HISTORY: 772nd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron activated in 2010

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  • By Jennifer Schneider
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LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas --  The Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment's Acquisition and Contracting Division was activated as the 772nd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron on Dec. 9, 2010. No longer part of the AFCEE chain of command, the new squadron was realigned under the Air Force Materiel Command's new Enterprise Sourcing Group.

The ESG includes a Small Business Office, a Business Support Squadron and three Enterprise Sourcing Squadrons. The new units are headquartered at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, with satellite offices in San Antonio, Texas; Gunter AFS, Ala.; Tyndall AFB, Fla.; and, Offutt AFB, Neb. The San Antonio office continues to be co-located with AFCEE in Building 171 at Lackland AFB.

The move was part of a broader Defense Department effort to increase efficiency and decrease overhead spending.

"The activation of the ESG on the 28th of October marked the beginning of a new and improved way of executing contracts," said Col. Mario J. Troncoso, director of the ESG. "It will create efficiencies across the Air Force enterprise."

In addition to awarding contracts for AFCEE, the group is responsible for executing enterprise-wide, installation strategic contracts for Air Force bases in the continental United States, and is also supporting Air Force medical contracting, the Air Force Civil Engineering Support Agency and the Defense Technical Information Center.

"Establishing a new formal identity doesn't mean we are not members of the same team--they (AFCEE) are part of our heritage," said Col. Geoffrey S. Ellazar, Jr., the first commander of the 772nd ESS. "We can be part of many teams without losing our identity."