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Air Force Civil Engineer Center commander visits RAF Mildenhall
November 19, 2024 — U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Miller, Air Force Civil Engineer Center commander, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, spoke to service members from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Nov. 14, 2024. RAF Mildenhall supported a base immersion where Miller met with Airmen and spoke to leaders... MORE

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Miller, Air Force Civil Engineer Center commander, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, talks with service members at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Nov. 14, 2024. Miller attended meetings about RAF Mildenhall’s current infrastructure needs and requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nash Truitt)

Mission Monday: National Environmental Policy Act
September 16, 2024 — It’s Mission Monday! Meet Austin Naranjo, a program manager in the National Environmental Policy Act Division at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Installations Directorate... MORE

Official photo of Austin Naranjo along with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center shield and duty title within the Mission Monday graphic template

Getting to know the new Air Force Civil Engineer Center commander
September 16, 2024 — With an Air Force career spanning more than 26 years, Brig. Gen. Patrick Miller was well-prepared when he took command of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center in July... MORE

Brig. Gen Patrick Miller official photo along with a picture of him and his family in the background.

National Robot Rodeo ropes in emerging EOD technologies
September 11, 2024 — With over 25 industry partners in attendance, the goal of this year’s rodeo was to put technologies and prototypes into the hands of bomb experts in the earlier stages of development to test their capabilities, identify issues and evaluate equipment that could make its way to the field... MORE

Air Force Civil Engineer Center unveils heritage wall
September 5, 2024 — Members of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center unveiled a new heritage wall at AFCEC headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio, Lackland on Aug. 29, 2024... MORE

DAF GeoBase Program arms commanders for Great Power Competition
July 16, 2024 — A team of Air Force Civil Engineer Center geospatial experts are using emergent technologies to push geospatial services to new heights and give commanders a powerful tool for today’s Great Power Competition... MORE

AFCEC GIO and the 787th CES analyze imagery.

AFIMSC’s Air Force Civil Engineer Center welcomes new commander
July 10, 2024 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center welcomed Brig. Gen. Patrick Miller as the Air Force Civil Engineer Center commander July 9 during a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas... MORE

Miller takes command of AFIMSC’s Air Force Civil Engineer Center

AFCEC streamlines CE work tasks with mobile IT initiative
April 22, 2024 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently introduced a new tool to help installations collect, manage and use civil engineering data more efficiently. The tool – a custom-designed mobile tab for the NexGen IT system – gives civil engineer field technicians a user-friendly option for accessing, logging and updating work task information directly from job sites. ... MORE

AFCEC streamlines CE work tasks with mobile IT initiative
April 17, 2024 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently introduced a new tool to help installations collect, manage and use civil engineering data more efficiently. The tool – a custom-designed mobile tab for the NexGen IT system – gives civil engineer field technicians a user-friendly option for accessing, logging and updating work task information directly from job sites. ... MORE

AFCEC leadership visits 'Mobility’s Hometown'
January 10, 2024 — Brig. Gen. William Kale, Air Force Civil Engineer Center commander, Chief Master Sgt. Edward Fitzgerald, AFCEC senior enlisted leader, and AFCEC leadership members visited Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, to engage with the 97th Civil Engineer Squadron, Dec. 12, 2023... MORE

Bron Howard, 97th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) engineering flight chief, and Matthew Hamilton, 97th CES portfolio optimization element chief, give a brief to Brig. Gen. William Kale, Air Force Civil Engineer Center commander, at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Dec. 12, 2023. The team discussed plans of improvement to the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miyah Gray)

Symposium strengthens housing professionals to deliver ‘excellent’ facilities, services
May 22, 2023 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center hosted the 2023 Air Force Global Housing Symposium for military housing managers, unaccompanied housing managers and resident advocates in San Antonio May 15-18. More than 250 Department of the Air Force housing professionals met to learn, network and hone skills to support Airmen, Guardians and their families’ housing needs... MORE

2023 Air Force Civil Engineer Center Housing Symposium

AFIMSC team delivers growing MILCON program to counter threats
April 11, 2023 — Delivering a growing, multibillion dollar worldwide Department of the Air Force military construction program in sync with supported weapon systems is a key focus for the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center. The Air Force Civil Engineer Center, a primary subordinate unit of AFIMSC, is charged with leading the MILCON and facilities sustainment, restoration and modernization programs to provide mission-critical infrastructure to bolster Air and Space Forces installations as power projection platforms. ... MORE

Air Force Civil Engineer Center hosts Compass 2023 Geospatial Event
April 5, 2023 — Compass 2023, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's annual geospatial training and network event, is open for registration. The event takes place April 11-13 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio... MORE

Compass 2023 presents week of learning, sharing geospatial solutions April 11-14
March 31, 2023 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center Geospatial Integration Office invites Airmen, Guardians, civil engineering staff, and geospatial professionals to attend Compass 2023 from April 11-14, 2023, at the Henry B. González Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas... MORE

AFIMSC expanding readiness with regional training sites
February 6, 2023 — Fully equipped, multi-functional training sites will soon be within easy traveling distance of most civil engineering, force support and security forces units, thanks to the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center... MORE

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

Deadline extended for annual DOD Housing Survey for privatized housing tenants
November 16, 2022 — The deadline for tenants of privatized housing and government-owned family housing to provide their feedback of the program via the annual Department of Defense Tenant Satisfaction Survey has been extended to Dec. 7... MORE

AFIMSC beats fiscal clock to boost installations disaster resiliency
October 28, 2022 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center successfully closed out a year-long effort to increase infrastructure resiliency at Air Force installations in the wake of winter storm Uri. ... MORE

AFCEC celebrates 10 years of Battle Ready, Built Right installation support
October 11, 2022 — On Oct. 1, 2012, Air Force leaders activated the Air Force Civil Engineer Center to provide centralized Civil Engineering support and expertise. Ten years later, AFCEC is celebrating a decade of delivering “Battle Ready, Built Right” support to installations around the world... MORE

AFIMSC disaster recovery team responds to Hurricane Ian
October 6, 2022 — Nearly four years after the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center began rebuilding Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, following Hurricane Michael, a disaster recovery response team armed with expertise and lessons learned from that storm is helping MacDill Air Force Base in Florida assess damage in the wake of Hurricane Ian. ... MORE