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AFIMSC preparing Deployable Combat Wings for mission success
May 21, 2025 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is playing a vital role in the standup of Air Force Deployable Combat Wings, providing essential support in key areas including site assessments, personnel planning, resource allocation and training operations... MORE

Lessons learned drive Air Force CSTR program improvements
April 16, 2025 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is improving the Combat Support Training Range program based on lessons learned from recent Air Task Force training events... MORE

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 11th Air Task Force construct a tent at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 21, 2025. The 11th ATF empowers Airmen to execute the mission while optimizing agile combat employment to advance the capabilities of air power and overcome the challenges of tomorrow. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jasmyne Bridgers-Matos)

AFIMSC celebrates 10 years of making Air Force success its mission
April 7, 2025 — On April 6, 2015, the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center was activated to centralize management support and consolidate enterprise-level installation and mission support operations to help commanders focus on their primary mission areas. Ten years later, AFIMSC is celebrating its remarkable journey of growth, innovation and mission success... MORE

AFIMSC members earn 2024 Air Force Civil Engineer Awards
March 10, 2025 — Five Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center members recently won 2024 Air Force Civil Engineer Awards for their outstanding performance this past year... MORE

2024 USAF CE Awards graphic displaying the trophies for the awards

New app helps leaders ensure Airman, Guardian financial readiness
February 21, 2025 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center recently unveiled a groundbreaking app that puts real-time financial data in leaders’ hands to help Airmen, Guardians and their families maintain financial readiness... MORE

Mission Monday: AFSVC Financial Management
January 27, 2025 — It’s Mission Monday! Meet Brittney Brooks, lead financial management specialist for the Financial Management and Comptroller Directorate at the Air Force Services Center. ... MORE

AFIMSC Mission Monday graphic with Brittney Brooks' official photo with AFSVC shield

AFIMSC releases 2024 year-in-review video
January 7, 2025 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center released its annual recap video on Jan. 6. In 2024, the focus was on boosting combat support, Airmen's readiness, and improving power-projection platforms to align with the Air Force's reoptimization priorities in the Great Power Competition... MORE

AFIMSC Year-in-Review introduction graphic from the video release

I-WEPTAC teams propose solutions to most pressing DAF GPC needs
December 2, 2024 — Airmen presented innovative solutions for the Air Force’s most pressing Great Power Competition combat support needs during the second installment of the 2024 Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conferences on Nov. 15 at the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center. ... MORE

AFIMSC Airmen and civilians sitting at a table participating in a discussion.

I-WEPTAC teams propose solutions to most pressing DAF Great Power Competition needs
November 19, 2024 — Airmen presented innovative solutions for the Air Force’s most pressing Great Power Competition combat support needs during the second installment of the 2024 Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conferences Nov. 15 at the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas... MORE

Summit connects mission support leaders, focuses on Great Power Competition
November 5, 2024 — More than 170 leaders from Air and Space Forces installations gathered in San Antonio from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1 for the annual Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Mission Support Leadership Summit. With a focus on mission support in Great Power Competition, the summit provided a platform for attendees to learn about AFIMSC initiatives and engage in open dialogue to discuss trends and issues affecting their missions... MORE

AFIMSC Portrait: Sharita Figueroa
October 30, 2024 — AFIMSC Portrait highlights Sharita Figueroa, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Equal Employment Opportunity Engagement Officer... MORE

AFIMSC portrait graphic with official photo and AFIMSC shield

AFIMSC executes record $9.4 billion in FY24
October 22, 2024 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center executed a record $9.4 billion in operations and maintenance funds in the 2024 fiscal year, the most funding the center has obligated in a single year since declaring full operational capability eight years ago this month... MORE

AFIMSC fiscal year closeout graphic displaying the amounts executed throughout 2024.

Mission Monday: AFCEC Facility Engineering
October 21, 2024 — It’s Mission Monday! Meet Richard Mathews, deputy director for the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Facility Engineering Directorate. ... MORE

AFIMSC Mission Monday graphic with official photo of Richard Mathews along with the AFCEC shield.

AFIMSC declares FOC for HQ A-Staff transition
October 1, 2024 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's reorganization into an Air Force Forces staff structure, commonly referred to as an A-Staff, reached full operational capability on Oct. 1... MORE

Air Force gears up for first ATF training events at CSTR sites
September 30, 2024 — The Air Force is preparing for its first Air Task Force training events at Combat Support Training Range sites in November. The events will give Airmen from ATF Combat Air Base Squadrons, or CABS, an opportunity to train as a team and demonstrate the CSTR sites’ ability to host combat support training, said Col. Ross Dotzlaf, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Readiness Integration chief. ... MORE

Airman laying in the brush with weapon ready

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.

BMT construction effort moves closer toward completion
September 12, 2024 — The massive construction effort to deliver an updated, centralized basic training installation for the Department of the Air Force’s newest Airmen and Guardian enlistees is nearing 75% completion. Construction of Airmen training complexes at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, including two centralized basic military training campuses – “East” and “West” -- began in 2009... MORE

AFIMSC partnership accelerates technology for I&MS capabilities
September 11, 2024 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is leveraging the AFWERX Expedient Basing Challenge to capitalize on industry expertise to rapidly address urgent Air Force needs... MORE

A U.S. Air Force Airman, holds a simulated weapon while training on a Virtual Reality headset

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