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  • New vice arrives

    The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's second vice commander arrived for duty in mid-July and he’s ready to work with the team to shape the future of Air Force installation and mission support operations.

  • Seals of Approval: AFIMSC program manager finds secret to career longevity

    Iris Seals discovered a secret many years ago. The key to career longevity is to “make sure you love what you do.” Seals, one of the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act program managers for the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, said her career, spanning across six decades,

  • Service dog rescues veteran from despair of PTSD (Part 2)

    Service dog Romeo guides Air Force veteran Ryan Kaono through days of living with PTSD. The dog's training makes it possible for Kaono to battle through extreme anxiety and night terrors caused by enemy attacks while deployed to Khobar Towers, Saudi Arabia; and Balad Air Base, Iraq.

  • Living with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; a veteran's story (Part 1)

    For decades, Air Force veteran Ryan Kaono battled through anxiety and night terrors alone. During his second suicide attempt in 2010, something in him caused him to reach out for help which ultimately resulted in a formal diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. This veteran and his family are

  • AFIMSC summit delivers mission support solutions

    The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center delivered solutions to challenges base-level leaders face at a forum May 14-16 in San Antonio. The three-day summit was held in conjunction with the second annual AFIMSC Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference.

  • Expanded childcare options support deployed, remote Airmen

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force is expanding the number of hours it will provide free child care for families of military members deployed or on remote assignment starting April 1. The change provides 16 hours of pre-deployment, 16 hours each month during deployment or remote

  • AFIMSC budget analyst connects with Facebook Live viewers

    As a budget analyst at the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Tech. Sgt. Pete Wells champions for funding to support requirements at two major commands.During a recent Air Force Recruiting Service social media event, Wells advocated for his career field and may have inspired viewers

  • Warfighter named outstanding security forces civilian of year

    Mark Davis, a member of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's Installation Support Directorate Integrated Defense Integration Cell, is the 2017 Air Force Outstanding Security Forces Higher Headquarters Civilian of the Year.

  • Dyess food operations officer bound for Super Bowl LII

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – 2nd Lt. Matthew Morris is more than ready for some football.Morris, food operations officer with the 7th Force Support Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, recently won the Air Force Clubs’  “Football Frenzy” grand prize – two tickets with airfare and

  • Western Winds Grand Opening

    In the culmination of over 3 years of hard work and $5.3 million in renovations, the Western Winds Dining Facility opened Jan. 8, on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas.

  • AF sweeps youth sports program awards

    The Hurlburt Field,Florida, Youth Sports Program is one of five winners of a National Alliance for Youth Sports Excellence in Youth Sports Award. Air Force personnel also won NAYS Coach of the Year and Parent of the Year Awards.

  • Athlete in Focus: Tech. Sgt. Schameka White

    Tech. Sgt. Schameka White upholds a family tradition in softball. Her grandmother, mother and aunts played, and her dad played baseball. White, a first baseman, played on the last 10 All-Air Force women’s softball teams. The 2017 team won the Armed Forces Tournament Sept. 19-23 at Joint Base San

  • Air Force selects 2017 HQ Allied AIRCOM Orienteering Championship team

    The personnel listed below are selected to represent United States Air Forces in Europe and compete in the 2017 Headquarters Allied Air Command Orienteering Championship. The AIRCOM Orienteering Championship will be held Nov. 13-16, 2017, at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England.

  • Wanted: The Air Force’s best entertainer

    The Air Force Services Activity is rolling three talent contests into one mega competition with a total of $20,000 in prize money.The 2017 Entertainer of the Year Talent Competition is open to active-duty Airmen, Air National Guardsmen, Air Force Reserve members and their immediate family. This

  • Living on-base or off, Air Force highly recommends renters insurance

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND AFB, Texas -- Airmen and their families leasing or renting housing on or off the installation need to be aware of the importance of renters insurance. Unforeseen fires, floods, theft or accidents can occur in anyone’s residence and Airmen need to understand the

  • AFIMSC civilian honored for heroism

    Greg Gangnuss, a civilian member of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, was on a voluntary deployment to Afghanistan as a senior environmental advisor for the Ministry of Defense Advisor Program when a helicopter carrying nine coalition members crashed after striking a cable while

  • Patrol team’s unique desert mission

    Manning base gates and protecting the flightline are typical missions security forces Airmen experience during a deployment. They train to perform these regular assignments back home before heading overseas. Members of the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron base security zone patrol team

  • Air Force studying idle-reduction technology

    The Air Force Security Forces Center has joined the 441st Vehicle Support Chain Operations Squadron, the Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and others to determine how to reduce costly idling time in security forces vehicles. Three idle-reduction systems are being

  • AFIMSC declares FOC

    The unit that consolidated more than 150 Air Force-wide installation and mission support capabilities a year ago has achieved full operating capability.

  • Yearend closeout culminates fiscal journey of teamwork

    As the calendar moved from Sept. 30 to Oct. 1, budget experts at the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center paused briefly to take a deep breath. The organization’s whirlwind first year of managing and distributing funds to Air Force units worldwide had just culminated in a successful

  • All-Air Force Softball Teams fare well in Armed Forces Tournament

    The All-Air Force Men’s Softball Team showed it’ll be a force to be reckoned with in the future. Despite having 12 first-year players and three with only a year of experience, the team almost captured the gold medal in the Armed Forces Softball Tournament, losing 21-19 to the U.S. Army in eight

  • AFIMSC commander retires

    The first commander of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center completed a distinguished 31-year military career July 22 during a retirement ceremony here.

  • New commander sees strength of cross-functional capability

    Early in his career as a security forces officer, Maj. Gen. Bradley Spacy learned the value of military cross-functional capability, and he’s been a firm believer ever since.It’s fitting, then, that the 28-year veteran with vast combat support experience took command of the Air Force Installation

  • AFIMSC, San Antonio hold virtual town hall

    The commander of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (Provisional) will hold a virtual town hall meeting with San Antonio and Joint Base San Antonio officials Monday, March 9, to discuss living and working in the Alamo City.Maj. Gen. Theresa Carter will join retired Brig. Gen. Bob

  • AFIMSC, CE community reach out to industry

    An Air Force panel of leaders from the civil engineering andinstallation and mission support communities told an audience of industryprofessionals Dec. 9 the Air Force will continue to rely on partnerships withthe private sector to support its operations. Brig.Gen. Tim Green, Air Force director of

  • Air Force announces HQ AFIMSC candidate bases

    Air Force officials announced today Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Joint Base San Antonio, Scott Air Force Base, and Wright-Patterson AFB as candidate bases to potentially host the headquarters (HQ) for the new Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (AFIMSC).