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Installation commanders key in privatized housing success
August 31, 2020 — Following full analysis and inputs from more than 45,000 residents, the Air Force's enterprise-wide effort to improve privatized housing program by actively engaging residents and families, and increasing installation commander input is showing positive results... MORE

Col. Paul Filcek, 72nd Air Base Wing commander, talks to a housing resident at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma,

Air Force environmental programs help endangered species thrive
July 29, 2020 — When Erica Lee was a child, the world outside the door was the place to be.“I would come home with bugs in my pocket and was always curious about the environmental world,” Lee said. Now, as an Air... MORE

Erica Lee, Air Force Civil Engineer Center Support Program manager for Eglin Natural Resources, and Amanda Robydek, Leidos Environmental Scientist, hold a Kemp's ridley sea turtle during one of many acoustic and satellite tagging events.

AFCEC welcomes first active duty director
July 20, 2020 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland welcomed its new leader during an assumption of leadership ceremony July 13. ... MORE

Photo of Brig. Gen. Patrice Melancon singing national anthem as Brig. Gen. John Allen and Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox look on.

JBSA environmental program takes off with UAS technology
July 14, 2020 — What began as a project to improve land surveying, floodplain mapping, vegetation classification and endangered species management at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis has become a revolutionary innovation that could save the Air Force millions of dollars and countless hours of labor... MORE

An unmanned aerial system is prepared for a test flight July 9, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas.

Air Force Civil Engineer Center consolidates program to maximize lethality, readiness
June 1, 2020 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Installations Directorate at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is taking the Air Force’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration program to new heights, preserving training areas to increase the lethality and readiness of air and space forces... MORE

AFICC dashboard to help clean up custodial costs
April 18, 2020 — The Air Force Installation Contracting Center is set to launch a new dashboard in the coming weeks that will help installations save money with custodial services. ... MORE

Air Force Installation Contracting Center's Chris Hoff, facilities and construction category management advisor, takes a break from reviewing data in custodial service dashboard in his basement office.

JBSA-Lackland engineer wins national recognition
February 21, 2020 — Air Force Civil Engineer Dr. Tim Sullivan was named the 2020 Federal Engineer of the Year during a ceremony Feb. 14 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C... MORE

AFIMSC engineer honored with Bronze Star Medal
February 18, 2020 — Capt. Shane Lockridge received the award for his performance as the director of operations and engineer adviser 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, stand with Capt. Shane Lockridge after awarding the Bronze Star to him at a commander’s call Feb. 13.

Air Force workshop focuses on installation support, environmental stewardship
August 19, 2019 — Building resilient installations was the theme of an Air Force Civil Engineer Center workshop that brought together environmental, public affairs and other base professionals Aug. 13-15 in San Antonio... MORE

More than 400 environmental, legal and public affairs professionals from Air Force installations across the globe attended the three-day Air Force Environmental Workshop, August 13 – 15 in downtown San Antonio. The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Environmental Directorate led the workshop allowing an opportunity for attendees to gain invaluable career training to continue improving the Air Force’s environmental stewardship and compliance.

Air Force BRAC program reaches innovation milestone
July 1, 2019 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Installations Directorate recently reached a significant innovation milestone stemming from a five-year effort... MORE

Christiana Hewitt, a BRAC environmental coordinator with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Base Realignment and Closure program, accesses GeoBase at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland June 20. A BRAC team developed and transferred geospatial data for 39 BRAC installations onto the Air Force GeoBase, which centralizes all geospatial data and utilizes modern information procedures and technology to display and query data quickly and accurately.

Global housing symposium focuses on relationship building and enterprise-wide support
May 14, 2019 — Improving the Air Force privatized housing program to meet the needs of Airmen and their families was the central focus of a three-day Global Housing Symposium in San Antonio May 7-9... MORE

People talk during a break at the Global Housing Symposium in San Antonio May 7. The three-day event focused on improving the Air Force privatized housing program to meet the needs of Airmen and their families.

Making a difference: Man dedicates career, life to environmental restoration
August 5, 2018 — As a junior in college, Jose Hurtado had no idea the decision to read an ABC 20/20 news article would drastically change his career path to one focused on the environment. ... MORE

Jose Hurtado, program manager for the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s environmental restoration division, stands next to groundwater cleanup equipment located on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

Air Force Civil Engineer Center revives in-person Air Installations Compatible Use Zones Program training
March 5, 2018 — In support of missions around the globe, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center revived a workshop long lost to the world of online training... MORE

Meg Reyes, Joint Base San Antonio Community Initiatives director, addresses attendees at the Air Installations Compatible Use Zones Program conference at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 27. The Air Force Civil Engineer Center hosted event brought AICUZ personnel from all around the Department of Defense, as well as representatives from the Office of Economic Adjustment and Department of Agriculture to discuss and share best practices with each other. The overall goal of the program is to protect the health, safety and welfare of those living and working on or near military installations while ensuring the continued flight operations.

Planning and programming summit focuses on “shared way forward”
August 4, 2017 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Planning and Integration Directorate hosted a three-day summit to discuss enterprise initiatives, and planning and programming portfolios... MORE

Mark Correll, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Environment, Safety and Infrastructure, Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon, addresses the audience during the 2017 Planning and Programming Summit.

Housing managers, project owners gather for workshop
May 9, 2017 — Housing managers and project owners from U.S. Air Force installations worldwide gathered in San Antonio for a weeklong workshop sharing best practices in housing privatization... MORE

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Installations Directorate hosted the 2017 Housing Privatization Lessons Learned Workshop on May 2 at the Rivercenter Marriott in San Antonio. Among the speakers were Maj. Gen. Brad Spacy, Air Force Installation and Support Center commander; Robert Moriarty, AFCEC installations director; Jennifer Miller, deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations; and Col. Michael Beach, AFCEC portfolio management division chief.