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Teams deliver innovative solutions at I-WEPTAC
April 22, 2021 — Teams tasked with tackling the Air and Space Forces’ most challenging Agile Combat Support issues delivered their recommendations April 21 at the 2021 Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

Tenant feedback drives housing programs improvement
April 5, 2021 — 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... MORE

AFIMSC announces 2021 Innovation Rodeo finalists
January 13, 2021 — The AFIMSC leadership team and Ventures Innovation Office staff picked eight finalists out of more than 370 submissions to compete for a share of $1 million in funding and resources to pursue their ideas... MORE

AFSVC launches pilot program for online food ordering at NAF operations
September 9, 2020 — 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. Air Force Global Strike Command installations are the first onboard to test the online food ordering system. ... MORE

Wildland Fire Branch battles fire season despite COVID-19
July 22, 2020 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Wildland Fire Branch hasn’t let the COVID-19 pandemic stop it from protecting Airmen and their families as well as wildlife during this year’s severe fire season... MORE

AFCEC leads hurricane season preparedness
July 8, 2020 — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season that runs from June 1 to Nov. 30 could include 19 named storms and 10 hurricanes – six of which are likely to be classified as major hurricanes... MORE

Air Force cancels 2020 Marathon, offers virtual option
June 10, 2020 — Numerous scenarios were explored to produce an event that was safe for all and met the high event standards. All scenarios led the marathon team to conclude the event would be unable to proceed in a manner that participants have come to expect... MORE

Contracting pros deliver to COVID-19 front lines
April 10, 2020 — The Air Force Installation Contracting Center’s 763rd Specialized Contracting Squadron is one example of mission-focused agility in support of the greater fight, recently delivering a surplus of fast-tracked emergency support to Air Mobility Command in days, if not hours. ... MORE

Air Force works with privatized housing project owners on emergency, urgent work orders
March 25, 2020 — With the evolving COVID-19 situation, privatized housing project owners have assured the Air Force that emergency and urgent work orders should and will continue to be addressed while routine maintenance has been temporarily suspended for many privatized projects... MORE

AFMC seeks innovative ideas with new campaign
January 17, 2020 — Submit innovative ideas and solutions to improve the AFMC mission through the U.S Air Force Ideation Platform, or Ideascale, now through September 2020... MORE

2020 Air Force Marathon registration opens Jan. 1
December 10, 2019 — The Air Force Marathon, presented by Northrop Grumman, USAA and Boeing, is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020... MORE

AFIMSC innovation streamlines comptroller tasking process
December 9, 2019 — After three years of brainstorming and research, Linda Alcala and her finance operations team have found a way to simplify management of Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Resources Directorate tasks to installation comptroller squadrons. ... MORE

Air Force Housing Helpline connects residents to support they seek
December 3, 2019 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center Installations Directorate, which manages and executes the Air Force’s housing program, established a 24-hour helpline to address concerns raised regarding the military privatized housing program... MORE

AFMC commander visits JBSA, lauds AFIMSC
September 12, 2019 — Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., commander of Air Force Materiel Command, told an audience at an All Call Sept. 5 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland that the missions the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center conducts are critical to ensuring national defense... MORE

Wilcox takes command of Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center
July 25, 2019 — Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox said he is excited to join the team revolutionizing installation and mission support after taking command of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center during a ceremony at the Gateway Club at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland July 25... MORE

Air Force Materiel Command to host virtual hiring event
March 14, 2019 — The Air Force Materiel Command is scheduled to host an online, virtual hiring fair April 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. CST, to fill multiple noncompetitive and direct-hire authority positions across the enterprise... MORE

New AFIMSC office stresses ideas, innovation and implementation
January 11, 2019 — Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's new innovation office is dedicated to tying together the vast innovation ecosystem with the Airmen at installations... MORE

AFMC supporting analysis of T-6 unexplained physiological events
April 10, 2018 — Air Force Materiel Command is playing a lead role in analyzing unexplained physiological events with the T-6 Texan II training platform. Air Education and Training Command announced an operational pause for all T-6 operations directed by Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 19th Air Force commander, following a cluster of unexplained physiological events, or UPEs, at three AETC pilot training bases Feb. 1, 2018. ... MORE

Air Force civilian selected for 2017 USAF Portraits in Courage
August 5, 2017 — Gregory Gangnuss, Air Force Civil Engineer Center environmental engineer and program chief at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, is one of 49 Airmen to be memorialized in the 10th edition of the Air Force Chief of Staff’s “Portraits in Courage.”... MORE