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AFIMSC engineers continue legacy of vital support to Airmen, Guardians
February 18, 2022 — Civil engineers across the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center focus on a wide variety of installation and mission support needs that are vital to keeping the Air Force in flight for another 75 years and beyond. ... MORE

AFIMSC worldwide pursues innovation, automation to streamline finance operations
February 17, 2022 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center welcomed more than 940 financial services professionals from the Department of the Air Force to its fifth annual Financial Services Operations Worldwide. Held virtually, the Resources Directorate Financial Operations Division hosted the event during the second week of February. ... MORE

Master Sgt. Lawrence Robinson, an inspector with the office of the Inspector General at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, attends the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's FSO Worldwide, Feb. 8-11, 2022.

LAUNCH serves as ‘front door’ to access AFIMSC programs, services
February 14, 2022 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s virtual support center, LAUNCH, is helping customers find information about installation and mission support services... MORE

Innovative lease program boosts installations broadband
February 9, 2022 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is helping Airmen and Guardians stay connected and mission ready by working with private industry to upgrade installations’ cellular coverage. ... MORE

AFIMSC council continues work toward improving diversity, inclusion
February 8, 2022 — Since standing up in the fall of 2020, the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Diversity and Inclusion Council has taken several steps to help the center build an inclusive workplace that ensures a fair and just environment regardless of race, ethnicity or gender... MORE

AFIMSC innovations are changing the Air Force
February 8, 2022 — Since standing up in 2015, the AFIMSC team has developed and implemented many innovations that have transformed the installation and mission support community and, in some cases, the entire Department of the Air Force... MORE

A photo of an Airman performing a FARP mission

AFIMSC releases updated strategic plan
January 25, 2022 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center released its updated strategic plan Jan. 25, identifying new goals and objectives for helping two services, nine major commands and 83 installations execute their missions and take care of Airmen, Guardians and families around the world... MORE

AFIMSC prioritizes diversity, inclusion for EOD physical fitness test
January 11, 2022 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is leading the postpartum health guidance revision efforts for the upcoming Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airmen-specific physical fitness test policy... MORE

Master Sgt. Andrea Rasmussen, new mother and EOD equipment section chief, 96th Civil Engineer Squadron, attends the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's postpartum policy working group at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Jan. 6, 2022. The group developed postpartum policy recommendations for the career field's proposed Tier 2 physical fitness test, which AFIMSC’s EOD program will write into the final draft and present to Headquarters Air Force for approval. (U.S Air Force photo by Malcolm McClendon).

AFIMSC’s integrated management, combat support meets critical need for OAW mission
December 23, 2021 — When the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center was established a few years ago, its focus was delivering globally integrated management, resourcing and combat support programs and services across the Air Force enterprise. ... MORE

Defender in front of transportable guard booth

AFIMSC announces 2022 I-WEPTAC topics, seeks working group volunteers
December 13, 2021 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center has announced topics and chairs for the 2022 Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference... MORE

I-WEPTAC focuses on agile combat support core functions and addresses current and future challenges in the I&MS mission sets. The outputs will be actionable recommendations that ensure we continue to deliver agile I&MS capabilities in support of national defense and major command operational plans.

AFSFC initiatives modernize Total Force Defenders
November 10, 2021 — When it comes to equipping more than 38,000 security forces members across the Total Force, the Air Force Security Forces Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland seeks to give Defenders every advantage over their adversaries. The AFSFC Logistics Directorate is charged with making sure it happens... MORE

AFCEC announces winners of 2021 Air Force Design Awards
November 4, 2021 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently announced the winners of the 2021 Air Force Design Awards, recognizing 10 standout building projects in design and efficiency. ... MORE

Graphic for Nellis AFB win in the 2021 Air Force Design Awards.

AFIMSC helps Afghan civilians start new lives
November 3, 2021 — On an early Friday morning in late August, three Air Force Civil Engineer Center project managers met in a conference room at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, to help 25,000 people start a new life. ... MORE

Airmen assigned to Task Force-Holloman smooth fresh concrete in a newly poured recreational area for Afghan evacuees on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 24, 2021. The Department of Defense, through the U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan evacuees essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nicholas Goodman)

AFIMSC centralizes critical communication capability with standup of PMO
November 1, 2021 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Cyberspace Systems Support Branch took on a new mission that will make a positive impact on field communications when it became the Department of the Air Force’s Land Mobile Radio Product Management Office Oct. 18... MORE

Photo of U.S. Air Force Airman watching flight of B-1 Lancer

AFIMSC Ventures accelerates change across I&MS enterprise
October 26, 2021 — A small team of innovation experts at the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is empowering speed, innovation and change across the service... MORE

Cost Engineering Improvement Program set for Initial Operating Capability
October 5, 2021 — A new program to certify engineers who determine costs associated with military construction projects will reach initial operating capability this month... MORE

The Air Force is implementing a new program to produce certified cost estimators within its ranks. (AFCEC graphic)

AFIMSC presses till final hours to execute $7 billion in FY21
October 4, 2021 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center closed out an extremely tight year in the last hours of FY21, executing more than $7 billion to attain close to 99.9 percent obligation of the operations and maintenance portfolio across the enterprise... MORE

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center closed out an extremely tight year in the last hours of FY21, executing more than $7 billion to attain close to 99.9 percent obligation of the operations and maintenance portfolio across the enterprise.

Getting to know the new AFIMSC command chief
October 1, 2021 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center welcomes Chief Master Sgt. Hope L. Skibitsky as the new AFIMSC command chief on Oct. 4... MORE

AFCEC’s civil engineers garner industry experience to help optimize mission success
September 23, 2021 — Maj. Joelle Uribe, a military construction program manager with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, was among the first Airmen to work with Tesla through the Air Force’s Education with Industry program. ... MORE

Maj. Joelle Uribe in a group photo with Tesla employees.

AFIMSC seeks challenging I&MS topics for I-WEPTAC
September 13, 2021 — The deadline to submit ideas to help shape the future of combat support is soon approaching. Submissions for the 2022 Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference are due Sept. 15... MORE

The 2022 Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference will take place April 4-6, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The conference addresses current and future challenges in I&MS areas by leveraging the expertise and experience of Airmen and Guardians around the world who identify mission support deficiencies, shortfalls and developmental gaps and provides actionable recommendations. (U.S. Air Force courtesy graphic).