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AFIMSC helps Tyndall get back in the fight
November 1, 2018 — As Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, recovers from Hurricane Michael Oct. 10, members and teams from across the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, are helping the base get back in the fight... MORE

Airmen from 823rd RED HORSE Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., perform structural repairs at the gas station Oct. 22 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., after Hurricane Michael. Multiple major commands have mobilized relief assets in an effort to restore operations after the hurricane caused catastrophic damage to the base.

Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center seeks I-WEPTAC topic inputs
October 23, 2018 — Organizers from the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center are offering Airmen an opportunity to help shape the future of combat support by submitting topics for the third annual Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference... MORE

Organizers from the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center are offering Airmen an opportunity to help shape the future of combat support by submitting topics for the third annual Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference. I-WEPTAC 2019 takes place April 1-10 in San Antonio.

Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center completes historic fiscal year closeout
October 9, 2018 — The Air Force executed a record $6.9 billion in the installation and mission support portfolio during fiscal 2018, nearly $1 billion more than last year, and culminating in a successful, historic fiscal year close out... MORE

Approximately 30 budget analysts and financial experts validate end-of-year close out activities from a war room located at Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The nerve center increased the team’s capabilities to quickly validate requirements, ensuring the next available dollar was placed against the next most important requirement.

AFIMSC observes two years of innovation, support to Air Force
October 9, 2018 — Agile, innovative, networked. That’s not a list of buzz words from the Air Force Association’s 2018 Air, Space & Cyber Conference. These words serve as the foundation for the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center. AFIMSC celebrated its second year of full operational capability Oct. 1. The standup represented the Air Force’s largest change in more than 20 years as the service centralized 155 installation and mission support functions previously executed by the major commands and Headquarters Air Force into a single, intermediate level command... MORE

The Air Force executed a record $6.9 billion in the installation and mission support portfolio during fiscal 2018, nearly $1 billion more than last year, and culminating in a successful, historic fiscal year close out.

Back to Bases: AFCEC revives environmental workshop
August 17, 2018 — Air Force senior leaders and environmental experts from around the globe tackled a variety of installation environmental issues during the 2018 Air Force Environmental Workshop Aug. 7-9 in downtown San Antonio... MORE

Dr. James Wilde, the Air Force cultural resources subject matter expert at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, talks about tribal relations during the 2018 Air Force Environmental Workshop Aug. 9 in San Antonio.

AFIMSC leads culture change in world of budget execution
August 2, 2018 — The Air Force exceeded 83 percent budget execution by July 31 this year in the installation and mission support portfolio, the achievement wasn’t about reaching some arbitrary milestone. Instead, it displayed a change in culture. ... MORE

The Air Force exceeded 83 percent budget execution by July 31 this year in the installation and mission support portfolio, the achievement wasn’t about reaching some arbitrary milestone. Instead, it displayed a change in culture.

Security Forces teams prepare for return of Defender Challenge
July 26, 2018 — Security Forces teams from U.S. Air Force major commands, Great Britain and Germany are training to compete at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis Sept. 10-14 when Defender Challenge returns after a 14-year hiatus... MORE

Capt. Nathan Spradley, 902nd Security Forces Squadron operations officer, climbs an obstacle July 23 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis in preparation for the 2018 Defender Challenge. The competition will pit security forces teams against each other in realistic weapons, dismounted operations and relay challenge events.

Security and Protection Category Council proves category management saves millions
July 13, 2018 — The Security and Protection Category Council has been busy saving the Air Force millions of dollars and fine tuning contracting processes using a structured approach called category management... MORE

Service dog rescues veteran from despair of PTSD
June 29, 2018 — After battling night terrors and the pain and anxiety of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder for decades, an Air Force veteran found his lifeline at the end of a dog leash. (Editor's Note: This is part 2 of Ryan Kaono's story about living with PTSD.) ... MORE

Ryan Kaono's work area at the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center clearly shows his cube mate and service dog Romeo belongs there too.

Living with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; a veteran's story
June 22, 2018 — Post-Traumatic stress disorder carries him into the depths of fear and pain; reliving images of death and destruction. Closing his eyes to night terrors at sundown and fighting through daily anxiety attacks eventually pushed him to the brink of suicide so he could put an end to the never-ending cycle. It wasn’t until his second suicide attempt that Air Force veteran and Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center support agreement manager Ryan Kaono took steps to face his invisible scars and reach out for help... MORE

Ryan Kaono, a support agreement manager with the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, shares a laugh with a videographer during an interview while his service dog Romeo keeps a steady eye on the photographer. Romeo helps Kaono quickly recover from bouts of anxiety and night terrors related to enemy attacks while he was deployed to Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

AFIMSC summit delivers mission support solutions
May 21, 2018 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center delivered solutions to challenges base-level leaders face at a forum May 14-16 in San Antonio... MORE

Col. Seth Frank talks with Air Force mission support group commanders and superintendents about protection services during the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Mission Support Leadership Summit May 14 in San Antonio. The summit provided a platform for support group commanders and senior enlisted superintendents to better understand the programs AFIMSC conducts to enable their missions

Air Force I-WEPTAC event offers unique look at mission support challenges, potential solutions
April 19, 2018 — San Antonio-based Airmen can get a unique look at enterprise-wide agile combat support challenges and potential solutions by attending 2018 Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference events May 15-16. ... MORE

Oshiba assumes leadership of AFCEC
February 8, 2018 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center welcomed its third director since the organization activated in 2012, Edwin H. Oshiba, a member of the senior executive service, during an assumption of leadership ceremony here at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Feb. 5, 2018... MORE

Maj. Gen. Bradley D. Spacy, commander of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, passes the unit flag to Edwin H. Oshiba

Air Force Finance Workshop Focuses on Training, Process Improvement
February 5, 2018 — Staff Sgt. Amber Gonzalez and Airman 1st Class Femke Vargas can’t wait to return home to Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico from their recent trip to the 2018 Financial Services Air Force Workshop in San Antonio, Texas. Motivated by the variety of training topics, instruction, and crosstalk with more than 300 peers from across the Air Force, Gonzalez and Vargas are returning to their team with a better understanding of financial services support... MORE

More than 300 Air Force financial customer service technicians received training and updates on issues, policies, and processes during a workshop in San Antonio, Jan. 29-Feb. 2.

Air Force Alpha Warriors prove mettle in ‘Final Battle’
November 16, 2017 — Forty-three Airmen from installations worldwide competed in the first Air Force Alpha Warrior competition, a celebration of functional fitness and resiliency, Nov .11, 2017 in Selma, Texas... MORE

AFIMSC war room facilitates fiscal year closeout
October 13, 2017 — Budget analysts representing every Air Force major command successfully closed out fiscal year 2017 from a war room established at the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s headquarters in San Antonio... MORE

AFFSC prepares to process thousands of Irma vouchers
September 28, 2017 — Air Force Financial Services Center officials anticipate processing 6,000-8,000 travel vouchers filed by Air Force members who evacuated in advance of Hurricane Irma... MORE

Air Force highly recommends renters insurance
September 3, 2017 — Unforeseen fires, floods, theft or accidents can occur in anyone’s residence. Airmen need to understand the importance of protecting their families from financial hardship should such losses occur. Whether you live on base or off base, the Air Force highly recommends you get renters insurance... MORE

Duplex housing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, features rooftop solar panels. The homes are part of the Air Force Housing Privatization program portfolio, which is managed by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Carole Chiles Fuller)

Air Force teen leaders offer messages of hope, resiliency
August 4, 2017 — Teen leaders from Air Force installations worldwide gathered July 10-14, 2017 in San Antonio for the Air Force Youth of the Year and Teen Council Summit. Twenty-six Installation Youth of the Year winners and 12 Air Force Teen Council representatives worked together to develop the 2017-2018 Teen Movement Projects that will be implemented across the Air Force... MORE

Jo Anne Dimitriou, AFSVA executive director, addresses the Air Force Youth of the Year winners during the Air Force Youth of the Year ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Steve Warns / Released)

AFIMSC civilian honored for heroism
February 27, 2017 — Greg Gangnuss, a civilian member of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, was on a voluntary deployment to Afghanistan as a senior environmental advisor for the Ministry of Defense Advisor Program when a helicopter carrying nine coalition members crashed after striking a cable while landing at the NATO Resolute Support Mission headquarters in Kabul on Oct. 11, 2015, killing five people on board. Gangnuss helped rescue four, including Col. Laurel Burkel... MORE

Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski congratulates Greg Gangnuss after presenting him with the Air Force Civilian Award for Valor during a Feb. 22 commander’s call at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.