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  • #AFDefender: Tech. Sgt. Zachary Tyler Shives

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  • #AFDefender: Senior Master Sgt. Jasen Rodriguez

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  • AF GeoBase safely integrates sUAS in AFCEC operations

    SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Department of the Air Force is one step closer to safely and more widely integrating small unmanned aircraft systems into civil engineering operations, thanks to the Air Force GeoBase Program’s sUAS office.The office, a component of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s

  • #IAMIMSC: Senior Airman Kaylee Aprea

    Meet Senior Airman Kaylee Aprea, administrative journeyman with the Air Force Installation Contracting Center commander’s action group at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

  • #AFDefender: Master Sgt. Jason Pritchett

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  • #AFDefender: Meet Jason Painter

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  • #AFDefender: Meet Rebecca Losee

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  • #IAMIMSC: Bernard Lawson

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

  • #AFDefender: Meet Master Sgt. Burt Perry

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  • #AFDefender: Meet Bill Clatfelter

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  • #AFDefender: Meet Master Sgt. Kameron Clark

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  • AFICC/KU turns innovations into solutions, processes with iHub

    The website encourages collaboration and increases shared knowledge between AFICC/KU, USAFE-AFAFRICA contracting squadrons and mission-focused business leaders, or MFBL, to spark innovations. Change agents can use the website as a filter for information to streamline processes or solve issues within

  • Acculturation initiative drives better talent management

    For Air Force Materiel Command, the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's parent organization, making sure new employees receive a great first impression is key to talent management and the driving force behind the continued success of the enterprise acculturation initiative.

  • #AFDefender: Tech. Sgt. Curtis J. Kapp

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  • #AFDefender: Meet Lowell Bowen

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  • #AFDefender: Meet Master Sgt. William Bennett

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  • #AFDefender: Meet Staff Sgt. Allouweishes Exzavion Jamal Dodd

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  • #AFDefender: Meet Kami Brown

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  • AFMC Connect May focus: Contribute

    A healthy workplace is one in which everyone collaborates to achieve mission goals and feels compelled to contribute, which is the focus topic for AFMC Connect for May 2021. It is important for each individual Airman to contribute to a unit’s mission and to have that contribution recognized. Each

  • #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

  • Air Force Employee Assistance Program widens resource umbrella

    The variety of resources available to Air Force EAP users will increase with the revamping of the program's coaching and financial services, which go live May 1.The EAP is expanding the level of support to members by encompassing “positive” engagements like lifestyle coaching, where participants can

  • Teams deliver innovative solutions at I-WEPTAC

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Teams tasked with tackling the Air and Space Forces’ most challenging Agile Combat Support issues delivered their recommendations April 21 at the 2021 Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference.

  • #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.

  • AFIMSC helps Air Force deliver quality child care facilities 

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center continues its dedication to Airmen, Guardians and their families by partnering with Headquarters Air Force to deliver quality child care facilities across the enterprise.Quality infrastructure enables

  • COMMENTARY: You are not alone

    "I hope by sharing my story, it will help you deal with your own personal challenge, or help others through their own struggle."

  • AFIMSC provides link to I-WEPTAC's April 21 live stream

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Members of the Defense Department can view a live stream of the 2021 Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference outbriefs held April 21 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

  • #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.

  • AFCEC construction enhances JBSA capabilities, quality of life 

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is optimizing mission and training capabilities and improving quality of life at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, through its multi-year construction effort. The current projects are a massive $388 million undertaking at three primary

  • AFIMSC releases strategic plan

    The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center released a strategic plan April 9, outlining priorities and associated goals the center is pursuing to optimize delivery of installation and mission support to the Air Force and Space Force.

  • #IAMIMSC: Crystal Delk

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

  • Tenant feedback drives housing programs improvement

    Department of the Air Force housing program officials are analyzing data from the recently completed 2020 Department of Defense Annual Tenant Satisfaction Survey for trends and ways to improve the enterprise’s privatized and government-owned housing portfolio and tenant experience.

  • 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

  • CEMIRT, APE hit the road for installation support in COVID-19 era

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – After a year of strict travel restrictions, teams with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Operation Directorate are back on the road more often in support of installations around the globe.Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the directorate had an aggressive travel

  • 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

  • #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

  • AFMC releases results of diversity survey

    The intent of the survey was to establish a baseline for D&I perceptions across AFMC, with future assessments planned to monitor progress towards furthering AFMC diversity, equity and inclusion.

  • AFMC releases results of diversity survey

    The Air Force Materiel Command has released the results of its initial command-wide diversity and inclusion (D&I) survey, identifying areas of focus and improvement for initiatives across the command.

  • Airfield Evaluation Team comes to DM

    With 11 flying units and 152 aircraft, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base operates the busiest single runway in the Air Force. That much day-to-day activity eventually takes a toll on the airfield pavement.

  • Energy efficient B-Huts could save resources, lives

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida – A construction project designed to test the energy efficiency of barracks huts, or B-Huts, could ultimately result in saving lives.The 823rd Air Force Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer, known as RED HORSE, and the Naval Mobile

  • AFICC delivers innovative VR suicide prevention training to save lives

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – With a rise in suicides across the service, the Air Force Installation Contracting Center is helping leaders fast-track a pilot program at Air Mobility Command to help save lives.The virtual reality suicide training being tested at Scott AFB, Illinois, and

  • #IAMIMSC: Alicia Kooda

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

  • Brown looks to accelerate while changing Air Force culture

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. rarely disguises his intentions or pulls punches. He wants to go fast. He wants Airmen to succeed and feel enriched. He wants the best and most unvarnished information. Most of all, he wants to win.

  • AFCEC program builds installation, I&MS leaders of the future

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Second Lt. Eric Jochmans thought it would be years into his civil engineering career before he’d be part of any big decision making. But within a few months, he found himself alongside seasoned engineers evaluating thousands of new, cutting edge technologies being

  • #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.

  • AFMC releases updated telework guidance

    The Air Force Materiel Command has released an updated guide to provide employees and supervisors with a one-stop reference to policies and procedures governing telework activity across the mission set. The 25-page document covers all aspects of telework, to include eligibility, training, pay, leave

  • #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

  • Air Force awards contract for new standoff weapons complex at Andersen AFB

    ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's Detachment 2 successfully led the award of a $42 million project recently to construct a new Standoff Weapons Complex at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The state-of-the-art complex will make Andersen the first

  • COVID-19 Vaccines: Changing the course of the pandemic

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- A coronavirus is a type of common virus that can cause illnesses such as the common cold, severe acute respiratory syndrome and Middle East respiratory syndrome, or SARS and MERS respectively.  In early 2020, after a December 2019 outbreak in China, the World

  • AFIMSC units earn Air Force Gear of Government awards

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Two Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center units won Gears of Government awards recently for delivering mission results, customer service and accountable stewardship.The Air Force Category Management Program, part of the Air Force Installation

  • Just enough, just in time: AFCEC targets rapid airfield repair solution 

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center Laboratory here is on a mission to repair battle-damaged runways as quickly as possible, with minimal materials, manpower and equipment.  For the past three years, lab experts have been perfecting the technology, equipment and

  • AFICC awards large-scale architect and engineering services contract

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Installation Contracting Center awarded a suite of architect and engineering services contracts Feb. 19, to support the Air Force’s sustainment, restoration and modernization program. The contracts, awarded by the 772nd Enterprise Sourcing

  • Working groups to present solutions at I-WEPTAC

    Members of four cross-functional teams tasked with tackling today’s combat support challenges will present their solutions during the 2021 Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference April 19-21 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

  • 2020 successes set stage for continued housing improvements

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Department of the Air Force's effort to improve housing programs for Airmen, Guardians and their families scored some major victories in 2020, but housing officials say there is still much work to be done.Armed with feedback from housing residents,

  • Defenders forge culture of service, remember fallen Airmen

    Expeditionary security forces squadrons share a culture across the globe—wherever the U.S. Air Force needs to fly aircraft into harm’s way. They are there keeping Airmen and resting aircraft safe. They patrol the fence line; control who steps onto the base.They do this with the knowledge that it’s

  • Department of the Air Force Leaders direct second IG Disparity Review

    The review follows the department’s 2020 Racial Disparity Review released in Dec. 2020 and expands its focus into three additional racial categories (Asian, American Indian/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander), gender, and one additional ethnic category (Hispanic/Latinx).

  • Kirtland AFB female defenders get new female body armor

    After years of wearing the standard tactical vest originally designed for a male body frame, female Airmen from the 377th Security Forces Group at Kirtland Air Force Base were among the first Air Force defenders to receive the new issue of female body armor starting January 2021.

  • AFIMSC trains 600 finance Airmen at virtual worldwide workshop

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Making sure Airmen and Guardians get the pay and compensation they need to concentrate on the mission is the focus of financial experts at every level of the Air Force. To make sure that continues to happen as smoothly as possible even in the COVID-19

  • AFCEC helps feed the force at deployed location

    UNDISCLOSED LOCATION, Middle East – The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is leading the $2.5 million construction of a new dining facility to streamline mealtime for U.S. and coalition forces at an allied base in the Middle East. The 11,840-square-foot building, expected to be completed by May, will

  • Charter lays out AFIMSC diversity, inclusion initiatives

    Armed with a recently approved charter to affirm its direction, the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Diversity and Inclusion Council is working to create an organizational culture that fosters equality and equity throughout the enterprise.

  • Department of the Air Force leaders focus on resiliency

    Senior leaders are focused on building and growing resilience by establishing a task force called Operation Arc Care. This task force is currently reviewing resilience programs and overarching strategy using a phased approach which began in November.

  • #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.

  • Smart locker idea wins AFIMSC Innovation Rodeo

    An idea for a smart locker mail system in base dorms won the 2021 Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Innovation Rodeo Feb. 5 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

  • Revolutionizing the flightline of the future

    The Tyndall Program Management Office hosted a Flightline of the Future Summit Feb. 3 to explore opportunities to turn the base’s current flightline into a high-tech resource for the missions of tomorrow.

  • Department of the Air Force institutes Office of Diversity and Inclusion

    In June 2020, former Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett stood up a Diversity and Inclusion Task Force, which has evolved into this new office. The organization will work directly for the secretary of the Air Force and continue to address the strategic impact of diversity, inclusion and

  • Air Force announces Airmen leadership qualities

    The Airman leadership qualities are expected to form the basis for the future officer and enlisted performance reporting systems. The alignment between evaluating units and evaluating Airmen is intended to further emphasize and accelerate an understanding and adoption of the associated leadership

  • #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

  • Trio wants to transform civil engineering with 3D modeling

    Scott McClure, Master Sgt. Luke Rogan and Capt. Nathanael Kohl submitted an idea for a 3D structural scanner plan that was selected to be one of eight finalists at the 2021 Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Innovation Rodeo on Feb. 5.

  • 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.

  • Virtual reality could transform wing exercises

    Joseph Suddarth, assistant fire chief in the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is a finalist for the 2021 Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Innovation Rodeo.

  • Eglin Airman’s simple idea could save lives

    Staff Sgt. Eric Gonzalez, extinguisher maintenance manager for the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is a finalist for the 2021 Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Innovation Rodeo.

  • AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

  • Air Force to allow longer braids, ponytails, bangs for women

    As an outcome of the 101st Air Force uniform board, Air Force women will be able to wear their hair in up to two braids or a single ponytail with bulk not exceeding the width of the head and length not extending below a horizontal line running between the top of each sleeve inseam at the under arm

  • DoD extends deadline for Tenant Satisfaction Survey 

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Department of Defense is extending the deadline for Air Force housing residents to complete the annual Tenant Satisfaction Survey to Feb. 5 to ensure residents have an opportunity to voice their opinions.  “The more residents who respond, the better we