Robins Air Force Base will gain five military and 62 civilian positions under the Air Force’s proposed fiscal year 2011 force structure realignment announced Tuesday.

The proposal is a supporting document to the president’s fiscal year 2011 defense budget previously sent to Congress.

Several factors drove the manpower and weapon system decisions, officials said in a Tuesday press release, including contractor-to-civilian conversions, decisions by the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission, Air Force Reserve end strength increases and boosts to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance forces.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz said the service component was making every effort to support new and emerging missions and remedy stress being placed on critically manned career fields.

“This realignment emphasizes the strength and synergy of the total force – active duty, Air National Guard and Reserve,” Schwartz emphasized. “(We’re) putting the right skills in the right place.”

Comments from Robins officials were not immediately available and the details of base gains are sketchy. However, the following Robins information was included in Air Force documents released Tuesday:



· Increases of 27 in contractor-to-civilian conversions

· Gains of 37 civilian and 10 military in the 330th Aircraft Sustainment Wing

· Gains of five civilian positions in the 542nd Combat Sustainment Wing

· The 78th Air Base Wing loses six military and 13 civilian slots but gains five other civilian positions

· Air Force Reserve Command Headquarters lost two civilian jobs



Overall, Air Force Reserve Command end strength would increase 12 percent, primarily to relieve stress on security forces, civil engineering and red horse units.

The announcement also proposes the retirement of 59 aircraft including 28 C-130Es and 17 C-5As. The Warner Robins Air Logistics Center at Robins provides worldwide management of Air Force C-130s and C-5s.