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  • Lessons learned drive Air Force CSTR program improvements

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is improving the Combat Support Training Range program based on lessons learned from recent Air Task Force training events.The improvements will enhance the training experience and better prepare Air Force

  • New app helps leaders ensure Airman, Guardian financial readiness

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center recently unveiled a groundbreaking app that puts real-time financial data in leaders’ hands to help Airmen, Guardians and their families maintain financial readiness. The AFIMSC Financial Management

  • 2024 AFMC Year in People

    Step into the highlights of 2024 with our Air Force Materiel Command "Year in People" photo spread!

  • I-WEPTAC teams propose solutions to most pressing DAF GPC needs

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Airmen presented innovative solutions for the Air Force’s most pressing Great Power Competition combat support needs during the second installment of the 2024 Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conferences Nov. 15 at the Air Force

  • Summit connects mission support leaders, focuses on GPC

    SAN ANTONIO, Texas – More than 170 leaders from Air and Space Forces installations gathered in San Antonio Oct. 31 to Nov. 1 for the annual Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Mission Support Leadership Summit.With a focus on mission support in Great Power Competition, the summit

  • AFIMSC declares FOC for HQ A-Staff transition

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's reorganization into an Air Force Forces staff structure, commonly referred to as an A-Staff, reached full operational capability Oct. 1.This achievement marks the culmination of a two-year effort to

  • Air Force gears up for first ATF training events at CSTR sites

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force is preparing for its first Air Task Force training events at Combat Support Training Range sites in November. The events will give Airmen from ATF Combat Air Base Squadrons, or CABS, an opportunity to train as a team and demonstrate the CSTR

  • AFIMSC partnership accelerates technology for I&MS capabilities

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is leveraging the AFWERX Expedient Basing Challenge to capitalize on industry expertise to rapidly address urgent Air Force needs.AFIMSC partnered with AFWERX to award contracts through the Expedient

  • AFIMSC introduces combat support instructor course to increase ATF readiness

    FORT BLISS, Texas – The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is developing a course designed to equip combat air base squadron leaders with the skills needed to teach and lead combat support warfighters through every phase of the Air Force Force Generation model.The new Combat Support

  • AFIMSC to showcase installation tech, tools at AirVenture Oshkosh

    Teams from the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center will demonstrate their cutting-edge technology along with that of the other five Air Force Materiel Command centers July 22-28 at the world’s largest fly-in airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

  • AFIMSC tools deliver data-driven solutions across DAF

    The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Innovation and Improvement Division is transforming the way Airmen do business by integrating cutting-edge data-prep and data-visualization tools across the Department of the Air Force.

  • AFCEC streamlines CE work tasks with mobile IT initiative

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently introduced a new tool to help installations collect, manage and use civil engineering data more efficiently. The tool – a custom-designed mobile tab for the NexGen IT system – gives civil engineer field technicians a user-friendly option for accessing,

  • AFIMSC spearheads AI innovation at industry forum

    More than 120 industry, academic and government officials gathered Feb. 20-21 at the University of Texas at San Antonio Downtown Campus for the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Artificial Intelligence Industry Forum. 

  • Defenders answer challenge in the Chihuahuan Desert, crown winners

    FORT BLISS, Texas – Air Force Defenders gathered in the foothills of the Franklin Mountains Oct. 23-27 to represent their major commands from around the globe in the 2023 Defender Challenge at the Doña Ana Range Complex. Eleven teams of five — four competitors and one alternate — were timed and

  • AFIMSC uses gamers to develop combat tactics

    The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center invited public gamers to take part in a series of tournaments designed to help the Department of the Air Force develop combat tactics by analyzing players’ decision-making processes in realistic battlefield scenarios.Called GameX23 Drone

  • AFIMSC Portrait: Senior Master Sgt. Bradley Kline

    AFIMSC Portraits highlight this week is with Senior Master Sgt. Bradley Kline whom was a 23-year-old staff sergeant when he was asked to lead an explosive ordnance disposal team during a deployment to Iraq in 2006. Today, as a senior enlisted leader in the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Joint

  • AFIMSC Portrait: Tiffany King

    AFIMSC Portraits highlight this week is with Tiffany King, whom enlisted in the Air Force to serve our nation. Now retired from active-duty and working as an executive support specialist for AFIMSC’s Detachment 10 at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, her servant heart has been a driving force throughout her

  • AFIMSC Portrait: David Dower

    AFIMSC Portraits highlight is with David Dower this week and serving Airmen and Guardians across the enterprise is important to him. Dower's career spans 40 years and as a systems engineer, being a civilian in the Air Force has given him a chance to serve an important Air Force mission.

  • Automated scheduling could alleviate a huge burden for Airmen, Guardians

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Master Sgt. Michael Olsen, maintenance training manager for the 325th Maintenance Group, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, created a mission readiness training scheduler to eliminate manual input required to schedule formal training courses. The hybrid

  • Vehicle inspection database could save 44,000 man hours annually

    2nd Lt. Kiara Nuevo saw how much time and paperwork went into completing a government vehicle inspection, she saw a solution: go digital. Nuevo, 305th Aerial Port Squadron Passenger Operations and Innovations program manager at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, developed a process to

  • Chatbot aims to simplify the lives of DAF personnel and families

    Varlin Sheffey, computer scientist for the Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and Tech. Sgt. Jeremiah Grenfell, noncommissioned officer in charge of system maintenance for the Combined Force Space Component Command at Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station,

  • Once an Artist, Always an Artist: Maj. Lindsay Cordero

    Maj. Lindsay Cordero, AFGSC legislative liaison officer, was interviewed by AFGSC's Public Affairs Office since being featured on Artisan Air. It highlights her mission of bringing joy and belonging through her art and writing, which focuses on children’s literacy, conservation, and mental health.

  • Defender’s drone deploys in minutes to detect threats

    Tech. Sgt. Dustin Spooner, noncommissioned officer in charge of concepts and innovations for the Air Force Security Forces Center, has an innovative idea to enhance the operational success of small unmanned aerial systems across the Air Force enterprise.

  • AFIMSC plans transition to A-Staff structure

    The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is embracing a new era of operational effectiveness and collaboration with a plan to adopt the Air Force Forces staff structure, more commonly known as an A-Staff.

  • Getting to know AFIMSC director of resources

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The director of resources for the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center since December 2022, Melissa Blakesly and her team manage the annual execution of more than $10 billion of combat and mission support funding for the Department of the Air

  • AFIMSC summit delivers joint basing solutions

    Leaders from all 12 Department of Defense joint bases gathered here to collaborate and find solutions for their unique installation challenges during the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center 2023 Joint Base Commanders Summit and Office of the Secretary of Defense Commanders Day April

  • AFIMSC Airman named top AFMC civilian

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – A contract specialist in the 764th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, took home top honors during the Air Force Materiel Command Annual Excellence Award Banquet April 5.Alton “James” Hufstetler Jr. was named AFMC Category II Civilian

  • AFIMSC releases 2023 strategic plan

    The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center recently released its updated strategy, adding a new focus area and synchronizing efforts across the center to enable better delivery of combat power and installation support.

  • AFIMSC Portrait: Master Sgt. Benjamin Sambolanay

    “Work smart, play smart.” For Master Sgt. Benjamin Sambolanay, that motto has taken him through a successful and rewarding career that’s given his family a chance to see the world. With assignments in Turkey, Japan, Qatar, Canada and Europe, he’s spent most of his career serving his country outside

  • AFIMSC Portrait: Shari Fort

    Shari Fort is passionate about her work because it not only enables the Air Force mission, it has the potential to shape a better future for everyone.

  • #IAMIMSC award winner: Maj. John Nussbaum

    Meet #IAMIMSC award winner Maj. John Nussbaum. Nussbaum is the transportation working capital fund program manager for Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Detachment 9, in support of Air Mobility Command, at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

  • AFIMSC closes out productive 2022, sets sights on 2023

    Adaptability, agility and a fierce focus on strategic goals helped the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center boost lethality and readiness for the Department of the Air Force while taking care of Airmen, Guardians and families around the world in 2022.

  • Sentinel agreement signed in historic ceremony

    More than 150 personnel who took part in drafting the LGM-35 Sentinel Programmatic Agreement participated in a historic signing event Dec 16, 2022, which simultaneously took place in 11 different locations.

  • #IAMIMSC award winner: Carolina Soto

    Meet #IAMIMSC award winner Carolina Soto. Soto, a financial technician with the travel pay processing team at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, is part of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Resources Directorate.

  • AFIMSC executes record $8.8 billion in FY22

    The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center closed out a challenging year in the last hours of FY22, executing more than $8.8 billion. It’s the most funding AFIMSC has obligated in a year since the center declared full operational capability six years ago this month.

  • AFIMSC disaster recovery team responds to Hurricane Ian

    Nearly four years after the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center began rebuilding Tyndall AFB following Hurricane Michael, a disaster recovery response team armed with expertise and lessons learned from that storm is helping MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, assess damage in the wake of

  • #IAMIMSC award winner: Tech. Sgt. Samantha Webber

    Meet Tech. Sgt. Samantha Webber, the July #IAMIMSC award winner. Webber, the NCO in charge of intensive outpatient services for the clinical services department at the Naval Consolidated Brig Miramar, California, is part of the Air Force Security Forces Center’s Detachment 2 team.

  • New fitness center system could provide global 24/7 access

    Staff Sgt. Anthony Davis, shift leader for the 6th Force Support Squadron at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, is a finalist for the 2022 Innovation Rodeo and will pitch his idea to a panel of AFIMSC leaders Aug. 19 in San Antonio.

  • #IAMIMSC award winner: Kami Brown

    Meet Kami Brown, the April #IAMIMSC award winner. Brown is the security forces program manager for the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Detachment 5 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

  • Getting to know the new AFIMSC first sergeant

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Senior Master Sgt. Mary Robey is the new Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center first sergeant, or first shirt. In her new role, she advises the AFIMSC commander on the readiness, health, morale, welfare and quality of life of Airmen and families

  • AFIMSC Warfighter Portrait: Master Sgt. Diamond Wilkins

    “Forget the day’s troubles. Remember the day’s blessings.” That’s the mantra of Master Sgt. Diamond Wilkins. The command operations manager for AFIMSC Detachment 4 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, always strives to be mindful of the positive and express gratitude for the little things.

  • Call for 2022 Innovation Rodeo ideas nears June 6 deadline

    With less than a week to go in its annual call-for-topics campaign, the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is still accepting innovative ideas with the potential to change the Air Force. This year’s campaign theme is Accelerate Change through Innovation.

  • AFIMSC Warfighter Portrait: Christine Rodriguez

    Service is in Christine Rodriguez’s blood. She’s the daughter of a career Air Force flight medic, her grandfather spent time in the Marines and Coast Guard, and her siblings dedicated much of their early lives to the Army.

  • FORCECON 2022 AFIMSC industry day set for May 25

    Industry, academia and government agencies have a chance to connect and collaborate about installation and mission support May 25 during FORCECON 2022: Innovation – Technology – Gaming at the Tech Port Center and Arena in San Antonio.

  • #IAMIMSC award winner: Maj. John-Anthony Ford

    Meet Maj. John-Anthony Ford, the March #IAMIMSC award winner. Ford is the deputy flight commander of the 766th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron Pacific Region Acquisitions Flight at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

  • AFIMSC command team seeks Innovation Rodeo ideas

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is seeking ideas for the fourth annual AFIMSC Innovation Rodeo.The call-for-topics campaign, open through June 6, gives military and civilian members of the Department of the Air Force’s mission and

  • AFIMSC arms joint base leaders with ready, capable installations

    More than 40 joint base and installation support leaders from across the Department of Defense are more capable of executing their missions as a result of cross-talk and resource discussions at the inaugural Joint Base Commander Summit held here April 19-20.

  • AFIMSC Warfighter Portrait: Saida Hage

    The job of a financial management officer can take you to combat zones and outposts all over the world. Just ask Saida Hage, who has spent 25 years serving the Air Force, managing million-dollar budgets and providing financial support to U.S. and coalition forces.

  • AFIMSC I-WEPTAC capstone event accelerates change

    Mission area working groups presented solutions for the Air and Space Forces’ biggest installation and mission support challenges to senior leaders during out-briefs at the Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference April 6-7.

  • Thinking outside the mailbox: Robins first base to get Intelligent Lockers

    What started out as an Airman’s innovative idea to help his wingmen is now a reality at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.The installation held a ribbon cutting ceremony March 30 for its recently installed Intelligent Lockers, giving the Airmen at the dormitories a centralized location to receive their

  • Registration opens for I-WEPTAC 2022

    Registration is now open for the Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference, the main innovation and collaboration forum for installation and mission support to the Air and Space Forces.

  • #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.