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AF awards replacement firefighting foam contract
The Air Force has awarded a $6.2 million contract to replace firefighting foam used in fire vehicles with an environmentally responsible foam to reduce the risk of possible contamination of soil and groundwater.
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8/15
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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AF announces winners of the 2015 Design Awards
Eight projects were recognized for achieving excellence in design, as the Air Force recently announced the winners of the 2015 Air Force Design Awards.
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10/30
2015
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Utility rate team completes 8-year study, finds millions in potential cost savings
The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently completed a groundbreaking eight-year review of utility rates for nearly 70 Air Force bases in the continental U.S. and found millions of dollars of potential savings for the service.
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5/14
2015
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AF releases new integrated priority list
The Air Force released its second comprehensive two-year integrated priority list (IPL) this month.
The IPL strategically orders requirements for facility sustainment, restoration, modernization, environmental, energy, dormitory and demolition projects across the Air Force.
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4/24
2015
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Nellis breaks ground on DOD’s largest solar array
Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony March 24 for the newest Air Force solar array, a photovoltaic farm named Nellis II. The system, upon completion, will provide 19 megawatts of direct current capacity to the base, making it the largest photovoltaic system in the Department of Defense.
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4/04
2015
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AF's largest solar array celebrates first anniversary
December 2014 marks the one-year anniversary of the Air Force's largest operational solar array, located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
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12/18
2014
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6 new AF Materiel Command units to form installation and mission support center
Six Air Force organizations moved under Air Force Materiel Command Oct. 1, in a step toward integrating and forming the foundation of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center when the center is formally activated in 2015.
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10/01
2014
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AFCEC, AFCYBER partnership boosts infrastructure security
The commander from Air Forces Cyber and the director the Air Force Civil Engineer Center signed an initiative here June 12, designed to strengthen the security of industrial control systems, or ICS, supporting critical Air Force infrastructures.
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6/13
2014
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Extending shelf life saves big bucks
Extending the service life of this equipment reduces waste and saves money, so logistics experts in the Air Force Civil Engineer Center Readiness Directorate's Emergency Management Division here are finding ways to do just that. In fiscal 2013, they created more than $33 million in cost avoidance savings for the Air Force by being able to keep tens of thousands of useful protective boots, suits and gloves.
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10/25
2013
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