USAF Equipment Management System and Responsibilities
Worldwide Visibility
EMS Visibility
The USAF equipment management system provides worldwide visibility of all equipment assets throughout the USAF.
What the System Supports
EMS Supports
The system helps to support:
- Reporting capitalized asset depreciation
- Determining equipment requirements based on USAF allowance standards
- Supporting the budget and buy program
- Identifying equipment types and quantities required to accomplish the mission
USAF Allowance Standards
Allowance Standards Definition
USAF allowance standards identify specific items and quantities approved by the functional manager for units to use during wartime and peacetime operations.
Where to Access
These allowance standards are accessible online from:
- USAF Equipment Management System
- Allowance Standard Retrieval System website
Universal Responsibilities
Universal Equipment Responsibility
The USAF's mission makes it imperative that all military and civilian personnel:
- Operate and maintain government systems, equipment, supplies, and real property in the best possible condition, readiness, and in the absolute minimum quantity necessary to accomplish assigned tasks
Airman Records and Care
Airman Equipment Duties
Additionally, Airmen at all levels must:
- Accurately maintain property records to reflect current inventory and condition of property
- Ensure personnel carefully and economically use and safeguard property
- Provide adequate security, protection, and storage for property
- Make recommendations for preventing fraud, waste, and abuse
Supply Discipline
Supply Discipline
Ultimately, USAF members must have supply discipline to:
- Conserve
- Protect
- Maintain available government supplies, equipment, and real property for operational requirements
Commanders and Supervisors
Cmdr/Supv Property Management
Commanders and supervisors at all levels are responsible for:
- Prudent management
- Control
- Storage
- Cost-effective use of government property under their control
Active Cmdr Functions
Cmdr Equipment Functions
Commanders and supervisors:
- Establish controls to eliminate uneconomical equipment management
- Ensure all personnel are taught proper care and safeguard principles and enforce these principles
- Must properly manage public property under their control
- Provide instructions to subordinates on specific responsibilities
- Maintain records that may be audited
Designations
Cmdr Designations
Commanders appoint representatives, designate property custodians and facility managers, and ensure the representatives attend the proper training offered by logistics readiness squadrons.