Testing the Model Installation Program in the Tactical Air Command: 1984-1986.

Abstract

This paper seeks to provide a comprehensive history of the Tactical Air Command's participation in the 3-year test phase of the Department of Defense Model Installation Program (MIP). The premise behind MIP was that excellent installations could be created if the installation commanders were freed from overly restrictive regulations. The MIP concept represents a dramatically different approach to base-level management, a transition from highly centralized management to a decentralized system offering the installation commander more autonomy. TAC was one of five Air Force MAJCOMs to participate in the program. The purpose of MIP was to create excellent installations by returning authority to the local level. The program originators expected the test of MIP to prove that: 1) base-level authorities can find better ways to operate bases; 2) counter-productive and wasteful regulations will be identified and purged; and 3) giving installation commanders authority commensurate with their responsibilities is the right way to improve installation management. This study concludes that the test of MIP in TAC was successful on all counts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA194185

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  • Raymond A. Douthit

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  • Air Command and Staff College

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