Restructured squadron helps warfighters communicate

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  • By Katie Boles
MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga --  The 23rd Communications Squadron is reorganizing in a effort to meet force restructuring requirements directed by the Secretary of the Air Force.

The unit, which previously consisted of four flights, is in the process of merging into two sections; the Operations Flight and Plans and Resources Flight. The merge is scheduled to be complete by April 1.

"When complete, we will have lost about 50 people and have less than 100 workers, so the way we do things has to change," said Lt. Col. Robert Borja, 23rd Communications Squadron commander. "We must adapt our methods to accomplish our mission to provide communications to the warfighter."

The squadron has been planning the reorganization for four months. The Air Force dictated the final structure of the completed re-organization, but it was up to the 23rd CS to accomplish it.

"It's a fairly simple re-organization," said Chief Master Sgt. Phillip Scott, 23rd CS superintendent. "For us, it's just a different structure for performing the same tasks."

For the customer, the biggest change will be the work-center name and some possible location changes, said Chief Scott. The same jobs will be done by the same technicians.
"If you call a number today or tomorrow, you will get the same service," he said. "The only difference is if you go see someone today, tomorrow they might be in a different location."
The 23rd CS will be actively notifying its customers of any location changes to prevent problems.

Another challenge to the CS merger is relocating many people into different offices on base. According to Colonel Borja, 65 people will be relocating to 21 new locations.

"Our goal is to improve the facilities as we go along," said Colonel Borja. "We want to take advantage of the opportunity to make it better for everybody."

For more information, call 257-2434.