Crystal Champion

Crystal Champion serves as Branch Chief, Specialized Acquisitions, within the Headquarters of Air Combat Command’s Acquisition Management Integration Center (FA4890), where she leads the procurement of mission-critical systems essential to sustaining air dominance and pilot readiness. Her branch is responsible for managing complex acquisitions of advanced training systems, command and control infrastructure, and specialized technical services that directly enhance tactical communications, surveillance effectiveness, and operational readiness across Air Combat Command’s global footprint. Champion oversees the full lifecycle of contract actions—from requirements validation through award and performance management—ensuring alignment with Air Force modernization priorities and defense acquisition regulations. She maintains strategic relationships with key industry partners including VETPRIDE-EMI MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS, LLC, MILTRAIN JV II LLC, and JBW FEDITC JV LLC, all of which provide specialized engineering, simulation, and maintenance services tailored to military aviation training and mission systems. These partnerships reflect a pattern of long-term, performance-based contracting with joint ventures and niche technical providers capable of delivering integrated, high-fidelity solutions under tight operational timelines. Champion’s approach emphasizes mission-critical reliability, technical interoperability, and lifecycle support over commodity procurement. Champion’s contracting portfolio reflects a 100% no set-aside preference, indicating a focus on full and open competition to ensure access to the broadest range of technical expertise and innovation. While small business participation is not formally mandated through socioeconomic set-asides, her team actively evaluates vendor capabilities based on technical merit, past performance, and system integration proficiency rather than socioeconomic status. Her primary procurement domain centers on defense training systems, command and control platforms, and mission-critical technical services supporting pilot and crew readiness. The acquisitions she manages demand deep expertise in simulation technology, avionics integration, secure communications, and live-virtual-constructive training environments, reflecting a specialized focus on advanced aerospace and defense systems rather than general support services.