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  • AFCEE implements innovative technology at Grissom ARB

    The use of an innovative soil excavation approach at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., as part of a larger environmental restoration effort, has resulted in significant cost and time savings for the Air Force.In September 2009, AFCEE implemented a performance-based restoration project to address two Environmental Restoration Program sites at Grissom.
  • Engineer helps secure Afghanistan's future

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  • Housing Privatization continues to achieve milestones

    U.S. Air Force photos Master Sgts. Sarah and Anthony DeLuzio cut a ribbon May 14, 2010, to celebrate the opening of 61 new homes in the North Skeet neighborhood at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Others pictured are (left to right) Ian Smith, AFCEE deputy director of
  • AFCEE director Dennis Firman retires

    U.S. Air Force photos by Nick Lutton Maj. Gen. Timothy Byers, Air Force Civil Engineer, congratulates Dennis Firman at his retirement ceremony Oct. 1 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Larger Version
  • Robins, Dyess celebrate 10 years of housing privatization

    U.S. Air Force photo A privatized home at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. The neighborhood celebrated 10-years of housing privatization in September. September marked the 10-year anniversary for two of the first Air Force housing projects to become privatized:
  • Energy-Saving Efforts Earn Bases National Awards

    The Air Force is living up to its new facility energy slogan, "Think Green, Build Green, Fly Blue," by winning three Federal Energy and Water Management Program awards presented by the Department of Energy' s Federal Energy Management Program. Each year, DOE FEMP honors individuals and organizations within the federal government making significant
  • Air Force to Quadruple its Solar Energy Production

    For nearly three years, a 14.2-megawatt solar array spanning 140 acres at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., has held the title of the largest renewable energy project in the Air Force. Hundreds of media outlets have published stories featuring the vast display of solar panels, and President Obama visited the site last year. Now the Air Force is set to
  • Air Force Transfers Final Acreage of former Kelly and Myrtle Beach Air Force Bases

    On September 30, the Air Force handed-off the final pieces of base property in San Antonio, TX at former Kelly Air Force Base and in South Carolina, at the former Myrtle Beach AFB into the hands of the local communities. With the two former bases completely transferred, they begin a new era of service to their country. Both bases were placed on the
  • Air Force Aids Pakistan Flood Relief Effort

    More than a month after heavy rains caused flooding in Pakistan and displaced an estimated four million people, the Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency, Tyndall AFB, Fla., continues to provide supplies to the country. The U.S State Department's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance sends millions of dollars each year to AFCESA's Air Force
  • Former General Mitchell ARS Going Green

    One of the fastest-growing airports in the U.S. just got bigger - and greener. General Mitchell International Airport (GMIA) -- offering nonstop service to 40 cities "...has emerged as one of the USA's fast-growing airports by becoming a flashpoint for discount competition," according to a February 2010 article in USA Today. The airport hosts
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