

Unprecedented collaboration demonstrated at Army housing summit
June 23, 2020 — Lt. Gen. Douglas Gabram, IMCOM commanding general, hosted a three-day housing summit between Army senior leaders, RCI partner company executives, and garrison commanders alongside the leader of their local privatized housing provider at IMCOM headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston June 15-17... MORE

Mark Chamberlain, residential maintenance technician, Balfour Beatty Communities, repairs a gutter June 9 at a home in the Cherokee Village neighborhood at Fort Carson, Colorado.

Army, RCI partner company leaders strengthen integration at housing summit
June 18, 2020 — In the midst of the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 global pandemic response, family housing remains a top priority for the Army, U.S. Army Installation Management Command and Residential Communities Initiative partner companies... MORE

IMCOM professional gives back to the community
June 11, 2020 — Rodolfo “Rudy” Morales Miranda, an Installation Management Command headquarters professional at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, has been giving back to the community through his music... MORE

Local Army civilians help World War II veteran celebrate 94th birthday
June 4, 2020 — On a day when many San Antonians’ heads were tilted upward trying to catch of glimpse of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds’ fly-by, one local veteran was the guest of honor at his 94th birthday drive-by... MORE

Dan Martin and Bob Shaw donned Army uniforms and displayed vintage jeeps to help Raul Garza celebrate his 94th birthday. Martin works at the U.S. Army Installation Management Command Inspector General’s office at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Shaw, who retired from the Army in the 1980s as a field artillery forward observer and a friend of Martin.

Career Skills Program helps Soldiers transitioning out of the Army
August 29, 2019 — The Army Career Skills Program provides Soldiers transitioning out of the Army with an opportunity to participate in free or minimal-cost apprenticeships, on-the-job training, employment-skills training and internships... MORE

The Army Career Skills Program provides Soldiers transitioning out of the Army with an opportunity to participate in free or minimal-cost apprenticeships, on-the-job training, employment-skills training and internships.

Installation Management Command leaders host housing manager symposium
August 29, 2019 — More than 60 Army housing managers from installations around the world traveled to San Antonio Aug. 19-23 for the inaugural housing executive course hosted by U.S. Army Installation Management Command. ... MORE

More than 60 Army housing managers from installations around the world traveled to San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 19-23, for the inaugural housing executive course hosted by Installation Management Command.

Housing executives, Army leaders discuss plan of action
May 6, 2019 — Three major actions must happen to course correct the state of Army housing, said the four-star general officer responsible for Installation Management during a forum with the presidents of the Residential Community Initiative companies April 26... MORE

Army leaders ask a military family to respond to a survey as part of an Army-wide effort to resolve inadequate housing on installations. Army senior leaders introduced an action plan that outlines steps to remedy military housing issues to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., March 7.

U.S. Army Installation Management Command transitions to Army Materiel Command
March 13, 2019 — The U.S. Army Installation Management Command was formally acknowledged as a major subordinate command of Army Materiel Command during an assumption of authority ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 8... MORE

Gen. Gus Perna (left), commanding general of Army Materiel Command, assists in unfurling the AMC flag, along with IMCOM Command Sgt. Maj. Melissa A. Judkins and Lt. Gen. Bradley A. Becker, IMCOM commanding general. An assumption of authority ceremony was held March 8 at Joint Base Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to commemorate IMCOM becoming a major subordinate command of AMC.

Army Emergency Relief wants no Soldier left behind financially
February 12, 2019 — The Army Creed of leaving no Soldier behind on the battlefield also applies to helping others in the Army family with their finances when needed, according to Army Emergency Relief, or AER... MORE

Retired Army Lt. Gen. Raymond V. Mason, director of Army Emergency Relief (left), and retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles E. Durr Jr., AER chief of assistance, review AER educational materials at U.S. Army Installation Management Command headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 23.

U.S. Army Installation Management Command to realign under Army Materiel Command
February 12, 2019 — The U.S. Army Installation Management Command will realign as a major subordinate command under the Army Materiel Command by March 1 in an effort to enhance readiness across Army installations, officials announced Feb. 8... MORE

Headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, IMCOM was created in 2002 to integrate and deliver base support to enable readiness for a globally-responsive Army.

IMCOM Soldier advances to final level of Best Warrior Competition
July 3, 2018 — Spc. Bryce Falgiani is the Soldier category winner of the 2018 Joint Base San Antonio Best Warrior Competition. Falgiani will head to Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, in October, where he will test his mettle against the toughest Soldiers, E-4 and below, in the U.S. Army while representing the U.S. Army Installation Management Command. ... MORE

Spc. Bryce Falgiani, a San Antonio native, completed a rigorous obstacle course as one of the events during the Best Warrior Competition. He is advancing to the final level in October where he will compete against Soldiers from all over the world.

U.S. Army Installation Management Command welcomes two new SES leaders
June 26, 2018 — U.S. Army Installation Management Command has two new Senior Executive Service leaders within its headquarters staff at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Lt. Gen. Kenneth Dahl (center), commanding general, U.S. Army Installation Management Command, welcomes IMCOM's two new Senior Executive Service leaders within its headquarters staff at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. At left is Delia Adams, who, as IMCOM’s senior contracting executive, is responsible for an annual $4.5 billion portfolio of appropriated and non-appropriated contracts and procurements. At right is J. Randall Robinson, who will serve as the executive deputy to the commanding general.

Soldiers compete at Best Warrior competition
August 4, 2017 — Five noncommissioned officers and two junior enlisted Soldiers vied for top honors during the multi-event Best Warrior Competition July 30 through Aug 3, held at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis and JBSA-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Spc. Lillian Lewis, from Installation Management Command at Fort Riley, Kan., plots her points on a map during the Best Warrior Competition’s day land navigation course June 30 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis.