AFSC headquarters moves to Hill Air Force Base for the second time this year

75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs / Published December 09, 2019

Lt. Gen. Gene Kirkland interacts with several squadron-level leaders gathered at a table eating lunch.

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Lt. Gen. Gene Kirkland, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, speaks with squadron-level leaders during a lunch at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Dec. 9, 2019. The general and his command team are visiting Hill AFB as part of a “move the flag” visit that will allow them to conduct their headquarters business from onsite and interact with the base’s military and civilian Airmen, and with civic leaders from communities around the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

Lt. Gen. Gene Kirkland is recognizing Michael Lind, 524th Electronics Maintenance Squadron, for 40 years of federal service in a 524th EMXS laboratory filled with computer equipment while several other employees and guests watch the presentation.

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Lt. Gen. Gene Kirkland, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, recognizes Michael Lind, 524th Electronics Maintenance Squadron, for 40 years of federal service Dec. 9, 2019, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The general and his command team are visiting Hill AFB as part of a “move the flag” visit that will allow them to conduct their headquarters business from onsite and interact with the base’s military and civilian Airmen, and with civic leaders from communities around the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)

Lt. Gen. Gene Kirkland and Kevin Stamey are talking with several employees in a 524th Electronic Maintenance Squadron laboratory filled with computer equipment.

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Lt. Gen. Gene Kirkland, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, and Kevin Stamey, AFSC executive director, meet employees with the 524th Electronic Maintenance Squadron, Dec. 9, 2109, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The general and his command team are visiting Hill AFB as part of a “move the flag” visit that will allow them to conduct their headquarters business from onsite and interact with the base’s military and civilian Airmen, and with civic leaders from communities around the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)

Lt. Gen. Gene Kirkland shakes hands with employee Matthew Yun, 581st Missile Maintenance Squadron, to recognize him for 40 years of federal service in the bay of maintenance warehouse while several other employees and guests watch the presentation.

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Lt. Gen. Gene Kirkland, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, recognizes Matthew Yun, 581st Missile Maintenance Squadron, for 40 years of federal service Dec. 9, 2019, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The general and his command team are visiting Hill AFB as part of a “move the flag” visit that will allow them to conduct their headquarters business from onsite and interact with the base’s military and civilian Airmen, and with civic leaders from communities around the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)

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HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- For the second time this year, the headquarters for the Air Force Sustainment Center located at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, has symbolically relocated to Hill Air Force Base as part of a “move the flag” visit.

The visit is part of an effort to immerse AFSC leadership in the local work force mission and communities around the command. The first move the flag visits occurred at Hill AFB and Robins AFB, Georgia, at the beginning of the year.

This week, Lt. Gen. Gene Kirkland, AFSC commander, Kevin Stamey, AFSC executive director, Chief Master Sgt. Gary Sharp, AFSC command chief master sergeant, and other center leadership will conduct business from on site at Hill AFB while making time to meet with the base’s military and civilian Airmen, and with civic leaders from communities around the base.

During his first move the flag visit to Hill AFB in February, Kirkland said the visits are centric to seeing the AFSC mission, and gives him and his command team an opportunity to more directly engage with local leadership and personnel while gaining insight into every day challenges faced by an installation.

“It’s challenging to build relationships across geographic boundaries and the more time we can spend with our internal team and our partners, the better equipped we are to enable their success,” said Stamey during his visit to Robins AFB in January. “I also enjoy getting out to spend a day in the life of our workforce to understand what they need to be successful and what I can do to help.

“There is no substitute for the personal interaction that comes with being on site at the base,” Stamey said.