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  • #IAMIMSC award winner: Trevor Townsend

    Meet Trevor Townsend, the January #IAMIMSC award winner. Townsend is a systems accountant with the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Resources Directorate at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

  • AFIMSC Mission Spotlight: 763rd ESS keeps AMC mission going

    With teammates at Scott AFB, Illinois, and Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, the 763rd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron executes enterprise and above wing-level Air Mobility Command mission requirements through agile, cost-effective acquisition solutions. 

  • Airman escapes Liberia to lead life of service in USAF

    Originally published June 19, 2013, this story highlights Pitman Kennedy's journey to the U.S. as a teen fleeing civil war in Liberia. Kennedy is now an innovation program analyst with the AFIMSC Expeditionary Support and Innovation Directorate.

  • AFICC change agents win Air Force acquisition awards

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Five Air Force Installation Contracting Center change agents recently earned top honors in the 2021 Secretary of the Air Force Innovation in Air Force Contracting Awards recognition program. “We are so proud of all the SAF Innovation awardees, especially

  • #IMSCFamily: Meet Master Sgt. Alberto Alcantar

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Meet Master Sgt. Alberto Alcantar, spouse of Master Sgt. Sindy Alcantar with the Air Force Services Center. Alberto, our #IMSCFamily spotlight for December, has been in the Air Force for 13 years and a military spouse for two and a half years. We asked him to

  • October #IAMIMSC Award winner: Staff Sgt. Markisha Suggs

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Meet Staff Sgt. Markisha Suggs, the October AFIMSC #IAMIMSC Award winner. Suggs is a mental health technician with the Air Force Security Forces Center's Detachment 2 team at Naval Consolidated Brig Miramar, California. The #IAMIMSC Award recognizes people

  • #IMSCFamily: Meet Capt. Miles W.A. Fisher

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Meet Capt. Miles W.A. Fisher, spouse of Capt. Erica P. Carson with headquarters Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center support staff.Fisher, our November Spouse Spotlight, has been around the military since graduating from the U.S. Air Force

  • #IAMIMSC: Maj. Mike Schumacher

    Meet Maj. Mike Schumacher, Air and Ground Transportation branch chief, AFIMSC Installation Support Directorate, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

  • #IMSCFamily: Meet Victoria Ann Page

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Meet #IMSCFamily Victoria Page, spouse of Master Sgt. Randie Page with the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Installation Support Directorate’s Installation Deployment Division. Victoria, our October Spouse Spotlight, has been an Air Force

  • AFIMSC acquisition team in running for DOD award for COVID-19 efforts

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – A small Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center team recently garnered Air Force-level recognition for its vast life-saving impact during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 45-person, 773rd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron team was selected as an Air

  • AFCEC biologist helps rehab hundreds of sea pups 

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – When it comes to rescuing seals and sea lions, Christine Rodriguez has learned to take things step by step. “It’s all baby steps,” said Rodriguez, an Air Force Civil Engineer Center environmental specialist and trained biologist. “From treating illnesses and

  • #IAMIMSC: Tony Moore

    Meet Tony Moore, Government Information Access Manager, AFIMSC Installation Support Directorate Information Access Branch, JBSA-Lackland, Texas.

  • #IMSCFamily: Meet Melvin King

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Meet #IMSCFamily Melvin King, spouse of Tiffany King with AFIMSC’s Detachment 10 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.Melvin has been an Air Force spouse for about a year but has been around the military for more than 15 years. We asked Melvin to tell us a

  • #IAMIMSC: Michael Zapata

    Meet Michael Zapata, Energy Program Development Division chief, Air Force Civil Engineer Center Detachment 1, Tyndall AFB, Florida.

  • CMSAF visits AFIMSC, recognizes Airmen

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass visited the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center headquarters Aug. 10, meeting with leaders and discussing Airmen and family quality of life programs the center executes across the Air Force enterprise.

  • #IAMIMSC: Christoph Kehrein

    Meet Christoph Kehrein, contract specialist, 764th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

  • #IAMIMSC: Shawn Kirkpatrick

    Meet Shawn Kirkpatrick, high voltage electrician, AFCEC Civil Engineer Maintenance, Inspection and Repair Team, Tyndall AFB, Florida.

  • #IMSCFamily: Reginald McBride

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Meet #IMSCFamily Reginald McBride, spouse of Yolanda McBride at the Air Force Services Center headquarters in San Antonio.In addition to being a retired Air Force master sergeant, Reginald is a chaplain for the Air Force.We asked him to tell us a little more

  • #IAMIMSC: Master Sgt. John Johnson

    Meet Master Sgt. John Johnson, explosive ordnance disposal program resource analyst, AFIMSC Installation Support Directorate, JBSA-Lackland, Texas.

  • #IMSCFamily: Jennifer Cashwell

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Meet #IMSCFamily Jennifer Cashwell, spouse of Capt. James Cashwell at headquarters Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.Jennifer has been around the military for more than 16 years as an Air Force member, civilian

  • #IAMIMSC: Monica Ramsey

    Meet Monica Ramsey, Project Manager, Air Force Civil Engineer Center Facility Engineering Directorate, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas.

  • #IMSCFamily: Rayden Hebblethwaite

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Meet #IMSCFamily Rayden C. Hebblethwaite, spouse of Master Sgt. Stephen Hebblethwaite at Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center headquarters, here. Rayden has been around the military for almost 15 years, beginning as a contractor at various bases

  • #IAMIMSC: Capt. Anita Sims

    Meet Capt. Anita Sims, Operations Chief, Air Force Installation Contracting Center - Operating Location Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.

  • AFCEC earns 2020 Federal Energy and Water Management Awards

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Energy Directorate was recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program recently for its outstanding achievements and contributions in the areas of energy efficiency, resilience and technology

  • #IAMIMSC: Bernard Lawson

    Meet Bernard Lawson, AFIMSC Emergency Manager, AFIMSC Special Staff, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

  • #IMSCFamily: M. Katie George

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Meet #IMSCFamily M. Katie George, spouse of Lt. Col. Brian M. George, a civil engineer with AFIMSC’s Detachment 3, Hurlburt Field, Florida.She’s been around the military for 21 years, and a Department of Defense Education Activity teacher for six of those

  • #IAMIMSC: Capt. Ben Fink

    Meet Capt. Ben Fink, Deputy Branch Chief, AFIMSC Detachment 4, United Kingdom Design and Construction Branch, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England.

  • #IAMIMSC: Pamela Miller

    Meet Pamela Miller, cultural resources media manager and Native American tribal specialist, Peterson Air Force Base Installation Management Support, Air Force Civil Engineer Center.

  • #IAMIMSC: Crystal Delk

    Meet Crystal Delk, Government Information Specialist, AFIMSC Installation Support Directorate, Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland, Texas.

  • #IMSCFamily: Emily Richardson

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Meet #IMSCFamily Emily Richardson, wife of Lt. Col. Steven Richardson, deputy chief of the Chaplain Corps Division in AFIMSC’s Installation Support Directorate, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. She’s our #IMSCFamily spotlight of the month for

  • #IAMIMSC: Alicia Kooda

    Meet Alicia Kooda, Supervisory Contract Specialist, 772nd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

  • #IAMIMSC: Master Sgt. Andrew Carr

    Meet Master Sgt. Andrew Carr, Pest Management Force Development Manager, Air Force Civil Engineer Center Detachment 1, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.

  • #IMSCFamily: Megan Guillen Diaz

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Meet Megan Guillen Diaz, spouse of Master Sgt. Luis Guillen Diaz, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Brig, CaliforniaMegan is our #IMSCFamily spotlight of the month. She's been around the military since 2010 and values the travel experiences and friendships

  • #IAMIMSC: Master Sgt. Alicia Clark

    Meet Master Sgt. Alicia Clark, commander’s support staff NCO in charge, Air Force Security Forces Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

  • #IMSCFamily: Kristin Mryssa Porras Coutin

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Meet Kristin Mryssa Porras Coutin, spouse of Tech. Sgt. Luis Porras Vargas, training and development manager with the Air Force Services Center. Kristin has been around the military for most of her life. Her parents met in Hanau, Germany, during Operations

  • #IAMIMSC: Maj. Adrianna Perez

    Meet Maj. Adrianna Perez, Resource Management Analysis and Support Branch Chief with the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Resources Directorate, JBSA-Lackland, Texas.

  • #IAMIMSC: Robert Henkel 

    Meet Robert Henkel, Basing and Beddown Facility Program Manager, AFIMSC Detachment 7, JBSA-Randolph, Texas.

  • #IMSCFamily: Heather Marie Maeger

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Meet Heather Marie Maeger, spouse of Maj. Kyle Maeger, branch chief of the Airfield Pavement Evaluation Team, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Tyndall AFB, Florida. Heather is our January #IMSCFamily spotlight.Heather has been around the Air Force for about

  • #IAMIMSC: Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Rogers

    Meet Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Rogers, Resource Management NCO in charge, AFIMSC Installation Support Directorate, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

  • #IAMIMSC: Michael Braithwaite

    Meet Michael Braithwaite, Logistics Management Specialist, AFIMSC Detachment 8, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.

  • #IAMIMSC: Coben Scott

    Meet Coben Scott, Fire & Emergency Services Program Manager, AFIMSC Detachment 6, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.

  • #IAMIMSC: Master Sgt. James Mullis

    Meet Master Sgt. James Mullis, Rapid Strategic Deployment Services Contract Manager, 763rd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina.

  • #IMSCFamily: Vernon Rogers

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Meet Vernon Rogers, spouse of Senior Master Sgt. Whitney Rogers, superintendent of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's Commander's Action Group, is our December #IMSCFamily Spotlight. Vernon has been around the military for 23 years, 20

  • #IAMIMSC: Josh Biggers

    Meet Josh Biggers, Project Manager, AFIMSC Detachment 2, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

  • #IAMIMSC: Judy Lopez

    Meet Judy Lopez, Deputy Director, Air Force Civil Engineer Center Facility Engineering Directorate, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

  • COMPUSEC automation delivers time, cost savings

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – A new computer security automated process, developed by the Air Force Installation Contracting Center, could mean significant time and cost savings for Airmen across the Air Force.A three-person team of AFICC Chief Information Officer Matt Seibert and

  • #IMSCFamily: Shawn Larson

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Meet Shawn Larson, spouse of Katy Larson with the Air Force Services Center’s Installation Support Directorate. He is our November #IMSCFamily spotlight.Shawn met his wife in the late 1990s when she was working as an outdoor recreation manager. We asked

  • #IAMIMSC: Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Lanci

    Meet Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Lanci, Emergency Management Publications NCO in charge, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida

  • #IAMIMSC: Kami Brown

    Meet Kami Brown, Security Forces Program Manager, AFIMSC Detachment 5, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

  • AFICC increases COVID-19 testing capabilities at 42 medical centers

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – A new $33 million contract, awarded by the Air Force Installation Contracting Center’s 773rd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, is increasing COVID-19 testing at 42 military treatment facilities.The contract, awarded Sept. 30 to BioDefense LLC of Salt Lake City,

  • #IAMIMSC: Jim Krueger Jr.

    Meet Jim Krueger Jr., Air Force Food and Beverage Policy, Procedures and Strategic Initiatives Chief, Air Force Services Center, JBSA-Lackland, Texas.

  • #IMSCFamily: Jae Cha Stegall

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Meet Jae Cha Stegall, spouse of Maj. John Stegall with AFIMSC’s Detachment 9. Jae Cha married the major in 2014 and he deployed the next day. Because of that, her first memory as a spouse was the excitement of receiving that first Skype video call from

  • #IAMIMSC: Maj. Patrick Kucera

    Meet Maj. Patrick Kucera, Joint EOD Technology Division Chief, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Naval Surface Warfare Center-Indian Head, Maryland.

  • #IAMIMSC: Maj. Vuong Tran

    Maj. Vuong Tran, Operations Support Division Chief, AFIMSC Detachment 1, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado

  • Fingerprints of influence: 378 ECONS helps build Prince Sultan Air Base

    Prince Sultan Air Base has been open and operational for less than a year, and with that, changes and improvements continually occur. Smith and Thulin, deployed from the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, and his team lessen the burden on military members with the work they do.

  • Getting to know the new AFIMSC Det 10 Commander

    Col. Chad BonDurant took command of Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Detachment 10 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, during an assumption of command ceremony Aug. 14.

  • #IAMIMSC: Master Sgt. Benjamin Ford

    Meet Master Sgt. Benjamin Ford, Command Explosive Ordnance Disposal Program Manager, AFIMSC Detachment 2, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

  • #IMSCFamily: LaReina Jackson

    #IMSCFamily is a monthly feature to recognize the spouses and life partners of our military and civilian employees. We wouldn’t be able to conduct the mission when and where it’s needed if not for the years of love and endless support of these often unsung heroes.

  • #IAMIMSC: Rebecca Quint

    Meet Rebecca Quint, Procurement Analyst, Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Acquisition Center of Excellence, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

  • Getting to know the new AFSFC commander

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Col. Aaron Guill took command of the Air Force Security Forces Center here during a change of command ceremony Aug. 11. As one of four primary subordinate units under the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, AFSFC trains, equips and manages

  • #IAMIMSC: Maj. John Fuson

    Meet Maj. John Fuson, Facilities Engineering Section Chief, AFIMSC Installation Support Directorate, JBSA-Lackland, Texas.

  • Getting to know the new AFCEC commander

    Brig. Gen. John Allen took command of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center during a change of command ceremony July 13. AFCEC, one of four primary subordinate units of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, delivers capabilities across the wide civil engineering spectrum to enable

  • Greenroad leaves SF career field legacy of change

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Col. Brian Greenroad, commander of the Air Force Security Forces Center since 2016, retires Aug. 14 following 28 years of active-duty service to the Air Force and security forces worldwide. During Greenroad’s tenure at AFSFC, he has strategically led its

  • #IAMIMSC: Master Sgt. Bradley Taylor

    Meet Master Sgt. Bradley Taylor, Joint EOD Equipment Management Section Chief, Air Force Civil Engineer Center Readiness Directorate, Indian Head, Maryland.

  • #IMSCFamily: Julie Dodge

    #IMSCFamily is a monthly feature to recognize the spouses and life partners of our military and civilian employees. We wouldn’t be able to conduct the mission when and where it’s needed if not for the years of love and endless support of these often unsung heroes.

  • Getting to know the new AFSVC commander

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Col. Christopher Parrish took command of the Air Force Services Center during a change of command ceremony July 20.AFSVC, one of four primary subordinate units of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, delivers globally integrated management,

  • #IAMIMSC: Aaron Gagnon

    Meet Aaron Gagnon, Installation and Mission Support Vendor and Mission Readiness Training Program Manager with the AFIMSC Expeditionary Support Directorate at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

  • #IAMIMSC: Capt. Will Mitchell

    Meet Capt. Will Mitchell, a budget analyst with the AFIMSC Resources Directorate at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

  • Allen becomes AFCEC's first active-duty director

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The Air Force Civil Engineer Center welcomed its new leader during an assumption of leadership ceremony here July 13. Brig. Gen. John Allen is the unit’s first commander since the organization activated in 2012.  Previous leaders were senior executive

  • #IMSCFamily: Elise Thomasson

    #IMSCFamily is a monthly feature to recognize the spouses and life partners of our military and civilian employees. We wouldn’t be able to conduct the mission when and where it’s needed if not for the years of love and endless support of these often unsung heroes.

  • #IAMIMSC: Steven Francois

    Meet Steven Francois, a contract specialist with the Air Force Installation Contracting Center at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.

  • #IAMIMSC: Capt. Evan Mines

    Meet Capt. Evan Mines, Jordan Construction Manager with AFCEC's Contingency Construction Management Office in Jordan.

  • Wounded Warrior recalls dark days, bright recovery

    Bernard Lawson, wounded while serving as an Army chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear technical escort Soldier at Johnston Atoll, overcame major nerve damage injuries with the help from other wounded warriors, and is now AFIMSC's emergency manager.

  • #IAMIMSC: Emilie Miller

    Meet Emilie Miller, Innovation Program Analyst with the AFIMSC Expeditionary Support Directorate at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

  • #IAMIMSC: Capt. Jacob Bright

    Meet Capt. Jacob Bright, Kuwait and Djibouti Construction Manager, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Strategic Design and Construction, Contingency Construction Management Office, Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait.

  • #IAMIMSC: Alison Reid

    Meet Alison Reid, an accountant with the Air Force Services Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

  • Air Force announces 2019 athletes of the year

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force recently named its male and female 2019 athletes of the year.  They are a world-class handball player and a top equestrian.The Air Force’s Female Athlete of the Year is Maj. Andrea D. Matesick.Matesick, the chief of safety and a T-38C instructor

  • #IAMIMSC: Tech. Sgt. Yessiell Perez

    Meet Tech. Sgt. Yessiell Perez, Receiving and Releasing Supervisor, Naval Consolidated Brig Miramar Detachment Pearl Harbor, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii 

  • EPA recognizes AFCEC-led cleanup success

    The Environmental Protection Agency is recognizing an Air Force Civil Engineer Center environmental coordinator and his team for work they’re doing to treat contaminated water at the former Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire.

  • #IAMIMSC: Roger Walton

    Meet Roger Walton, BRAC Environmental Coordinator with AFCEC at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

  • #IAMIMSC: Kevin Caber

    Meet Kevin Caber, Air Force Installation & Mission Support Center Detachment 9 Financial Manager, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois