ARCHIVED ARCHIVED Letter from the Commander Air Combat Command has a long heritage of facilities excellence. Quality facilities which meet the users’ needs, are technically sound and compatible with their environment enhance mission effectiveness and readiness. The Squadron Operations and Aircraft Maintenance Unit facilities are among the most important in the Air Force. As such these facilities must provide the space and elements to be functional, safe, and foster pride that will reflect in unit performance. As we improve the functional- ity of our Squadron Operations/ Aircraft Maintenance Unit facilities with good upfront plan- ning and smart decision-making, Air Combat Command will con- tinue it’s tradition of providing design and facilities excellence. This guide was developed to set the standard for Squadron Operations and Aircraft Maintenance Unit facilities. This guide should be used during the programming, design, and construction process to ensure we provide quality facilities to our Airmen. The concepts in this document have as much to do with common sense and mindset as with the need for funding. Quality facilities and tight budgets are not mutually exclusive. Signature William M. Fraser III Lieutenant General, USAF CommanderARCHIVED Aircraft Maintenance Squadron ARCHIVEDOperations TABLE OF CONTENTS PLANNING, PROGRAM & SPACE CRITERIA ……………………………………… 2 SITE EVALUATION CRITERIA …………………………………………………………… 6 SITE SELECTION AND DESIGN ………………………………………………………… 8 BUILDING DESIGN ………………………………………………………………………… 12 SQUADRON OPERATIONS CENTER (SOC) ………………………………………… 18 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE UNIT (AMU) ………………………………………… 28 INTERIOR FINISHES ………………………………………………………………………… 36 SPECIAL PROJECT COSTS ………………………………………………………………… 40 REFERENCESARCHIVED ………………………………………………………………………………… 42 2 PLANNING, PROGRAM & SPACE CRITERIA ������������������������������ � � � � � � � � � � ��� ������������� ������������� ������ ����� ������������������� ��������� ����� ������������ ��� ������������ �������� �������� ������������������������� � ��������� ��������� ���� ����������������������� ���������� �������� ���� ����� ������ ���� ����� ��������������������� ��������������������� �������� ��������� ��� ����������� ������������ �������� ���� ��� ������������� ����� ������� ��������� ���������� � ������������������� ���������� ������������������������ ���� ��� �������� �������� ������� ��� � ����� ���������������������������� �������� ��������� ���� ������ ������������ ������� ��������� ��������� � ��� �������������� ����������������� ARCHIVED� ��������� �������������� ���������������������� ������������������ Planning, Program & Space Criteria 3 A well designed Squadron Operations and Aircraft Maintenance Command and Unit facility is vital for improving the productivity of the Air Force’s Administration most valuable resource - its people. The design and image of the fa- cility have a lasting impact on the quality of mission readiness. It In general, the Command and should establish a high level of professionalism and expectation. Administration area of the facility is home to private office spaces Selection of a logical, convenient site is to be followed by a building that for the command, non-private addresses the street and its neighbors. A well-landscaped, attractive park- offices and areas for crewmembers, ing lot should be situated beside or behind the facility outside of the secure administrative areas and other area and should be large enough to meet the individual needs of the mission. general use support spaces. The building exterior should offer a distinctive character that is appropri- ate to its surrounding facilities with a functional and inspiring interior that Typically there are private offices fulfills the needs of the mission crews dedicated to the Squadron and their support staff. It is essen- Commander, Director of Operations tial for the designer to be aware of (DO) and the Flight Crew Chief. the Base Architectural Standards Some of the Administrative Support and the Air Combat Command offices are individual enclosed offices (ACC) Architectural and Interior spaces to ensure privacy when dealing Design Standards when designing with sensitive personnel matters. the facility, in addition to the gen- eral reference materials as listed Other non-private or shared in the back of this design guide. enclosed office spaces are provided for crewmembers and support staff When planning and programming for to complete paperwork, study and Squadron Operations and Aircraft confer privately with colleagues, and to Maintenance Unit Facilities, four meet the needs of outside contractor typical functions must be included: support where it is anticipated. Command and Administration, These spaces include areas for the Mission Planning and Briefing, Life Flight Operations Orderly Desk, Support Area, and Mission Support. Operations Desk Office, Flight Crew Each of these functions is expanded Shared Offices, Life Support Area on in the sections that follow and and the Communication Center for are revisited in the sections titled computer maintenance and data/ Squadron Operations Center (SOC) telecommunications network support. and Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU) later in this design guide. Support spaces for general command Space requirements for each area are and private use include the Scheduling based on the airframe and missions Area, Conference Rooms, Standards hosted by the facility and are determined by the Squadron Commander. and Evaluation Training Classrooms, Ready Room and Heritage Room. A Shared spaces can be usedARCHIVED where scheduling is practical to achieve cost Fitness Room with adjacent Locker savings and reduce the footprint of the building in the valuable real es- Room should also be provided due to tate of the flight line. The design team should consult the Squadron the distance the installation facility Commander to identify those spaces that could be shared without would normally be located from the compromising the readiness or mission capability of the squadron. flightline, the importance of physical Spaces that should be considered for sharing include the non-secure training for flight and maintenance Computer Center, Mechanical and Electrical rooms and Standardization crews, and the incompatibility and Evaluations Training Classrooms. A single secure and non-se- of crew schedules with general cure Large Briefing Room should be provided as shared space be- fitness center hours of operation. tween the Squadron Operations and Aircraft Maintenance Unit. 4 Squadron Operations & Aircraft Maintenance Unit Design Guide Life Support Area be separate from adjacent bath and Center for this area operating on a shower area. The mobility storage area dedicated, secure network through Although the Life Support Area is not is a climatic controlled space connected shielded fiber optic cabling. located within the secure section of the to the flight line through roll up doors facility, this area is secured with access and is large enough for storing and using a code based cipher lock door maneuvering life support pallets. hardware system. The Life Support Mission Support Area includes a private office for the Mission Planning and Briefing Life Support Superintendent, work The Mission Support area of the facility space and counters for the equipment This secure environment should be is organized to support functions of maintenance shop, equipment storage, constructed as a “vault”, in accordance the Aircraft Maintenance Unit. These personal crew equipment lockers with the requirements for a “SCIF”, functions include private office space, and a mobility storage area. The for control and management of non-private office space and areas for Life Support Shop is set up for the classified documents and information. crewmembers, administrative areas, maintenance, testing andARCHIVED storage of Entry into this area is through secure support spaces, aircraft maintenance oxygen equipment, aircrew chemical entry systems. The functional spaces hangar and COSO support. warfare equipment, survival gear, provided in this area include Mission with a separate night vision goggle Planning and Briefing rooms with Typically there are private offices (NVG) fitting and adjustment room. capacity to accommodate at least 60 for the Officer in Charge (OIC), the There are also personalized lockers persons, a Library for storing classified Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge for the storage of Aircrew specific files and reference materials, and an (NCOIC), Section Chief, Production Life Support equipment, such as crew Intelligence and Weapons Center with Supervisor, Technical Representative, equipment, flight suits, helmets and a Weapons Task Trainer. There is a Dispatch, and Scheduled Maintenance. other personal flight gear, which must separate, secure Communications Some of the Administrative Support Planning, Program & Space Criteria 5 offices are individual enclosed offices Locker and Laundry Room, Ready spaces to ensure privacy when dealing Room, Heritage Room and an with sensitive personnel matters. adjacent outdoor recreation space. Other non-private or shared enclosed The Aircraft Maintenance Hangar office spaces are provided for mission should be co-located with the COSO crewmembers and support staff Support tool storage, tracking and to complete paperwork, study and parts storage (open and secure) confer privately with colleagues, and mobility storage area. and to meet the needs of outside contractor support where it is anticipated. These spaces include areas for the AMU Orderly Desk, Orderly Desk Office, AMU Shared Offices,