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Dec. 14, 2021
Air Force announces Spark Tank 2022 semifinalists

A panel of nearly 30 subject matter experts from across the Department of the Air Force met Nov. 16, 2021 at the Basic Research Innovation and Collaboration Center in Arlington and via a virtual teleconferencing platform to conduct the Spark Tank 2022 quarterfinals.
Dec. 1, 2021
Air Force to field new bladder relief device, works toward ‘suite of options’

The Air Force recognized that current devices were not optimized for long-duration sorties, and as a result, aircrew were routinely dehydrating themselves to delay the need for bladder relief. Dehydration can lead to reduced endurance and G force tolerance while in the aircraft, as well as other
Aug. 20, 2021
AFIMSC expands development programs with supervisor rotation program

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center will offer more professional development opportunities for unit members when it launches the Supervisor Rotation Program Sept. 1.
Aug. 12, 2021
Air Force installs system to protect drinking water near Luke AFB

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center has completed installation and testing of a water filtration system that reduces Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate from drinking water near Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., to levels below the Environmental Protection Agency’s lifetime health
Aug. 6, 2021
Air Force photo contest accepting submissions until Aug 13

The submission window for this year’s Air Force Photo Contest is extended to Aug. 13. The contest launched July 1 with a theme of “What a Wonderful World.”
July 1, 2021
Air Force “What a Wonderful World” photo contest set to launch July 1

Photographers of all ages and experience, get your cameras ready for the annual Air Force Photo Contest set to launch July 1.The theme for this year’s contest, which runs July 1 – 31, is “What a Wonderful World.”
June 16, 2021
Air Force announces art contest winners

The Air Force Services Center recently announced the winners of the annual Air Force Art Contest. The contest ran March 1-31. A team of judges evaluated each entrant’s artwork for impact, creativity, and technical criteria in adult and youth categories.
April 2, 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 8, 2021
Air Force finalizes PT uniform design; will begin production process

This is the first update to the PT uniform in more than 16 years, and more than 150 Airmen participated in testing the uniform.
Sept. 9, 2020
AFSVC launches pilot program for online food ordering at NAF operations

As part of the Air Force Services Center’s enterprise-wide E-commerce initiative, the Nonappropriated Fund Food and Beverage Branch is launching a pilot program bringing online food ordering and pick-up to NAF food operations.