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Demo projects show promise in accelerating AF cleanup projects
Two demonstration projects may hold the key to accelerating environmental cleanup efforts at multiple Air Force sites across the country.
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7/13
2016
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Researchers use sound to destroy toxic firefighting chemical
The Air Force Civil Engineer Center, in partnership with researchers from the University of Arizona, is exploring an innovative way to dispose of the Air Force's toxic firefighting foam stockpiles -- using only sound waves.
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7/12
2016
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Filling the gap: Airmen, Marines and Sailors practice fixing damaged airfields
Civil engineer Airmen, combat engineer Marines and Navy Seabees trained together May 18-19 during a joint airfield damage and repair contingency exercise held at Kadena Air Base, Japan.
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5/26
2016
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Past, present CE leaders meet to share knowledge
Former Air Force civil engineer senior leaders joined forces with their present-day counterparts to talk about the current CE operating environment, offer feedback and reconnect with colleagues during the Air Force Directorate of Civil Engineers’ annual Founders Day Oct. 30 in Crystal City, Virginia
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11/06
2014
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Air Force uses lasers to preserve space history
Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 14 is best known as the launch site for NASA's "Friendship 7," the flight that brought John Glenn fame as the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962. Now, more than 50 years later, the complex and other National Historic Landmarks are rapidly falling into decay. Challenged by limited funding for major preservation projects, the Air Force has turned to cutting-edge technology to document and preserve Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's historic launch structures, before it's too late.
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9/03
2014
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Goodwill through the language of civil engineering
U.S. Air Force civil engineers communicated with Mongolian contractors and worked with MAF engineers to help improve the quality of life in local schools and clinics, said Senior Master Sgt. Sandon Miller, lead civil engineer for PACANGEL 14-4 assigned to the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron.
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8/16
2014
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Pacific Angel making a difference in Tonga
More than 160 members from seven nations joined forces to provide humanitarian assistance to the citizens of Tonga as part of Operation Pacific Angel-Tonga July 21.
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7/22
2014
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Civil engineer Reservists train while building homes
Reservists from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. assisted in constructing homes for the Navaho Nation, during Operation Homefront, operated by the Southwest Indian Foundation.
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5/13
2014
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Help for hatchlings on the beach
The 325th Civil Engineer Squadron Natural Resources monitors and protects the sea turtles that come to Tyndall AFB's beaches to nest. They also compile data for Florida's monitoring system on these nests including; where the nests are located, what species of turtles laid the nest and how many successfully hatched out of the nest.
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8/29
2013
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Air Force showcases hot technologies on 'cool' roof
A year of data collection is nearly complete on the integrated roof system on the base's security forces building at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas. The metal-over-metal retrofit integrates cool roofing, solar-power generation, solar thermal, above-sheathing ventilation and rainwater catchment into one holistic system.
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8/28
2013
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