FSS introduced to CAFB, Air Force: Services and MSS merge for heightened efficiency Published April 17, 2008 By Airman Josh Harbin 14th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs COLUMBUS AFB, Miss. -- The 14th Force Support Squadron held its assumption ceremony Wednesday at the Columbus Club. This preliminary establishment is a trial to see how the new FSS, which falls under the 14th Mission Support Group, will function with the once separate Services Division and Mission Support Squadron. "It is a necessary transition for our Air Force so that we can make our processes leaner on a macro level," said Major Jose Aleman, assuming commander of the 14th FSS. Colonel Mark Brown, 14th MSG commander, made the opening comments at the presentation, welcoming the new formation of the FSS to Columbus AFB and the Air Force. The new squadron flag was unveiled at the ceremony, where a formation of enlisted members offered the first salute to the organization. "While any transition may seem somewhat challenging, in a deployed environment the processes of the former MSS and SVS were laden with redundancies. By merging the leadership under a single commander, many of these redundancies can be negated," said Maj. Aleman. The FSS oversees a wide variety of activities from child care to deployment readiness. The organization bears the same level of responsibility as when the groups were separate entities, except they now fall under one commander. "At the activity level, our operations will see little change to daily operations. On the other hand, our flight leadership will see a huge change in operations because of the increased sphere of responsibility," said Aleman.
