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  • Stormwater management required for AF construction programs

    The Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment is working to enhance Air Force efforts to prevent water pollution caused by stormwater runoff.Officials at the center are providing installations, major commands and the civil engineering community the advice, technical expertise and tools they need to ensure compliance with Section 438 of

  • Air Force continues on path toward sustainability

    On its journey toward sustainable installations, the Air Force recently released new rules for sustainable design and development.The policy, released by Air Force Civil Engineer Maj. Gen. Timothy Byers, further emphasizes the Air Force's continued focus on installation and environmental stewardship. "Sustainable facilities are in line with our

  • AFERS Bolsters Energy Analysis Program

    If experts were constructing your home, you'd expect them to use the best tools and avoid mistakes that would compromise the integrity of the structure and add to your costs. The same expectations apply to the experts responsible for building sustainable installations for the Air Force.Accurate energy consumption data is a critical element in this

  • The Future of Air Force Firefighting

    AFCESA to bring Ultra High Pressure Vehicles to Air Force FirefightersSoon Air Force firefighters will have a new weapon in their arsenal. The new P-34 Rapid Intervention Vehicle will be in production by late September 2011. The Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency, headquartered at Tyndall AFB, Fla., has been the driving force behind this

  • HISTORY: First AFCEE director looks back at the organization's beginnings

      "Currently the AFRCE-BMS's main mission is to execute all the environmental actions associated with base closures and NEPA requirements. The CMO mission is to accomplish the design efforts of all MCP associated with small MAJCOMs. The HSD/YAQ mission is to execute a portion of the Installation Restoration Program tasks assigned to the HSD. The

  • HISTORY: AFCEE marked by moves

    Employees at the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment here have called many places home over the last 20 years.When the organization was first established in 1991, home consisted of a trailer park of sorts; a set of modular buildings situated across Brooks AFB, Texas."They were not bad," said J.B. Cole, AFCEE's first director. "It's

  • AFCEE nears completion of large-scale renovation

    A large-scale, $2 million renovation project at Bldg. 38 at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, is nearing completion. The Base Realignment and Closure project, managed by engineers at the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment here, will combine Air Force egress and survival shops currently located in separate facilities at Randolph.In

  • 554 RED HORSE's Vietnam mascot was honorary Chief

    The following text is from an article that appeared in the November 1969 issue of Air Force Civil Engineer (Vol. 10, No. 4):RED HORSE Mascot Makes his Presence KnownPHAN RANG AB, REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM -- Like many units in the Republic of Vietnam, the 554th Civil Engineering Squadron (RED HORSE) at Phan Rang AB has a living symbol. What makes its

  • New cyber warfare facility open for business

  • AFCEE picnic delivers fun for all

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