The ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by United States Senator John Thune, Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, senior Air Force official, and Rapid City civic leaders.

[2] It was chosen because the base had existing facilities with 110,000 square feet (10,000 m2) of available floor space as well as good force protection and communications infrastructure.

In addition, the area's cost of living, low risk for natural disasters, and generally friendly atmosphere also were considered in the site selection decision.

All military personnel assigned to the center are trained for contingency operations and support expeditionary Air Force deployments.

This reduced the total number of Air Force personnel needed to process pay transactions and respond to customer inquires by 600.

Its streamlined transaction was predicted to save the Air Force $210 million in basic operating costs over a ten-year period.