Big changes are coming to your MPF

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- Master Sgt. Lawrence Anderson, 52nd Operations Support Squadron first sergeant, and other members of the 52nd Fighter Wing are briefed on the on-going conversion of Spangdahlem's Mission Support Flight to a Mission Support Section. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew S. Bright.)

Big changes are coming to your MPF

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Capt. Dana Parmenter, 606th Air Control Squadron, listens as Capt. Judy Garza, 52nd Military Personnel section chief, informs attendees of the Military Personnel Section stand-up briefing of the changes being implemented to Spangdahlem Air Base's administrative processes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew S. Bright.)

Big changes are coming to your MPF

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Capt. Judy Garza, 52nd Military Personnel section chief, informs attendees of the Military Personnel Section stand-up briefing of the changes being implemented to Spangdahlem Air Base's administrative processes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew S. Bright.)

Big changes are coming to your MPF

Published June 23, 2008
By Staff Sgt. Matthew S. Bright
52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- Due to manning reductions and force-wide streamlining efforts like Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century and Program Budget Decision 720, as of Monday, June 30 2008, Spangdahlem's Military Personnel Flight will be collocated with all unit Commander's Support Staff personnel into the newly incorporated Military Personnel Section.

Located in building 131, the MPS will support all of the missions that we have come to expect from the MPF, but now with a few added services. According to Captain Judy Garza, Chief of the Military Personnel Section, "The MPS will cover all personnel-related duties. The units will cover all unit-centric items. So, essentially, if you're new to the base ... you will in-process through the MPS. We'll take all [of] your paperwork, we'll give you all [of] your ration cards, information as to when you show up where, what time. We'll basically in-process and out-process you for the base. And then the unit that you work [for], or you're assigned to, will take care of all other duties."

The service provided by the MPS doesn't begin and end with a member's in-processing/out-processing needs. The ID card office is open from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays & from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; additionally, you can perform DEERS updates, vRED updates, order official and personal passports, too.

In addition to the Customer Service personnel at the MPS, there will also be a computer lab for self-service updates to your Air Force Personnel Center and Virtual Military Personnel Flight records for members who don't have regular computer access in their work centers.

Captain Garza went on to say, "We will be utilizing many web-resources that have been put out there from the Air Force Personnel Center ... we walk [members and their families] through virtual processes, we've also implemented many home-grown systems and put them into place for the commanders and the commanders' staff."

As of noon Wednesday, June 25, the MPF will be closed for the remainder of the week. The new MPS will open its doors to Spangdahlem Monday, June 30 for all your administrative needs. For more information, contact the MPS at 452-6554 or 0656561-6554.