AIR FORCE HOUSING PRIVATIZATION PUT ON HOLD

As the Base Commander of Edwards AFB noted in a late Press Release on Friday, August 12, 2011, the Privatization Program, which includes Eglin AFB is put on hold. What does this mean? The private sector will continue to be asked to shoulder the burden of finding ways to house their servicemen and women during this uncertainity. Again, as a former Military Housing Director, I can assure you the cost of housing the military by giving them their housing entitlement, is far more cost efficient than building housing on base, and is the first choice when providing housing in a specific area. I expect Eglin will be announcing this very shortly, as well. Give me a call, if you have any questions.

Commander's Message: AF puts hold on housing privatization
by Col. Gregory Schwab
95th Air Base Wing commander
8/12/2011 - EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Edwards AFB Military Family Housing Community,This is to inform you that the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations has directed actions related to the upcoming Continental Group Housing Privatization project be put on hold. The Continental Group Housing Privatization project includes Edwards AFB, Calif.; Eglin AFB, Fla.; Eielson AFB, Alaska; McConnell AFB, Kan.; Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.; and Hurlburt Field, Fla. According to Housing Privatization Program Management officials, the project was placed on hold due to Air Force issues unrelated to housing privatization, the Continental Group Housing Privatization project or Picerne Military Housing. What this means to you, the Edwards AFB residents, is that the 95th Air Base Wing will take no further action towards privatization at this time. Issues dealing with signing leases, starting allotments for rent, transferring yard care responsibilities to Picerne will not proceed any further. We will provide you an update when any further information becomes available. For now, all Edwards residents should continue to use the military family housing office as the source for all their housing needs.