ICC to combine three similar functions Published June 1, 2007 By 2nd Lt. Lisa Meiman 90th Space Wing Public Affairs F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. -- The wing security controllers, transportation control center and the missile maintenance operations center are merging in a single unit called the installation control center in Bldg. 232 in October or November. Maj. Gen. Tom Deppe, 20th Air Force commander, initiated the $1.2 million merger project to consolidate manning requirements and unite the three tightly interconnected, but geographically-separated units, into a single operation. "Some areas will be consolidated and streamlined because there is a lot of redundancy. Cops and maintenance have similar checklists, said Senior Master Sgt. Joseph Gallo, 90th Maintenance Operations Squadron. "The biggest thing will be when you're working out an issue between cops and maintenance, you'll be sitting in the same room. It will be more efficient." "Instead of trying to catch [the MMOC] at the office on the phone, you can reach over and hit him on the head," said Master Sgt. David Eckmann, 90th Security Support Squadron. "We'll know when maintenance is going to be conducted so we can provide security in a timely manner." The construction and renovation of the basement in Bldg. 232 is scheduled to be completed at the end of June. Right now, the MMOC in Bldg. 250, the WSC in Bldg. 152 and the TCC in Bldg. 1270 must coordinate any trips out to the field over the phone, sometimes last minute and sometimes at night when finding enough Airmen can be a problem. After the merger, the idea is to phase out the TCC, which currently tracks all government vehicles in the missile complex. Before anyone can trip out to the missile fields, they must alert the TCC. The WSC and the MMOC already track all their own vehicles in the field. "I think it's going to cut out a lot of problems. There won't be any 'they said this, they said that.' We'll talk face to face," said Senior Airman Mark Price, 90th SSPTS. Bldg. 232 is going to be all new and renovated. It has new carpet, ceilings and walls, Sergeant Gallo said. It's a huge upgrade for both the WSC and the MMOC. The long-term plan is to renovate the basement of Bldg. 250, then combine all the 24-hour work centers there, Sergeant Gallo said. The WSC has two controllers from the 90th Security Forces Squadron and two controllers from the 90th SSPTS on duty at all times. The 90th SSPTS side tracks nuclear weapon convoys and security forces in the missile fields and dispatches response forces to respond to alarms in the missile complex. They also ensure there are adequate security forces present when maintenance is doing work on a missile. The 90th SFS controllers monitor alarms in the weapons storage area. The MMOC monitors the progress of all the maintenance occurring in the field and reports it. Like the WSC, the MMOC is manned all day every day of the year. It communicates with missile alert facilities about maintenance in that MAF's launch facilities or at the MAF. If the operators at the MAF notice a potential problem, they call the MMOC to coordinate maintenance.