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  • Roger Walton, BRAC Environmental Coordinator, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, displays carbon and resin filtration materials currently used at groundwater treatment facilities located on the former Pease Air Force Base, near Portsmouth, NH, Feb. 12, 2020. There are two water treatment facilities at the former base, which are capable of removing PFOS/PFOA from the groundwater there at a combined rate of 800 gallons per minute. (U.S. Air Force photo by Malcolm McClendon).

    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.
  • Paul Carroll, AFCEC BRAC environmental coordinator, discusses the Air Force's response to potential PFAS contamination of community drinking water on and around the former Reese Air Force Base at a public meeting in Lubbock, Texas, Feb. 15, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Malcolm McClendon)

    Air Force taking next steps to address PFAS at former Reese AFB

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is taking the next steps in its response to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination, attributable to its past activities, at the former Reese Air Force base near Lubbock, Texas.
  • A plasma reactor is demonstrated at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to degrade and destroy perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid, better known as PFOS and PFOA, in sample groundwater, Sept. 25. This was the first field demonstration of the Enhanced Contact Plasma Reactor, conducted under an Air Force Civil Engineer Center contract with primary contractor Clarkson University and teaming partner GSI Environmental. (Courtesy photo/Clarkson University)

    Air Force tests plasma reactor to degrade, destroy PFOS, PFOA

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Civilian researchers completed a two-week field demonstration here using an innovative plasma technology to degrade and destroy perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid, known as PFOS and PFOA, in groundwater.This was the first field demonstration of the Enhanced Contact Plasma Reactor, conducted
  • U.S. Senator for Michigan, Gary Peters, left, introduces John W. Henderson, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy, provide interviews for the media regarding the restoration efforts for PFOS/PFOA at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda, Mich., April 24, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Malcolm McClendon)

    Top Air Force leaders address Wurtsmith Water Concerns

    “The Air Force is absolutely committed to the health and safety of our Airmen, their families, and the communities where we serve today and where we served in the past,” said Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment, and Energy, John Henderson, during a visit to the former Wurtsmith Air Force base, here, April 24, 2019. Henderson met with community leaders and residents to discuss the Air Force’s response to drinking water contamination at the former air force base caused by perfluoroctane sulfonate and perfuorooctanic acid, two components of aqueous film forming foam used by the Air Force, and civilian airports, to combat petroleum-based fire.
  • Tech. Sgt. Brian Virden (left) and Master Sgt. Bryan Riddell, replace legacy firefighting foam at King Salmon Air Station, Alaska, with Phos-Chek 3 percent, a C6-based Aqueous Film Forming Foam, June 14.

    Swap complete: AF protects Airmen, environment with new firefighting foam

    The transition to an environmentally responsible firefighting foam at King Salmon Air Force Station, Alaska, on June 14 marked the completion of the Air Force’s move to replace legacy foam in fire vehicles and stockpiles across the service.
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