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  • #IAMIMSC: Tony Moore

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

  • AFMC continues implementation of diversity, inclusion initiatives

    The Air Force Materiel Command continues to make progress on a number of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the command as it leads the Air Force in ensuring all Airmen, uniform and non-uniform, have the right environment, resources and support they need to thrive and succeed.

  • AFIMSC seeks challenging I&MS topics for I-WEPTAC

    The deadline to submit ideas to help shape the future of combat support is soon approaching. Submissions for the 2022 Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference are due Sept. 15.

  • AFIMSC remembers 9/11

    This year, to mark the 20th anniversary, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Airmen and families around the globe shared their memories and experiences with each other.

  • #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

  • AFCEC beddown support of F-35A mission in flight

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Civil Engineer Center continues a massive, multi-year construction effort to deliver the infrastructure needed to support F-35 fighter operations at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona; Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska; and Royal Air Force Lakenheath,

  • Resilience: Adapting to adversity

    When something goes wrong, are you able to push through or do you feel like you are frozen? Resilience is the ability to adapt well to adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or even significant sources of stress.

  • AFWERX drives innovation through flightline ops challenge

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Innovators and thought leaders from industry, academia and the federal government gathered at the AFWERX Innovation Hub in Las Vegas, Nevada, late last month to review technologies that will be a part of the Revolutionizing Flightline Operations AFWERX Challenge.This

  • AFICC awards Pool 3 in architect & engineering services contract series

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas – A collaborative effort between the Air Force Installation Contracting Center and Air Force Civil Engineer Center led to the award of Pool 3 contracts Aug. 30, 2021, as part of the $2 billion Architect-Engineer Next program consisting of four contractor pools.The

  • AFIMSC Remembers 9/11: The last call

    Go home. Those were the last words Don Arias spoke to his younger brother, Adam, on Sept. 11, 2001. Adam worked for an investment company in the south World Trade Center tower.

  • Commentary: 9/11 recollections

    Sept. 11, 2001, was Stephen Ziadie's first full day in the office at his new assignment at Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina. In this commentary, he shares what 9/11 means to him as he looks back on the terrorist attacks of that day and the post-9/11 years he spent in uniform.

  • AFIMSC members recall 9/11: the longest day

    A jammed printer, a last minute decision and a view from the skies of D.C. the night of Sept. 12, 2001. These are the moments Linda Alcala, Kirk Phillips and Dr. Kirsten Hawley carry with them from 9/11.

  • Departing command chief reflects on tenure at AFIMSC

    As he prepares to leave the position he’s held since July 2019, the command chief master sergeant at the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center reflected on the role he said he was meant to take on. Chief Edwin Ludwigsen oversaw the health, welfare and professional development of about

  • AFIMSC chaplain team offers stress management strategies

    While stress is a natural part of life, being able to recognize and manage it – and knowing when and how to get help when it reaches an unhealthy level — is important for overall wellbeing. The AFIMSC Chaplain Corps is one resource available to help Airmen and families manage stress

  • #IAMIMSC: Michael Zapata

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

  • Air Force BRAC program nears transfer milestones

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Just over an acre of land in the middle of Alaska and 263 acres outside a small town in Illinois.  While the numbers may not seem impressive, they represent an Air Force milestone.Between now and the end of 2022, if all goes according to plan, the Air Force

  • Air Force awards ERCIP contract for Ascension Island

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Ascension Island Auxiliary Airfield will receive energy resilience infrastructure improvements through an Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program contract awarded last month by the 45th Space Launch Delta Civil Engineer and Contracting squadrons.The $11.3

  • Air Force Marathon shifts to virtual race due to COVID-19 precautions

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio –  Due to the increased COVID-19 transmission both locally and statewide, the Air Force Marathon scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 18 will transition from in-person participation to a virtual event.The decision was made to protect the health and safety of more than

  • AFIMSC expands eLearning platform to Total Force

    The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Directorate of Personnel team relaunched the RedVector eLearning platform recently, making it accessible to more Airmen and Guardians to provide broader support for job-mandated training requirements, professional credentialing and licensing.

  • Air Force installs system to protect drinking water near Luke AFB

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center has completed installation and testing of a water filtration system that reduces Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate from drinking water near Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, to levels below the Environmental Protection Agency’s lifetime health

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Eastern National Robot Rodeo showcases EOD emerging capabilities

    INDIAN HEAD, Md. – Explosive ordnance disposal and bomb squad experts in the Department of Defense and civilian sector tested the latest EOD robotics and emerging capabilities during the Eastern National Robot Rodeo and Capabilities Exercise Aug. 2-6 here.The Robot Rodeo, in its fifth year, was back

  • Energy efficiency contract awarded for Hurlburt Field

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Hurlburt Field, Florida, is set to receive energy efficiency infrastructure improvements following the July 21, 2021 award of an Energy Saving Performance Contract by the Defense Logistics Agency-Energy. The $22.6 million ESPC Task Order, awarded to Schneider Electric

  • U.S.-Israeli training builds capabilities, partnerships, readiness

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Army and Air Force civil engineers recently partnered with Israeli Air Force engineers to successfully test new airfield damage repair technologies in Israel.  The Air Force Civil Engineer Center, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center and U.S.

  • AFICC awards Pool 1 in architect & engineering services contract series

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Air Force Installation Contracting Center, in coordination with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, awarded Pool 1 contracts July 30, 2021, as part of the $2 billion Architect-Engineer Next program consisting of four contractor pools.The contracts, awarded by the

  • AFIMSC tests installation events app

    The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is testing an installation community events mobile app aimed at building a sense of connectedness and camaraderie among Airmen.

  • #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

  • New AFCEC division key to nuclear infrastructure modernization

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is centralizing its support of the Air Force’s multi-billion-dollar nuclear infrastructure portfolio with a new division.The nuclear enterprise division, or CFN, supports the Department of Defense’s nuclear triad by integrating

  • AFMC Connect August focus: Wellness

    Wellness is the AFMC Connect focus for August. Wellness is defined as the state of being in good health, and the Air Force recognizes a more healthful environment as a primary way to support the well-being of Airmen.

  • AFMC Supervisor Toolkit augments new leader success

    The Air Force Materiel Command Supervisor Toolkit offers leaders a single location to access information related to employee management. Available on the AFMC SharePoint, the site includes links to human resources information, policy and guidance, civilian disciplinary procedures, recruitment and

  • DoD directs employees to start wearing face masks again

    Following guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Defense Department has directed employees working in areas at high risk for transmission to begin using face masks again as a measure to prevent the continued spread of the COVID-19 virus, especially the fast-moving,

  • AFCEC begins rollout of upgraded EOD imaging tech

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Readiness Directorate has begun delivering upgraded portable imaging X-ray systems to explosive ordnance disposal flights around the Air Force. The new Vidisco Guardian 12 Digital Radiographic X-ray system enhances EOD capabilities

  • Senate confirms Kendall to be Air Force Secretary

    Frank Kendall won confirmation from the Senate July 26 to be the 26th Secretary of the Air Force, placing an official with decades-long service in defense issues in the top civilian job at a time when the department is navigating new global challenges and wide-reaching modernization efforts.

  • Keesler ESPC construction complete

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Construction for an Energy Savings Performance Contract at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, is now complete and accepted by the installation. The $32 million contract, awarded in 2019 to Noresco, LLC, consisted of four energy conservation measures, including the

  • REPI Challenge yields more than $24M for AF installations

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Civil Engineer Center helped secure more than $24 million to protect mission readiness and the environment at three installations: White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico; Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina; and Tyndall AFB,

  • AFCEC strategy leverages Air Force buying power to support CE enterprise

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- An Air Force Civil Engineer Center program to streamline contract acquisition is putting the federal government’s bulk buying power in the hands of civil engineers to keep their installations mission ready. AFCEC’s Strategic Acquisition and Category

  • #IAMIMSC: Master Sgt. John Johnson

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

  • Tyndall rebuild moves forward with second MILCON project award

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The Installation of the Future reached another milestone along its path to recovery recently with a $91.5 million contract award for a new temporary lodging facility.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District awarded the contract to B.L. Harbert International

  • USAFA Cadet Summer Program returns to Tyndall AFB

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- After a year-long hiatus due to COVID-19, the U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Summer Program recently returned to the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Readiness Laboratory here. The month-long annual research program that began in 2008 is an opportunity for second and

  • Air Force makes more rights available for housing tenants

    Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas -- The Department of the Air Force is implementing the remaining four rights for housing tenants, including a universal lease, a process to resolve disputes with property owners and procedures for withholding rent when applicable.The Department of Defense

  • 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

  • AFMC Connect July focus: Character

    The AFMC Connect focus for July is character. This is defined as the particular qualities or characteristics an individual displays that makes them distinct from another.  

  • Air Force, Army build on joint contracting operations with JFCE 2021

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Army and Air Force contracting experts are strengthening joint operations by reviving joint exercises, beginning with the Joint Force Contracting Exercise 2021 June 21-25 at numerous locations.The JFCE, the first Air Force/Army training exercise since 2017, gave

  • New COVID-19 Delta Variant: What you need to know to stay safe

    A new and increasingly dangerous variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is rapidly sweeping across the globe. This new variant appears to spread faster, cause more severe disease and is more likely to result in hospitalization.Also, younger people appear to be more susceptible to the new strain, known as

  • Air Force awards JBSA aquatics training facility contract

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center awarded a $66.6 million project June 25 to construct a mission-critical aquatics training facility at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, in support of Special Warfare Airmen demands. The project is a

  • #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

  • Air Force tests child care subletting app

    The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is testing a mobile app designed to centralize and streamline the subletting of short-term slots at military child development centers this summer.

  • Air Force releases updated fitness test score breakdown

    Without the waist measurement as a scored component, push-ups and sit-ups will increase from 10 to 20 points each, while the 1.5-mile run will remain at 60 points. Scoring will fall into five-year age groups, as opposed to the previous 10.

  • #IAMIMSC: Tech. Sgt. Bryan Trumet

    Meet Tech. Sgt. Bryan Trumet, Research and Development, Concepts and Innovations Action Officer, Air Force Security Forces Center, JBSA-Lackland, Texas.

  • EPA recognizes AFCEC team for restoration at former Griffiss AFB

    The Environmental Protection Agency recently named former Griffiss Air Force Base, New York, as one of its 2021 National Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse award winners. The award recognizes the hard work, innovative thinking and cooperation among the Air Force Civil Engineer Center Base

  • AFIMSC accelerates change across the enterprise with Big Data

    The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is improving data-driven decision making processes across the Air and Space Forces. The center hosted a Big Data Summit June 15-17 to share the its data management strategy, vision and ongoing efforts with key stakeholders.

  • Air Force announces art contest winners

    The Air Force Services Center recently announced the winners of the annual Air Force Art Contest. The contest ran March 1-31. A team of judges evaluated each entrant’s artwork for impact, creativity, and technical criteria in adult and youth categories.

  • Contracting Airmen, Soldiers ready for joint contracting exercise

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- Contracting Soldiers from across the U.S. Army’s Mission and Installation Contracting Command are joining their Air Force counterparts June 21-25 for the virtual 2021 Joint Forces Contracting Exercise.With the 2021 Joint Forces Contracting Exercise,

  • #IAMIMSC: Monica Ramsey

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

  • Air Force awards UESC at Holloman AFB

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, is receiving energy efficiency and infrastructure improvements through a recently awarded Utility Energy Service Contract.The contract was awarded May 14 by Holloman’s 49th Contracting Squadron in partnership with the Air Force

  • #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.

  • AFIMSC collaboration leads to JBAB charter school

    After more than a year of collaboration between the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, other Defense Department agencies and local leaders, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., will soon be home to a new community charter school.

  • Tyndall continues “Digital Twin” innovation

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Disaster Recovery Division at Tyndall AFB is hosting its second “Digital Twin” data capture event June 4-6, continuing its path toward becoming the Installation of the Future.Air Force engineers are capturing data by drone to

  • ESPC awarded for Cannon AFB

    Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, is receiving energy efficiency infrastructure improvements through an Energy Saving Performance Contract awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency-Energy on June 3, 2021.

  • AFIMSC releases diversity survey results

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center leaders recently released results of the AFIMSC section of the Air Force Materiel Command Diversity and Inclusion Survey conducted late last year.

  • Air Force, USFWS partner to restore fish habitat

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Threatened fish at Beale Air Force Base, California, are reaping the benefits of a partnership between the Air Force and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Specialists from Beale, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center and the USFWS recently completed a dam

  • USFWS honors AFCEC SME with natural resources award

    USFWS honors Porteck with Regional Director’s Conservation AwardJOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is presenting Kevin Porteck, Air Force Civil Engineer Center natural resources subject matter expert, with a Regional Director’s Conservation Award next month

  • Air Force releases updated fitness test score breakdown

    Without the waist measurement as a scored component, push-ups and sit-ups will increase from 10 to 20 points each, while the 1.5-mile run will remain at 60 points. Scoring will fall into five-year age groups, as opposed to the previous 10.

  • AFCEC initiative targets infrastructure readiness, disaster recovery

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – First, it was Category 5 Hurricane Michael with sustained winds of 155 miles per hour and pure destruction as the eye passed directly over Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 10, 2018. A few months later and nearly 1,000 miles away, it was the icy waters of

  • IROC prototype could revolutionize Air Force energy

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – A revolutionary tool for energy managers, civil engineers and others, is being pioneered at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Natural Disaster Recovery Division. The Installation Resilience Operations Center, or IROC, is being tested at Tyndall through a contract

  • 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