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Oct. 2, 2024
Moody AFB continues Hurricane Helene recovery operations

Recovery efforts are well underway at Moody Air Force Base following the severe impacts of Hurricane Helene, which hit South Georgia Sept. 26-27, 2024.
Sept. 11, 2024
National Robot Rodeo ropes in emerging EOD technologies

With over 25 industry partners in attendance, the goal of this year’s rodeo was to put technologies and prototypes into the hands of bomb experts in the earlier stages of development to test their capabilities, identify issues and evaluate equipment that could make its way to the field.
July 16, 2024
DAF GeoBase Program arms commanders for Great Power Competition

A team of Air Force Civil Engineer Center geospatial experts are using emergent technologies to push geospatial services to new heights and give commanders a powerful tool for today’s Great Power Competition.
May 30, 2023
AFIMSC disaster response team deploys to help recover Guam after Typhoon Mawar

Disaster response teams from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Natural Disaster Recovery Division are assisting in the aftermath of Typhoon Mawar after it struck Guam, May 24.
April 12, 2023
AFIMSC team delivers growing MILCON program to counter threats

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is delivering on 120 military construction projects after awarding more than $7.6 billion of construction contracts since February 2021.
Dec. 7, 2022
DAF announces 2022 Air Force Design Award winners

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently announced the winners of the 2022 Air Force Design Awards, recognizing four facilities that demonstrate excellence in design, sustainability and energy efficiency.
Oct. 13, 2022
Annual DoD Housing Survey for privatized housing tenants begins Oct. 17

The Department of the Air Force requests tenants of privatized housing and government-owned family housing to provide their feedback of the program via the annual DoD Tenant Satisfaction Survey beginning Oct. 17.
Oct. 12, 2022
Department of the Air Force wins 3 federal energy, water management awards

The Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program recognized three Department of the Air Force teams and multiple individuals with 2022 Federal Energy and Water Management Awards.
April 27, 2022
First RED HORSE training squadron up, ready to run

This is the Air Force’s first RED HORSE training squadron, their mission is developing and delivering integrated, realistic training and exercises to combat support teams.
April 25, 2022
AF crowns Readiness Challenge VIII winners, plans FOC event in 2023

Following a more than 20-year competition hiatus, the Air Force civil engineer community crowned winners of the Air Force Civil Engineer Readiness Challenge April 22.
March 20, 2022
Tyndall AFB’s Hololab debuts virtual gateway to Installation of the Future

The Digital Twin Hololab went live at Tyndall AFB March 17 to showcase the base’s digital transformation as part of Installation of the Future efforts.
Dec. 22, 2021
Tribal partnerships help Air Force archaeologists understand surprising discovery

The groundbreaking find – 12,300-year-old tobacco seeds located in an ancient hearth on the Utah Test and Training Range – suggests tobacco’s cultural roots date back nearly 9,000 years earlier than previously thought.
Dec. 16, 2021
Former Griffiss AFB wins national excellence award for site reuse

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized former Griffiss Air Force Base, New York, Dec. 8, as a 2021 Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse winner.
Nov. 15, 2021
Air Force builds strong tribal relationships with time, compassion, willingness to learn

Supporting Air Force installations with effective and robust tribal engagement, and respecting the tribes’ ancestral ties and sovereignty, is a critical goal for the Air Force Civil Engineer Center.
Nov. 9, 2021
Air Force’s first Energy Assurance Lease signed at Tyndall AFB

Under the terms of the agreement, during normal grid operations, power from the microgrid will support GPC’s regular retail customers, including Tyndall AFB. During grid outages, the Air Force will have first right of refusal to backup power for support of three mission-critical facilities via
Nov. 6, 2021
AFCEC announces winners of 2021 Air Force Design Awards

The design awards program, in its 46th year, honors the Air Force’s top projects. Since 1976, the program and the Air Force’s private-sector partners have recognized those projects that achieve design excellence related to the natural and built environment.
Oct. 30, 2021
Native Seed Program grows DAF readiness

The Department of the Air Force Native Seed Program, part of the National Seed Strategy, is a Bureau of Land Management initiative that brings together 12 federal agencies and more than 300 non-federal partners to champion ecological restoration nationwide.
Oct. 28, 2021
AFIMSC helps Afghan civilians start new lives

Numerous Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center teams have played a key role in Operation Allies Welcome, the evacuation and resettlement of thousands of Afghans and other civilians from Afghanistan.
Oct. 18, 2021
AFICC acquisitions bolster EOD readiness for FY21, beyond

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Readiness Directorate partnered with the Air Force Installation Contracting Center to use more than $41 million for new EOD equipment, such as a new base support robot to clear unexploded ordnance from airfields, during the past year.
Oct. 14, 2021
Domestic abuse, violence victim shares her story

My husband was an active-duty soldier stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas. The first time he failed a drug test and his leadership went to bat for him. Understandably, they didn’t want to leave him behind. He was demoted, put on extra duty for a month and ordered to briefly attend substance abuse
Sept. 18, 2021
AFCEC, USACE partnership essential to delivering Installation of the Future

Prior to Hurricane Michael’s direct hit to Tyndall Air Force Base, Oct. 10, 2018, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers assisted the Air Force Civil Engineer Center with two to four new military construction projects per year at the Florida base, ranging from $1.6 to $17.8 million. After 2018, that
Sept. 9, 2021
AFCEC continues infrastructure construction to support F-35

From flight lines and hangars to maintenance and training facilities, Air Force Civil Engineer Center is charged with delivering the infrastructure needed to accommodate the Air Force’s latest fighter aircraft, designed for new warfighting capabilities.
Sept. 7, 2021
AFWERX drives innovation through flightline ops challenge

Innovators and thought leaders from industry, academia and the federal government gathered at the AFWERX Innovation Hub in Las Vegas, Nevada, late last month to review technologies that will be a part of the Revolutionizing Flightline Operations AFWERX Challenge.
Aug. 24, 2021
Air Force BRAC program nears transfer milestones

Between now and the end of 2022, if all goes according to plan, the Air Force will transfer these parcels of land to local communities and close the chapter on the storied histories of Galena Forward Operating Location, Alaska, and Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois.
Aug. 21, 2021
AFIMSC expands eLearning platform to Total Force

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Directorate of Personnel team relaunched the RedVector eLearning platform recently, making it accessible to more Airmen and Guardians to provide broader support for job-mandated training requirements, professional credentialing and licensing.
Aug. 10, 2021
Eastern National Robot Rodeo showcases EOD emerging capabilities

Explosive ordnance disposal and bomb squad experts in the Department of Defense and civilian sector tested the latest EOD robotics and emerging capabilities during the Eastern National Robot Rodeo and Capabilities exercise Aug. 2-6.
Aug. 3, 2021
New AFCEC division key to nuclear infrastructure modernization

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is centralizing its support of the Air Force’s multi-billion-dollar nuclear infrastructure portfolio with a new division.
July 27, 2021
EOD units test new imaging technology

Local explosive ordnance disposal units received and were trained on a new and upgraded portable imaging X-ray system at Eglin Air Force Base July 22.
July 21, 2021
REPI Challenge yields more than $24M for AF installations

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center helped secure more than $24 million to protect mission readiness and the environment at three installations: White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico; Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina; and Tyndall AFB, Florida.
July 15, 2021
San Antonio Innovation Summit open for registration

The event – a partnership between the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Air Force Security Forces Center, Air Force Services Center, Air Force Personnel Center, Air Education and Training Command, and AFWERX – will bring innovation collaboration
July 12, 2021
USAFA Cadet Summer Program returns to Tyndall AFB

After a year-long hiatus due to COVID-19, the U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Summer Program recently returned to the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Readiness Laboratory at Tyndall Air Force Base.
July 7, 2021
Air Force makes more rights available for housing tenants

The Department of Defense issued policy guidance in February 2021 on the implementation and timing of the remaining four provisions of the Tenant Bill of Rights, which expands protection measures for military families living in privatized housing.
July 1, 2021
Air Force “What a Wonderful World” photo contest launches July 1

The Air Force Photo Contest launched July 1, 2021. The theme for this year’s contest, which runs July 1 – 31, is “What a Wonderful World.” The contest highlights and celebrates the art of photography created by Airmen, Guardians and their families and is open to ages 6 and older in five separate
June 7, 2021
ESPC awarded for Cannon AFB

The $19,273,847 task order to Ameresco is a collaborative effort between DLA-Energy, Cannon AFB and the Air Force Civil Engineer Center — a primary subordinate unit of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center — to support Cannon’s energy assurance needs.
June 1, 2021
Air Force, USFWS partner to restore fish habitat

Threatened fish at Beale Air Force Base, California, are reaping the benefits of a partnership between the Air Force and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
May 23, 2021
AF GeoBase safely integrates sUAS in AFCEC operations

The Department of the Air Force is one step closer to safely and more widely integrating small unmanned aircraft systems into civil engineering operations, thanks to the Air Force GeoBase Program’s sUAS office.
April 21, 2021
Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center helps deliver quality child care facilities

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center continues its dedication to Airmen, Guardians and their families by partnering with Headquarters Air Force to deliver quality child care facilities across the enterprise.
April 7, 2021
Tenant feedback drives housing programs improvement

Department of the Air Force housing program officials are analyzing data from the recently completed 2020 Department of Defense Annual Tenant Satisfaction Survey for trends and ways to improve the enterprise’s privatized and government-owned housing portfolio and tenant experience.
March 25, 2021
Energy efficient B-Huts could save resources, lives

The 823rd Air Force Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer, known as RED HORSE, and the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Eleven Seabees unit, built two B-Huts at the Energy METER Test Site at Tyndall Air Force Base as part of an Air Force Civil Engineer Center
Feb. 26, 2021
Just enough, just in time: AFCEC targets rapid airfield repair solution

For the past three years, lab experts have been perfecting the technology, equipment and processes to deliver a capability called expedient and expeditionary airfield damage repair, or E-ADR.
Feb. 25, 2021
AFICC awards large-scale architect and engineering services contract

The Air Force Installation Contracting Center awarded a suite of architect and engineering services contracts Feb. 19, to support the Air Force’s sustainment, restoration and modernization program. The contracts, awarded by the 772nd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, are part of the $2 billion
Feb. 23, 2021
2020 successes set stage for continued housing improvements

The Department of the Air Force's effort to improve housing programs for Airmen, Guardians and their families scored some major victories in 2020, but housing officials say there is still much work to be done.
Feb. 9, 2021
Flightline of the Future Summit explores Tyndall AFB flightline options

With a mostly virtual attendance of approximately 60 subject matter experts, the PMO invited key stakeholders to compare strategic plans and share lessons learned — information that is valuable to the program during the initial stages of the project.
Jan. 21, 2021
DoD extends deadline for Tenant Satisfaction Survey

The Department of Defense is extending the deadline for Air Force housing residents to complete the annual Tenant Satisfaction Survey to Feb. 5 to ensure residents have an opportunity to voice their opinions.
Jan. 2, 2021
Tyndall AFB gets first x-ray system for gate vehicle checks

The “Installation of the Future” received the Air Force’s first Mobile Vehicle Access Control Inspection System, or VACIS M6500, at the Cleveland gate Dec. 21.
Dec. 8, 2020
Annual DoD housing survey opens for tenant feedback Dec. 8

The annual survey provides Air Force housing officials, installation leaders and project owners feedback to shape the evolution of improvements that advance the Air Force housing portfolio that is provided to service members and their families.
Nov. 16, 2020
JB San Antonio-Lackland constructs new training complex

Construction of the Basic Military Training West Campus at Joint Base San-Antonio-Lackland, Texas, is a multifaceted effort designed to replace decentralized, aged housing and training infrastructure with modern living and educational facilities.
Oct. 28, 2020
Air Force awards contract for new cyberspace test facility, munitions complex at Eglin AFB

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is leading the construction of $107 million in state-of-the-art facilities at Eglin Air Force Base.
Oct. 25, 2020
AFIMSC key to disaster recovery at installations

When natural disasters strike installations, Air Force leadership immediately begins recovery operations to get missions up and running again as soon as possible.
Oct. 23, 2020
AFCEC awarded patent for new runway repair technology

The formula for the repair solution, developed by members of Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s laboratory at Tyndall Air Force Base, will allow Rapid Airfield Damage Repair, or RADR, teams to quickly repair runways using materials that can be gathered locally, such as sand and clay.
Oct. 22, 2020
AFCEC begins rollout of high-tech EOD robots to installations

Over the next 16-18 months, AFCEC will deliver 333 high-tech robots to every EOD flight Air Force-wide, said Master Sgt. Justin Frewin, AFCEC EOD equipment program manager. Each active-duty, Guard and Reserve flight will receive 3-5 robots.
Oct. 15, 2020
AFCEC leads major airfield modernization at Wake Island Airfield

The outpost, known as Wake Island Airfield, holds great significance to the Air Force because it serves as a trans-Pacific refueling depot for military missions in addition to being a military training and missile testing location.
Oct. 14, 2020
AFCEC announces 2020 Air Force Design Awards winners

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently announced the winners of the 2020 Air Force Design Awards, recognizing seven innovative designs that embody the best in new construction, landscape architecture and facility renovations and additions
Oct. 6, 2020
Tinker AFB completes construction for Energy Savings Performance Contract project

This certification provides sustained program structure and imposes a rigorous international energy management standard centered around continual improvement, enhancing energy, controlling costs, operations and maintenance savings, and safety.
Oct. 3, 2020
AFCEC space optimization efforts key to rightsizing facilities at installations

Effective facility management and space optimization is nothing new to the Air Force. The service had been monitoring and collecting facility and infrastructure data well before publishing the Air Force Infrastructure Investment Strategy in January 2019.
Sept. 30, 2020
Air Force partnership helps rare woodpecker thrive

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service highlighted Department of Defense conservation efforts Sept. 25 during a ceremony at Fort Benning, Georgia, marking the proposed downlisting of the red cockaded woodpecker from “endangered” to “threatened.”
Sept. 28, 2020
AFCEC certifies evaluators despite COVID-19 restrictions

Before COVID-19, students would travel to Tyndall Air Force Base for the two-week Contingency Airfield Pavement Evaluation, or CAPE, training course. CAPE training was hosted every other month, with each course accommodating up to 18 students, but COVID-19 brought the course to a stop in early 2020.
Sept. 24, 2020
Air Force awards multiple contracts for airfield construction at NAS Keflavik

The projects, supporting the European Deterrence Initiative, or EDI, implemented by the U.S. European Command, intends to increase the responsiveness and readiness of U.S. Air Forces, NATO member-state forces and allies in Europe.
Sept. 19, 2020
AFCEC helps Air Force transition to the next generation KC-46A

The KC-46A, a next-generation aerial refueling aircraft, is designed to boost the air power and mobility operations of the Air Force. The high-capacity aircraft, which displaces the KC-10 Extender and replaces the KC-135 Stratotanker, will aid global missions and improve the ability to respond
Sept. 17, 2020
Tyndall PMO, AFCEC awards first-ever Other Transactional Authority as IROC prototype

The Installation Resilience Operations Center, or IROC, a game-changing concept to enhance base security and facility operations, is one step closer to reality at Tyndall Air Force Base.
Sept. 11, 2020
Tyndall AFB PMO seeks virtual operations prototype in upcoming Pitch Day

The Tyndall Project Management Office (PMO) is holding a virtual Pitch Day Sept. 14, to evaluate technical presentations from four vendors vying for the opportunity to develop an innovative operations center prototype.
Sept. 1, 2020
AFIMSC provides AF with innovative post-COVID workspace options

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is providing the Air Force with innovative solutions for teleworking in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Aug. 17, 2020
Emission inspection system saves money, air quality

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center launched the Employee-vehicle Certification and Reporting System, or ECARS, in 2013, and has since rolled the software out to 62 installations.
Aug. 1, 2020
Air Force environmental programs help endangered species thrive

Through a combination of programs and partnerships with installations and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center is helping some endangered species make a comeback.
July 30, 2020
Air Force begins field work to investigate PFAS at former Reese AFB

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center began investigative field work in June, for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) around the former Reese Air Force Base, near Lubbock, Texas.
July 20, 2020
Wildland Fire Branch battles fire season despite COVID-19

In an effort to continue its mission, the Wildland Fire program reprioritized its goals for the year and enacted COVID-19 safety protocols for its firefighters to follow.
July 15, 2020
JB San Antonio environmental program takes off with UAS technology

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Unmanned Aerial System project was initiated in late 2019. Then, in March of this year, the Air Force presented a $3 million Small Business Innovation Research Program award for the project.
July 6, 2020
AFCEC leads hurricane season preparedness

The Air Force Be Ready awareness campaign, which was launched by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center in July 2011, has been lauded by the Air Force community for its in-depth preparation guides and wide variety of critical information.
June 11, 2020
AFCEC study gives new life to old chemical defense decon kits

The Air Force Civil Engineer’s Readiness Lab recently determined more than 75,000 expired M295 decontamination kits used in chemical defense ensembles are still effective and can be used, saving the Air Force more than $2.3 million over a four-year period.
June 5, 2020
AFCEC leads Little Rock AFB runway replacement

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is leading a $180 million project to replace the 64-year-old runway at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas.
May 28, 2020
AFIMSC analytics tool expands, helps leaders prioritize investments

Developed and launched by the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in August 2018, the Installation Health Assessment analytics platform was initially designed to forecast facility and infrastructure funding requirements for Air Force bases. By April
May 27, 2020
AFCEC consolidates program to maximize lethality, readiness

The Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration program uses agreements with eligible entities, like cities and land trusts, to cost share mutually beneficial land easements within priority impact areas.
May 12, 2020
Environmental Assessment green lights Tyndall AFB to rebuild into ‘Installation of the Future’

The 325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall Program Management Office and Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center collaborated to complete the Tyndall AFB Programmatic Environmental Assessment – one of two major National Environmental Policy Act actions required before reconstruction can begin at the
May 5, 2020
EPA recognizes AFCEC-led cleanup success

The award is part of the EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management annual National Notable Achievement Awards, which recognize the most extraordinary environmental accomplishments nationwide.
April 23, 2020
Pilot study aims to save money, protect environment with fewer oil changes

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Environmental Quality Technical Support Branch is currently leading a pilot study that evaluates the use of a standardized oil testing service to provide enhanced analytics and, ideally, allow for longer oil use.
April 20, 2020
AFICC dashboard to help clean up custodial costs

The Custodial Services Dashboard directly supports category management, a federal government-wide initiative that drives organizations to strategically manage costs for common goods and services.
April 14, 2020
New incentive fee plan gives residents, commanders stronger role in housing programs

As part of a sweeping effort to improve the Air Force housing program, officials revamped the fee structure to ensure residents have a voice in the operation and evaluation of housing, and increase the chain of command’s involvement and ability to solve problems and drive improvements at the
March 16, 2020
Air Force committed to supporting benefits of Tenant Bill of Rights

Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper and the service secretaries signed the Tenant Bill of Rights Feb. 25, empowering residents with processes to receive information, assistance, advocacy and insight into the housing maintenance work order processes.
March 14, 2020
AFIMSC innovation project receives $3 million award

The project uses drones and machine learning to revolutionize how the Air Force Civil Engineer Center collects data for its environmental mission. The initiative is powered by a partnership between AFIMSC, Air Force Innovation Hub Network (AFWERX) and Aerial Applications, a small business providing
Feb. 18, 2020
AFIMSC engineer honored with Bronze Star Medal

Capt. Shane Lockridge received the award for his performance as the director of operations and engineer adviser for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Kandahar, Afghanistan, from March 2018 to February 2019.
Jan. 28, 2020
Airfield Pavement Evaluation team ensures mission-ready airfields

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Airfield Pavement Evaluation team set a milestone while supporting not only typical flight operations around the world, but also in response to three natural disasters, including Hurricane Michael, a hurricane that slammed into Tyndall AFB in 2018.
Dec. 17, 2019
Massive funding influx expedites Tyndall AFB rebuild

Under the June 2019 Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, Operations and Maintenance funding assigned $56 million to sustain regular base operations with an additional $358.4 million allotted for Hurricane Michael recovery.
Dec. 6, 2019
PMO, USACE partner to rebuild Tyndall AFB

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has become an important ally as the Tyndall AFB Program Management Office rebuilds the base.
Nov. 27, 2019
Air Force, USFWS partner to protect natural, cultural resources

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center and USFWS kicked off a joint Conservation Law Enforcement Partnership, or CLEP, this fall, placing six USFWS conservation law enforcement officers, or CLEOs, across five Air Force installations. These officers are responsible for preserving Air Force natural and
Nov. 6, 2019
Air Force tests plasma reactor to degrade, destroy synthetic chemical compounds in groundwater

Clarkson and GSI Environmental were awarded this research project to demonstrate the effectiveness of a plasma reactor for the treatment of water containing PFOS and PFOA. Wright-Patterson AFB was the installation chosen for the field demonstration.
Nov. 2, 2019
Connectedness key to defeating the enemy

For Tyndall Air Force Base, identifying the enemy has taken on a heightened sense of urgency since Hurricane Michael’s landfall on Oct. 10, 2018. The storm not only leveled the base, it also wreaked havoc on the lives of Airmen, civilian employees and family members displaced and impacted. Since
Oct. 16, 2019
Exercise Polar Force tests Agile Combat Employment

Exercise Polar Force 20-1 allowed Soldiers and Airmen from units across Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to develop and strengthen the skills required to operate in austere environments and in adverse situations.
Oct. 10, 2019
Tyndall AFB continues rebuild effort one year after Hurricane Michael

Hurricane Michael hit the coastline and surrounding areas of Tyndall Air Force Base, Mexico Beach and Panama City Oct. 10, 2018, a year later the base is rebuilding and preparing to take on a new mission consistent with the long-range goals of the Air Force.
Sept. 17, 2019
Tyndall AFB holds third industry day to plan rebuild of base

Nearly a year after Hurricane Michael caused massive destruction to Tyndall Air Force Base and Bay County on Oct. 10, 2018, the Air Force and local community are rebuilding and looking to the future.
Aug. 19, 2019
Air Force workshop focuses on installation support, environmental stewardship

More than 400 military members and civilians were on hand at the 2019 Air Force Environmental Workshop to focus on the role of environmental restoration and protection in ensuring installations are mission ready. Hosted by AFCEC’s Environmental Management Directorate, a primary subordinate unit of
July 31, 2019
Environmental restoration summits promote whole-of-government response

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center, which provides environmental remediation support to Air Force headquarters, major commands and installations, reintroduced the annual summits - an eastern, western and central - in 2016. The goal was to strengthen relationships between the Air Force, state and
June 29, 2019
‘Be Ready’ during hurricane season, always

“Be ready,” said Robert Genova, the Air Force emergency management operations support section manager with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. “In the past 12 months, we’ve seen that disasters and other emergencies are unpredictable. The best thing Airmen can do
June 28, 2019
Air Force BRAC program reaches innovation milestone

AFCEC’s Base and Realignment Closure team developed and transferred geospatial data for 39 BRAC installations onto the Air Force GeoBase program and was the first organization to complete the Air Force wide task.
Feb. 4, 2019
Tyndall to host first Industry Day in rebuild effort

The Air Force will host the first industry day for the Tyndall Air Force Base rebuild at Florida State University, Panama City, Florida, on January 31, 2019, from 8:00 am-12:00 pm. This “state of the installation” presentation will inform the Air Force’s potential partners in industry and elected
Jan. 31, 2019
PACAF cultivates CE Airmen with ground-breaking RADAS training

For more than nine days, 12 civil engineer Airmen from several Pacific Air Force bases recently participated in a secondary operator training course as a part of the newly adopted Rapid Airfield Damage Assessment System here.
Dec. 26, 2018
Air Force begins work on Tyndall AFB rebuild with PMO

Following Hurricane Michael, the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center and its partners established a program management office at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, to lead redevelopment and reconstruction efforts.
Nov. 16, 2018
Environmental team aids Tyndall AFB hurricane recovery

An Air Force environmental recovery assistance team’s assessment of the environmental impact of Hurricane Michael on Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, is helping recovery and rebuilding efforts at the base.
Oct. 26, 2018
AFCEC unveils 2018 Air Force Design Awards winners

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center has announced the winners of the 2018 Air Force Design Awards, recognizing eight innovative projects for excellence in design and efficiency.
Oct. 1, 2018
Combat Support Wing exercise showcases agile lethality

More than 150 Airmen from seven major commands participated in a combat support wing proof-of-concept exercise Sept. 5 to 19 that tested a small team’s capability to conduct agile downrange operations. The exercise, conducted at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, with forward deployments to Moody Air
Aug. 27, 2018
AFCEC's Airfield Pavement Evaluation Team wins One Air Force Award

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Airfield Pavement Evaluation Team received the General Mark A. Welsh III One Air Force Award for demonstrating improved effectiveness, operational readiness and mission accomplishment through integrated solutions.

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