Air Force center takes Public Agency Award Published March 10, 2005 BROOKS CITY-BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- The Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence here has won the first Public Agency Award presented by the Society of American Military Engineers.Based in Alexandria, Va., the society is a professional organization that includes members from all the military branches as well as the public and private sectors.The honor will be awarded annually to a field organization that has "rendered the most eminent and notable contribution to the society," said Dr. Robert D. Wolff, the society’s executive director.The formal presentation of the award will be made in Louisville, Ky., in May.The center is the Air Force's premier environmental service center and center of excellence for military family housing and other areas. Center officials have awarded $1.2 billion in contracts for reconstruction work in Iraq since January 2004.