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Fluorine-free foam flows to Air Force bases as DOD removes PFAS from firefighting activities
April 8, 2024 — 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... MORE

First in CONUS AFFF to F3 Firefighting Foam Transition

AFIMSC members earn 2023 Air Force Civil Engineer awards
February 29, 2024 — Two Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center team members won individual 2023 Air Force Civil Engineer awards for their outstanding performance this past year... MORE

AFIMSC tackles dorm, child care center needs with $1.6 billion improvement plan
August 23, 2023 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is putting more than $1.6 billion in infrastructure funding to work to improve unaccompanied housing and child development centers across the Department of the Air Force. Overall, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, one of AFIMSC's primary units, is planning to execute construction efforts at more than 61 installations between FY23-FY27... MORE

Air Force Dorms and Child Care Centers infographic.

Air Force environmental restoration chief receives Trailblazer Award
March 17, 2023 — Air Force Civil Engineer Center Environmental Restoration Program Management Chief Kenny Johnson was recently awarded the Science Spectrum Trailblazer Award during the 2023 Black Engineer of the Year Awards Gala in National Harbor, Maryland. He was one of 23 Department of the Air Force members celebrated for their contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics... MORE

Group photo taken at the BEYA awards gala in Maryland.

AFCEC commander visits 8th Civil Engineer Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing leadership
January 18, 2023 — Kunsan Air Base hosted Brig. Gen. William H. Kale, III, Air Force Civil Engineer Center commander, Jan. 17, 2023... MORE

AFIMSC analytics team refines tools leaders use to prioritize investments
December 15, 2022 — A data analytics team with the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is refining the analytics tools that help Air Force leaders prioritize their most critical mission support areas and determine funding requirements... MORE

A data analytics team with the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is refining the analytics tools that help Air Force leaders.

AFIMSC engineer honored with Bronze Star
February 14, 2020 — Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox awarded the Bronze Star to Capt. Shane Lockridge at a commander’s call at JBSA-Lackland Feb. 13. Lockridge received the award for his performance as director of operations and engineer advisor for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Kandahar, Afghanistan, from March 2018 to February 2019. ... MORE

Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander, awards the Bronze Star to Capt. Shane Lockridge at a commander’s call Feb. 13.

JBSA leaders discuss mold remediation in dorms, way forward
August 2, 2019 — As part of the 502nd Air Base Wing’s effort to address the mold situation in barracks, ships and dorms, JBSA leaders continue to ask residents to up-channel their concerns for resolution. Brig. Gen. Laura L. Lenderman, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander, stressed the command is committed to transparency and regaining the trust of residents. “Trust and transparency are my ultimate goal and I need to rebuild the trust and ensure we have transparency so we can eradicate this issue,” she said... MORE

Members of the 502nd Civil Engineering Group remove carpet from a dorm room impacted by mold August 1, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. After an assessment, remediation steps include ensuring heating, ventilation and air conditions systems are properly working, as well as installing dehumidifiers, exhaust and ceiling fans. In order to reduce mold and humidity challenges, carpeting is being replaced with vinyl planking. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)

AFIMSC Innovation Office seeks game-changing ideas
December 17, 2018 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Innovation Office launches a program in the new year to help Airmen implement their innovative ideas. The campaign, open Jan. 1-31, 2019, gives military and civilian members of mission support groups worldwide a chance to fund their ideas and partner with innovation experts... MORE

2018 Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference attendees read about one of the four mission area working group chairmen who led a team to think innovatively in tackling one of the Air Force’s toughest agile combat support challenges during the San Antonio event out-brief. The May 16 out-brief presented proposed solutions to about 1,000 senior Air Force leaders and members of the installation and mission support community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Armando Perez)