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Air Force tests Wing Feedback App at JBSA
January 5, 2021 — The Air Force is testing a new mobile app at Joint Base San Antonio that aims to give Airmen a convenient way to provide feedback or raise concerns about their experiences on the installation... MORE

Annual DOD Housing Survey now open for tenant feedback
December 9, 2020 — The Department of the Air Force is asking tenants of its privatized and government-owned housing to share their experiences and opinions of the programs via the Department of Defense Tenant Satisfaction Survey, which began Dec. 8. ... MORE

The Air Force invites all privatized and government-owned housing residents to participate in the 2020 Tenant Satisfaction Survey.

Air Force Services Center debuts Air Force Gaming
November 27, 2020 — Air Force Gaming made its official debut Nov. 11 under the Air Force Services Center with a new intramural e-sports program... MORE

Air Force Gaming made its official debut on 11 November, under the Air Force Services Center with a new intramural e-sports program.

AFICC creates innovative contract vehicle for BRAC program
November 24, 2020 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center has a new contract vehicle to help the Base Realignment and Closure program achieve site cleanup and closure at some of the Air Force's most challenging sites... MORE

Contractors dig a site on the former Kelly Air Force Base, Texas.

DOD civilian encourages Airmen to share their innovative ideas
November 13, 2020 — Jason Rios is a material handler work lead for the 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron on Joint Base San Antonio. It is his job to provide protective equipment, such as bulletproof vests and chemical suits, to those who need them. Recently, upon hearing about the Air Force Spark Tank competition, he decided to enter with an idea he came up with several years ago... MORE

Jason Rios, 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron material handler, poses for a photo Jan. 17, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

AFIMSC builds culture of family, fun
November 12, 2020 — Strong families and a connected workforce. That’s what Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center senior leaders believe is paramount for mission success... MORE

Call for Innovation Rodeo ideas nears Dec. 1 deadline
November 6, 2020 — With less than a month to go in their annual call-for-topics campaign, the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is still looking for innovative ideas with potential to change the Air Force... MORE

Maj. Jacque Vasta presents her idea for a child care app to senior leaders during the 2020 Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Innovation Rodeo, Feb. 7, 2020, in San Antonio.

AFIMSC key to disaster recovery at installations
October 24, 2020 — When natural disasters strike installations, Air Force leadership immediately begins recovery operations to get missions up and running again as soon as possible. Requirement validators, in concert with financial experts, at the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center play an important role in that recovery. ... MORE

The entire roof of a hangar next to the flightline at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, is lifted off the structure during a wind storm Jan. 9, 2017.

AFIMSC executes record $8.2 billion in FY20
October 19, 2020 — A global pandemic couldn't stop the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's Resources Management team from closing out a record $8.2 billion of execution during fiscal 2020... MORE

graphic for the $8.2 billion execution by AFIMSC during fiscal 2020.

AFIMSC’s digital dashboard drives AF-wide innovation
September 17, 2020 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is integrating innovation efforts across the Air Force through the use of its own innovation to centralize great ideas into a single application accessible by all... MORE

Patricia Marshall, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center chief of strategy, shares information about the Defense Innovation Dashboard project with Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett, Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass at the AFWERX Austin hub, Aug. 20, 2020. During the visit, the AFWERX team showcased various initiatives aimed toward modernizing the Air Force including the AFVentures Fellowship, Agility Prime program, AFWERX internships, Spark Colliders and RAPIDx. (Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jordyn Fetter)

AFCEC helps Air Force transition to the next generation KC-46A tanker
September 15, 2020 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is expanding global reach through a multi-phase construction effort to support the new KC-46A Pegasus refueling tanker... MORE

KC-46 depot maintenance hangar exterior at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Summit charts future of installation, mission support innovation
September 3, 2020 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center delivered an in-depth look into the Air Force innovation ecosystem during its inaugural Worldwide Innovation Summit Sept. 1-2... MORE

AFIMSC seeks ideas for 2021 Innovation Rodeo
September 1, 2020 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center kicks off its third annual Innovation Rodeo with a call-for-topics campaign. The campaign, open through Dec. 1, gives military and civilian members of mission support groups around the world a chance to win part of $1 million in funding and resources to pursue their ideas. ... MORE

AFIMSC provides Air Force with innovative post-COVID workspace options
September 1, 2020 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center and the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Ventures innovation office are developing a viable plan that will optimize telework operations for the enterprise... MORE

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 housing residents at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma,

Getting to know the new Air Force Security Forces Center commander
August 18, 2020 — Col. Aaron Guill took command of the Air Force Security Forces Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland during a change of command ceremony Aug. 11. ... MORE

Graphic to introduce Col. Aaron Guill to the AFIMSC team.

New Security Forces Center commander focuses on lethal, ready Defenders
August 14, 2020 — The Air Force Security Forces Center welcomed Col. Aaron Guill as its new commander during a change of command ceremony Aug. 11. Guill becomes the center’s third commander since it became a primary subordinate unit under Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center in 2015... MORE

Col. Aaron Guill, right, Air Force Security Forces Center gaining commander, salutes Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander, during the AFSFC change of command ceremony held at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Aug. 11, 2020. Guill gained command from Col. Brian S. Greenroad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarayuth Pinthong)

AFCEC continues building on AFCAMP successes
August 3, 2020 — It’s been six years since the Air Force Civil Engineer Center established a new, transparent process for strategically racking and stacking facility sustainment, restoration and modernization requirements across the Air Force... MORE

Danny Butler at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, inventories and assesses the condition of buildings and structures on the base.

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.