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  • 2024 DAF Art Contest opens for 2D, 3D artists

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Calling all artisans … the 2024 Department of the Air Force Art Contest opened March 1 and runs through April 30.Any authorized patrons of DAF morale, welfare and recreation programs and facilities – beginning at age six – can participate in the

  • Mission Monday: Services Acquisition Systems

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – It’s Mission Monday. Meet Christian Degro Rosado, Air Force Services Center Acquisition Systems Branch chief.He and his team develop and sustain the Internet Based Purchasing System, a nonappropriated fund procurement and contract management system.We asked

  • DAF announces 2024 Hennessy food services awards 

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Department of the Air Force announced its 2024 John L. Hennessy Trophy Awards for food service excellence March 4. The awards, in their 68th year, are presented to installations with the best food service programs based on their display and execution of

  • Air Force launches new virtual leadership book club 

     JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Department of the Air Force launched a new virtual Leadership Book Club last month to help build current and future leaders while growing connectedness between Airmen and Guardians.  “Our goal is to give Airmen and Guardians a platform to connect and

  • Window opens for DAF Sports triathletes

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The application window is now open for Department of the Air Force triathletes and coaches to participate in the upcoming Armed Forces championship. The application window opened March 1 and closes March 30 for coaches and April 15 for athletes. Those

  • Window opens for DAF Sports bowling

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Application windows are now open for Department of the Air Force bowlers and coaches to participate in upcoming sports camps and tournaments. The application window opened Feb. 1 and closes March 1 for coaches and March 15 for bowlers. Those selected attend a

  • Mission Monday: Community Program Management

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – It’s Mission Monday. Meet Abigail Pollard, Air Force Community Center subject matter expert and community programs specialist with the Air Force Services Center.She provides training, programming support, financial reviews and guidance across the Department

  • DAF announces 2023 Photo Contest winners

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Department of the Air Force recently announced the winners of the 2023 Air Force Photo Contest. Following this year’s theme of “101 Days of Summer,” a judging panel evaluated almost 400 entries on impact, creativity and technical aspects, with winners

  • Window opens for DAF Sports men’s soccer

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Application window is now open for Department of the Air Force men’s soccer players and coaches to participate in upcoming sports camps and tournaments. Here are more details, courtesy of the Air Force Services Center:• Application window for coaches runs

  • Calling all athletes: DAF sports opportunities are waiting for you

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Calling all Airmen and Guardians to represent their service, face the best athletic competition in the U.S. Armed Forces, make connections, build resiliency and serve as an example for others. Those are some of the benefits of participating in the Department

  • Windows open for DAF Sports wrestling, golf

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Application windows are now open for Department of the Air Force golf and wrestling athletes and coaches to participate in upcoming sports camps and tournaments. Here are more details on each sport, courtesy of the Air Force Services Center:Wrestling:

  • Mission Monday AFSVC Executive Support

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- It’s Misson Monday! Meet Jon Bender, executive administrative support specialist at the Air Force Services Center.Bender and his teammates provide direct support to the AFSVC front office by facilitating the preparation and execution of internal and external

  • Mission Monday: Child & Youth Programs

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – It’s Mission Monday. Meet Marisol Miranda, Air Force Services Center Child Development and Youth Programs specialist.Miranda supports installation child and youth programs by providing specialized training on child and youth development, assisting with

  • WCAP athletes move closer to Summer Olympics qualification

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – With the 2024 Summer Olympics quickly approaching, 11 Airmen are still hoping to earn a spot on Team USA to compete in Paris. Athletes from the Department of the Air Force’s World Class Athlete Program continue competing and training for the global

  • AFSVC reserve officer joins UTSA basketball as coach 

    An Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center teammate is going to be sitting courtside this season for the University of Texas at San Antonio men’s basketball team as an assistant coach. Around the Air Force Services Center, Lt. Col. Kurtis Darden is a reserve officer who is serving as an

  • 2023 Air Force Photo Contest launches Sept. 15

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Photographers of all ages and experience, get your cameras ready for the annual Air Force Photo Contest set to launch Sept. 15!  The theme for this year’s contest, which runs through Nov. 14, is “101 Days of Summer.”  “We’ve been asking patrons since June to

  • AF Entertainment rolls out comedy tour to 20+ installations

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Air Force Entertainment, managed by the Air Force Services Center, is rolling out a new, free, family-friendly comedy tour starting in August with stops at more than 20 stateside installations. “Our variety act tours are free, exciting and family friendly,”

  • New youth football camps deliver life, team skills to military youth

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – New youth football camps are delivering life and teambuilding skills at installations to rave reviews.  The camps, centrally funded by the Air Force Services Center’s child and youth programs, are at four installations for 2023 and are expected to grow

  • AFSVC announces 2023 Air Force Art Contest winners

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Services Center announced the winners of the 2023 Air Force Art Contest July 11. “With over 1,400 entries this year, the judges had a challenging time deciding the top three in each of the categories,” said Debbie Southee, community programs

  • Mission Monday: Services Program Analysis

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – It’s Mission Monday. Meet David Fish, services program analyst in the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Installation Support Directorate in San Antonio.Fish and the directorate’s Airman and Family Services team are responsible for capturing

  • Mission Monday: DAF Food & Beverage

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – It’s Mission Monday. Meet Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Ramirez Rivera, the Air Force Services Center’s Department of the Air Force Food and Beverage superintendent.Ramirez and his team provide functional program support, policy and guidance clarification, and

  • Air Force set to release 30-episode Artisan Air series

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Services Center is set to release the first five episodes of its highly anticipated Artisan Air series Memorial Day weekend.The new series showcases the creativity and depth of talent in the Air Force and Space Force.“The Air Force Services

  • Services center announces summer camps, activities for kids

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – We’ll be saying hello to summer before we know it with kids saying goodbye to teachers, textbooks and school campuses.For months now, the Air Force Services Center team has been planning and programming a wide variety of activities to keep military kids

  • DAF announces Air Force Innkeeper Award Winners

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Services Center recently announced the winners of the 2023 Innkeeper Awards for best lodging facilities across the Department of the Air Force. After an in-person evaluation by lodging and hospitality expert teams from the AFSVC, the winners

  • Food Summit looks to future of 27+ DAF stateside dining operations

    DALLAS – More than 70 installation, Air Force Services Center and industry culinary experts gathered here April 11-13 to discuss current and future Food 2.0 dining operations with a goal of delivering better, faster menu options to patrons.  With the Food 2.0 Owners Summit held in an innovative

  • Editorial: Eating strategies support ready, resilient Airmen and Guardians 

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Whether a new Airman or Guardian, or further along in your career, it’s important to have a strategy for eating healthy and staying ready and resilient.  It all starts with eating a healthy breakfast. Studies have shown that people who eat breakfast have

  • AFSVC announces winners of best dining facilities

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The Air Force Services Center recently announced the winners of the 2023 John L. Hennessy Trophy Awards for best dining facilities across the Department of the Air Force. The annual awards program, established in 1957 and managed by AFSVC, recognizes the top

  • Mission Monday: Feeding the Force

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – It’s Mission Monday. Meet Tammy Lindberg, who is a registered dietitian in the Air Force Services Center Food and Beverage Division. As the only dietitian in AFSVC, she provides nutritional expertise, information and education for all appropriated fund and

  • DAF announces 2022 athletes of the year

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The Department of the Air Force recently announced a body building and fitness competitor and a three-sport adaptive athlete as the 2022 Female and Male Athletes of the Year – Tech. Sgt. Evon Pennington and Master Sgt. Kenneth Guinn,

  • AFSVC begins rollout of BMX stunt tour 

    The Air Force Services Center will begin rolling out the first leg of a new free BMX stunt tour to five installations in the month of March with an expected expansion to additional installations as the schedule progresses.   

  • 2023 DAF Art Contest opens March 1

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Calling all artisans … the 2023 Department of the Air Force Art Contest opens March 1 and runs through April 30.For the first time, this year’s contest includes both two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of art and the submission window is extended to

  • Windows open for DAF Sports triathlon, men’s soccer athletes

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Application windows are now open for Department of the Air Force triathletes and men’s soccer players. To apply, visit www.dafsports.com.Here are more details on each sport:Triathlon: Application window closes Feb. 13 for coaches, athletes and medical support

  • Mission Monday: Air Force Fisher House Program

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – It’s Mission Monday. Mary McLean is the Department of the Air Force Fisher House Program manager at the Air Force Services Center here.McLean works with the dedicated managers at eight installations who oversee 14 Air Force Fisher Houses to “provide

  • Sheppard breaks ground on $27M Child Development Center

    Team Sheppard celebrated the start of construction on a $27 million child development center during a groundbreaking ceremony here Jan. 6, 2022. The new facility will replace the current one built in 1973. Scheduled to open in 2024, the new center’s mission focuses on providing quality, available

  • AFSVC helps make DAF Fisher Houses homes away from home

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — For most, this time of year is filled with love, happiness and peace. But, for families facing life-changing challenges like medical emergencies or the loss of a loved one, those feelings are hard to come by.   The Department of the Air Force Fisher House

  • DAF sports build more capable Airmen, Guardians 

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Services Center has opportunities for Airmen and Guardians who want to face the best athletic competition in the U.S. Armed Forces, make connections, build resiliency and serve as an example for others.  All those things are benefits of

  • TLR opens new lodging facility

    A ribbon cutting ceremony was held to commemorate the opening of the new Razorback Inn at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Nov. 30, 2022. The Air Force Services Center, a primary subordinate unit of AFIMSC, manages the Air Force Lodging program and works with installations to deliver new and

  • Honorable mission at Fisher House

    The Air Force's Fisher House Program is managed by the Air Force Services Center, a primary subordinate unit under the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center. AFSVC works with Fisher House managers to create and execute realistic nonappropriated fund budgets, accomplish renovations

  • AFSVC delivers Thanksgiving slice of home to Airmen, Guardians  

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – For most, Thanksgiving is a time to gather around the table with friends and family to celebrate life and express gratitude. However, the annual tradition can look a little different for service members and their families stationed far from home.  “Many of

  • AFSVC QoL initiative streamlines child, youth registration

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — When Brenda Ricker and her family moved to Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, in 2014, she hand carried all of their important documents.  Like other Air Force families making a military move, Ricker’s growing to-do list included a visit to the

  • AFIMSC programs help military families thrive 

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center and its subordinate units deliver morale, welfare and recreation programs, activities and infrastructure to build and sustain ready and resilient Airmen, Guardians and families.  Many of the programs,

  • DAF announces 2022 Photo Contest winners

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Department of the Air Force announced the winners of the 2022 Air Force Photo Contest Nov. 7. With a theme for 2022 of “Celebrating Traditions,” program managers at the Air Force Services Center honored the Air Force’s 75th Birthday and gave photographers

  • Mission Monday: Air Force Entertainment

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – It’s Mission Monday! Godfery Smith is a technical director for Air Force Entertainment at the Air Force Services Center here.He is responsible for maintaining, operating and advising Air Force Entertainment on all technical aspects for producing concerts and

  • Lodging divestiture, right-sizing underway to ensure future mission success

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The Department of the Air Force is divesting lodging operations at nine installations and right-sizing facility capacity at others to meet a Defense Department requirement that all lodging is self-sustaining without taxpayer funding. In a 2020 memorandum,

  • Winter Olympic application window is open for Olympic hopefuls

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Time is running out for Airmen, Guardians, Reservists and Guardsmen who dream of representing the Department of the Air Force in the next Winter Olympics.Guardian and Airmen athletes have until Nov. 7 to apply for the DAF World Class Athlete Program (WCAP),

  • Airmen, Guardians to participate DAF Food Services Survey 

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Airmen, Guardians and civilian employees will soon see notification in their e-mail boxes for the 2022 Food Services Assessment Survey (FSAS) which launched Oct. 11.  Taking care of Airmen, Guardians and families remains one of the Department of the Air

  • AF Entertainment gives Airmen, families break from work, life stressors

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Just step away and breathe. It’s a simple yet well-established tool when it comes to managing daily stressors in our lives. Providing Airmen, Guardians and their families opportunities to step away, breathe and just be in the moment is a key focus of the Air

  • Mission Monday: AF Food & Beverage Business Development

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- It’s Mission Monday! Cynthia Woods is the chief of Air Force Food and Beverage Business Development at the Air Force Services Center Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.Her responsibilities include the renovation of appropriated fund (APF) dining facilities from

  • Air Force World Class Athletes have sights set on Paris 2024

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – With the 2022 Winter Olympics in the rear view mirror, nine Airmen have their sights firmly set on the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics as the Department of the Air Force’s newest crop of World Class Athlete Program athletes.Following on the heels of WCAP athlete

  • Air Force “Celebrating Traditions” with annual photo contest 

    UPDATE: Deadline extended to Sept. 30!JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Photographers of all ages and experience, only two weeks remain to submit photos for this year's Department of the Air Force Photo Contest.The theme for this year’s contest, which runs through Aug. 31, is “Celebrating

  • ICYMI ... Department of the Air Force Gaming

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- In case you missed it … Department of the Air Force Gaming, founded in 2019, digitally connects Airmen and Guardians through their shared love of gaming.Managed by the Air Force Services Center, DAF Gaming is focused on supporting Air Force resiliency and

  • #IMSCFamily: Meet Alexander Guizar

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Meet Alexander Guizar, spouse of Capt. Kennisa Rafanan-Reynolds with the Air Force Services Center in San Antonio. He's our #IMSCFamily spouse spotlight for August.Guizar says “Go Army,” having served four years with the U.S. Army before joining the Air Force

  • Air Force announces top athletes of the year

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The Air Force recently announced a winter Olympian and a nationally ranked Jiu-Jitsu champion as the 2021 Female and Male Athletes of the Year – Airman 1st Class Kelly Curtis and Staff Sgt. Justin Southichack, respectively.Female Athlete of the Year

  • Getting to know the new AFSVC commander

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Col. Carolyn Ammons took command of the Air Force Services Center during a change of command ceremony June 30. AFSVC, one of four primary subordinate units of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, delivers globally integrated management,

  • AFIMSC contracts for first of 4 new child development centers this year

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center continues its mission to strengthen Department of the Air Force families by delivering right-sized and quality childcare infrastructure. AFIMSC’s Air Force Civil Engineer Center, in collaboration with the

  • Air Force announces winners of this year’s DAF art contest

    The Air Force Services Center recently announced the winners of this year’s Air Force Art Contest. More than 2,240 pieces of art submitted from over 1,600 participants of all ages who used a variety of media. After the month-long contest closed March 31, a team of judges evaluated each entrant’s

  • DAF Gaming delivers Gaming Expo, Esports Championship at FORCECON 2022

    Air Force Services Center and the Department of the Air Force Gaming achieved two major firsts Memorial Day weekend in San Antonio – the first Department of Defense Armed Forces Esports Championship and the inaugural Air Force Gaming Minor League Championships. The gaming league was center stage at

  • DAF youth programs gear up for Summer

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - With kids starting to get excited about summer, many parents are thinking about how to keep their kids active and engaged until the fall.As COVID-19 rates drop around the country in many parts of the country, youth centers across the Department of the Air

  • Air Force Gaming season 3 launches with new competition format

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Department of the Air Force Gaming League is back with a new format and a new league for family members and retirees.The new format consists of three unique seasons – spring, summer and fall, expanding opportunities for more competitors to participate,

  • Fairchild joins growing Food 2.0 dining improvement program

    The Air Force Services Center continues to implement its Healthy Food Initiative (HFI) Food 2.0 program to provide improved food options for Airmen and Guardians across the enterprise. The initiative, which includes modernizing dining facilities and new menu options, celebrated its latest grand

  • Application window opens for Olympic hopefuls

    The application window for Airmen, Guardians, Reservists and Guardsmen who dream of Olympic competition is now open. Department of the Air Force and Space Force athletes have 45 days to apply to begin their training with the hopes of competing in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Once

  • Airman makes debut as Winter Olympian, has sights set for 2026

    Imagine being the first black athlete to compete in a sport where you are hurling yourself headfirst down an icy track at speeds over 90 mph. That is exactly what Airman First Class Kelly Curtis did recently as she competed in the skeleton at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.

  • Women's History Month: Meet Tech. Sgt. Faith Marie Donavon

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – March is Women’s History Month, a time to commemorate and celebrate the vital role of women in American history. We invited women within the #IAMIMSC team to tell us a little about themselves and their views on the importance of Women’s History Month. Meet

  • Air Force art contest opens for submissions

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Imagine, Create & Win! It’s that time of year to show off your creative artistry in the Air Force Art Contest.  The submission period will be throughout the month of March.  Artists may submit up to two, digital photographs of their two-dimensional (2D)

  • Aviano Gamer Group Community

    AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Some Airmen use hiking to destress and for some it’s a face mask with a glass of grape juice, for Airman 1st Class Jason Collier video gaming with others is where he alleviates stress in his life.“I've been gaming, probably since my consciousness came to,” said Collier,

  • Dragon's Lair Dining Facility

    Team Beale’s 9th Force Support Squadron recently announced the expansion of food and beverage operations with the opening of the Dragon’s Lair Food, Life, You-FLY flight line kiosk.Beale partnered with multiple agencies across the Air Force and installation, including the Air Force Services

  • Shutterbugs capture ‘wonderful world’ in photo contest

    The Air Force Services Center recently announced its 2021 Air Force Photo Contest winners. The winners – first, second and third place in five categories – were among more than 950 entries submitted for the annual competition. This year’s theme was “What a Wonderful World.”

  • DAF Gaming League season two takes off 

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The Department of Air Force Gaming League is back for another season with more games and prizes while expanding the community to include Air Force veterans and Wounded Warriors.After an inaugural season in which more than 15,000 active-duty Airmen and

  • Youth programs gear up for summer

    Youth centers across the Air Force and Space Force are reopening doors to youth and teens to help keep them active and engaged during the summer months. With COVID-19 restrictions easing, the Air Force Services Center has rolled out a suite of youth center programs. While offerings will vary by

  • Celebrate military children in April, year round

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Each year, communities worldwide look to April as an important month for children who have one or both parents or guardians serving in uniform. Considered the military’s youngest heroes, in many ways children serve too. That’s why we honor them during the

  • Tyndall breaks ground for new childcare center

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The 325th Mission Support Group, AFIMSC's Tyndall Program Management Office and a few special helpers broke ground for a new child development center during a ceremony March 31, 2021, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.With plastic shovels in hand, six military

  • DM opens new lodging facility

    The new Air Force Inns lodging facility held its grand opening ceremony at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Jan. 27, 2021. The $60 million facility provides increased capacity, modernized amenities and replaced the existing lodging facility.

  • Air Force Services Center launches Air Force Gaming

    Air Force Gaming made its official debut Nov. 11, under the Air Force Services Center with a new intramural e-sports program. AFG is focused on supporting the Air Force’s resiliency and retention efforts through the creation of a global esports program that brings Airmen and Space Professionals

  • Food 2.0 brings healthier dining options to Seymour-Johnson

    Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, is the latest installation to implement the Food 2.0 initiative to offer healthier options to customers with the reopening of two renovated dining facilities on 29 Oct. Seymour Johnson joins 25 Food 2.0 installations with modernized facilities and

  • AFSVC software innovation enhances deployment readiness 

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – A decade-long mission gap impacting a wide range of military operations is closing, thanks to the Air Force Services Center and an innovative software system that tracks contingency quarters availability. The Contingency Quarters Management Accountability

  • Ramstein wins 2020 Air Force Innkeeper Award

    The Air Force Innkeeper Award Program, managed by the Air Force Services Center, announced Ramstein Air Base as the winner of the 2020 Air Force Innkeeper Award large-category Aug. 20.

  • New TLFs ready for families at Beale AFB

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Quality care and support to Air Force families just got better at Beale AFB, California, with the soft opening of new temporary lodging facilities Jan. 10.  The official opening and ribbon cutting is set for Jan. 22.The new, 34 two-bedroom TLFs, funded with

  • FSS leaders tackle top issues, talk future support to Airmen and families

    SAN ANTONIO – More than 220 force support officer and enlisted leaders gathered in San Antonio Nov. 18-22 at the 2019 Force Support Squadron Leadership Training Workshop to help tackle big rock items impacting Airmen and families, and plan for future programs.“Our Air Force has a lot of things it