MISSION:
Enhance AFLCMC’s Ability To Deliver & Support War Winning Capabilities By Providing Program and Test Management Professionals, Processes, and Expertise.

AFLCMC/AQ-AZ consists of a Program Management Directorate (AQ) as well as a Program Execution Directorate (AZ).  Prior to the standup of AFLCMC, these Directorates were combined and known as ASC/AQ.  In 2010 by direction of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Aeronautical Systems Center was reorganized into functional management and converted from wings to directorates.  As part of this reorganization, ASC/AQ gained full responsibility as the functional staff office for program managers, life cycle logisticians, and test and evaluation managers.  The Consolidated Acquisition of Professional Services Division was established in AQ in 2008 with a re-engineered approach to providing Advisory and Assistance (A&AS) across WPAFB.  This is now known as the Acquisition of Consolidated Enterprise Support Services.

ASC/AQ had originally begun as two separate offices.   ASC/SY was the functional staff office for program managers, life cycle logistics managers and test and evaluation managers.  During the period that ASC was organized by wings, much of the responsibility of managing the workforce shifted to the numbered wings.  The ASC Acquisition Center of Excellence (ACE) grew from previous functions and organizations, one being the Pre-Award Support Office. The ACE provided specific acquisition advice and assistance as trusted agents to the Milestone Decision Authority, Service Acquisition Executive, Program Executive Officer and System Program Manager. The ACE also drove innovation and streamlined acquisition process and worked as a force multiplier to teams to ensure quality and timeliness. In 2004, these two offices merged into the ASC/AQ Office.