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Oct. 18, 2023
Five years after Michael: ‘We’ve all been working through some huge hurdles’

Five years ago, Dan Gerdes and his family went to bed after preparing for what they expected to be a Category 3 hurricane. They woke up to the news that Hurricane Michael was quickly approaching and would be bigger and more dangerous than anyone had predicted.
Oct. 18, 2023
Five years after Hurricane Michael, AFIMSC continues shaping Tyndall as Installation of Future

Hurricane Michael virtually leveled Tyndall AFB Oct. 10, 2018, the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center has been a part of the recovery and rebuild since the early hours after the storm passed. The Department of the Air Force decided simply rebuilding the base wasn’t enough. Tyndall
Sept. 29, 2023
AFIMSC leads Andersen rebuild in Typhoon Mawar aftermath

Just four months after Typhoon Mawar pounded Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 24, the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center response has moved from recovery to rebuild mode.
Sept. 28, 2023
Air Force pioneering innovative geothermal energy solutions

Seeking to fortify defense infrastructure, the Department of the Air Force has signed agreements for groundbreaking geothermal energy prototype facilities at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, and Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. When operational, the new facilities will deliver continuous clean
Sept. 20, 2023
AFIMSC partners with DLA to fuel the Air Force fight

Managed by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, the program is executing more than 200 fuel design and construction contracts that aim to preserve and modernize fuel assets.
Sept. 13, 2023
Mawar response a family matter for AFCEC duo

Nearly three months after Typhoon Mawar, clean-up and recovery efforts continue in the communities outside of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Members of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Natural Disaster Recovery Division, who have family in Guam, were not only worried about their loved ones but
Aug. 23, 2023
AFIMSC tackles dorm, child care center needs with $1.6 billion improvement plan

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is putting more than $1.6 billion in infrastructure funding to work to improve unaccompanied housing and child development centers across the Department of the Air Force. Overall, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, one of AFIMSC's primary
Aug. 3, 2023
Tiny fish swims off the endangered species list

A decades long partnership between the Department of the Air Force and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has brought one tiny Florida fish back from the brink of extinction. The Okaloosa darter, a two-inch perch-like fish found only in the streams at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, was removed from
Aug. 1, 2023
AFCEC plays vital role in Air Force climate plan initiatives

AFCEC has a significant role in climate change initiatives intended to enhance resiliency at Air Force installations by addressing the risks severe weather poses to infrastructure, operational capabilities and readiness as outlined in the Department of the Air Force Climate Campaign Plan.
June 30, 2023
AFCEC innovations get CSAF, CSO “Momentum” funding

Two Air Force Civil Engineer Center innovation projects are getting a funding boost through the Chief of Staff for the Air Force and Chief of Space Operations Momentum Fund Fiscal Year 2023 awards.
May 26, 2023
AFIMSC disaster response team deploys to help recover Guam after Typhoon Mawar

In the wake of Category 4 Typhoon Mawar, a small team of Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center disaster recovery experts are on their way to Andersen AFB, Guam, to assist with storm damage recovery at the vital Pacific installation.
May 26, 2023
AFCEC successfully tests multi-capable Airmen airfield repair concept

The concept of a cross section of Airmen carrying out important wartime tasks seems like a good idea, but does it work? That’s what the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s readiness team set out to prove May 22-24 during a Rapid Damage Repair Multi-Capable Airmen Exercise at an Air Force Regional
May 23, 2023
Environmental analysis clears Sentinel missile infrastructure construction for takeoff

The construction phase of Sentinel, the Air Force’s multi-billion-dollar missile modernization effort, was cleared for takeoff May 19 as Robert Moriarty, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, signed the project’s environmental record of decision.
May 22, 2023
Symposium strengthens housing professionals to deliver ‘excellent’ facilities, services

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center hosted the 2023 Air Force Global Housing Symposium for military housing managers, unaccompanied housing mangers and resident advocates. More than 250 Department of the Air Force housing professionals met in San Antonio May 15-18 to learn, network and hone skills
May 10, 2023
AFIMSC completes largest runway construction project in years

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center recently completed a $352.6 million, full-depth rebuild of the remote runway at the Ascension Island Auxiliary Airfield.The effort was led by AFIMSC’s Air Force Civil Engineer Center and their contracting execution agent, the 772nd Enterprise

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