It combines all aspects of deployment under one roof.

Base commander Col. Mark Weatherington says, "And then just a very efficient process to take airmen and all their equipment and prepare for deployment, get it loaded onto an airplane and take it somewhere around the globe in a very efficient way that saves them time and gives them time back with their families and ensures they get to the mission area with everything they need."

Weatherington says this is the only facility like it in the Air Force.

-Jack Caudill