April 8, 2024 Fluorine-free foam flows to Air Force bases as DOD removes PFAS from firefighting activities Department of the Air Force installation fire departments are replacing current stocks of aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF, in fire and emergency services vehicles with a fluorine-free formulation as part of a Defense Department-wide effort to remove PFAS from firefighting activities.
March 20, 2024 Innovative Technical Training Helps Prepare Civil Engineering Airmen for the Future Fight The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is partnering with the 368th Training Squadron’s civil engineering schoolhouses at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, to enhance training by implementing innovative technology and equipment that integrates real-world scenarios to their curriculum and saves manpower.
March 19, 2024 2024 DAF Art Contest opens for 2D, 3D artists Following the success of last year’s introduction of three-dimensional art, this year’s contest, managed by the Air Force Services Center, again includes both 2D and 3D works of art.
Jan. 26, 2024 Brig. Gen. William Kale, AFCEC commander, visits Goodfellow AFB U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. William Kale, Air Force Civil Engineer Center commander, Chief Master Sgt. Edward Fitzgerald, AFCEC senior enlisted leader and AFCEC leadership members visited Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, on Jan. 18.
Nov. 20, 2023 AFIMSC leads new ACE and military pilot training mission beddown project The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is leading a more than $500 million facilities construction project to facilitate expeditionary skills training and military pilot training at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Ark.
Nov. 15, 2023 DAF expanding childcare subletting app to all child development centers Kinderspot was the top idea at the 2020 AFIMSC Innovation Rodeo. AFIMSC initially awarded the project $333,000 and secured additional funding for development through a price-matching Small Business Innovation Research contract.
Sept. 22, 2023 DAF childcare fees amended following DOD policy change The Department of the Air Force is set to amend childcare fees, effective Dec. 31, in keeping with the new Department of Defense Program Fee Policy for school year 2023-2024.
Aug. 1, 2023 Joint Base San Antonio | AFCEC plays vital role in Air Force climate plan initiatives The Air Force Civil Engineer Center has a significant role in climate change initiatives intended to enhance resiliency at Air Force installations by addressing the risks severe weather poses to infrastructure, operational capabilities and readiness as outlined in the Department of the Air Force
Aug. 1, 2023 Joint Base San Antonio | AFIMSC air transportation tools deliver faster support across DOD Two data-based inventory tools fielded by the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center are helping the Department of the Air Force deliver faster and more efficient logistics support across the Department of Defense.
May 22, 2023 Joint Base San Antonio | Symposium strengthens housing professionals to deliver ‘excellent’ facilities, services The Air Force Civil Engineer Center hosted the 2023 Air Force Global Housing Symposium for military housing managers, unaccompanied housing managers and resident advocates in San Antonio May 15-18. More than 250 Department of the Air Force housing professionals met to learn, network and hone skills