[2] IMCOM was activated on 24 October 2006,[3] to reduce bureaucracy, apply a uniform business structure to manage U.S. Army installations, sustain the environment[4] and enhance the well-being of the military community.

[15] Many of the issues with the 15 major commands holding responsibility for base support was that the structure created many inequities throughout the Army.

The creation of IMCOM was a commitment to eliminate these inequities, focus on installation management and enhance the well-being of soldiers, families, and civilians.

Centralizing installation management was a culture change in the Army; working through the transfers of personnel and funding issues was difficult.

In a large organizational change, IMCOM became the Army’s single agency responsible for worldwide installation management, managing 184 Army installations globally with a staff of 120,000 military, civilian and contract members across seven regions on four continents.