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  • AFCEC uses table top exercise to plan future big moves in RADR

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Requirements, Research & Development and Acquisitions Division recently held a table top exercise to evaluate the access, mitigate and repair capabilities of the Rapid Airfield Damage Repair, or RADR, process. RADR is the modernized process of how Airmen

  • New AFCEC preventive maintenance program manager visits Travis AFB

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center Operations Directorate’s new preventive maintenance program manager hit the road recently to introduce himself to the field.Samuel “Jason” Schmitz recently visited Travis Air Force Base, California, to collaborate with base civil engineers on preventive

  • AFCEC proactively pursuing environmental stewardship at Fairchild AFB

    The Air Force is taking proactive measures to reduce the risk of mission-related PFOS/PFOA contamination to installation and nearby communities’ drinking water sources by working to eliminate the use of PFOS-containing AFFF, and is also testing groundwater at a variety of locations to determine if

  • AFCEC translator, interpreter keeps communication clear

    Communication; it’s something people do every day. However, what is said and what is heard can often be two different things, even when speaking the same language. Add in other languages, and communication can get further muddled.Keeping the conversation clear at the Air Force Civil Engineer

  • Travis environmental restoration program certified green and sustainable

    Saving money, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and implementing green and sustainable remediation to clean up contaminated groundwater sites has earned Travis Air Force Base, California the honor of becoming the first Department of Defense installation to receive greener cleanup certification by

  • AFCEC EOD program manager receives Master Blaster Award

    Surprised, humbled and appreciative are the three words that came to mind when the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Master Sgt. Jonathan “Adam” Quast was notified of his selection as the 2016 Master Blaster Award recipient recently.Quast is AFCEC’s explosive ordnance disposal program manager.“I was

  • AFCEC asset visibility team earns FEMP Award

    Members of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center asset visibility team, or AVT, were recently awarded the 2016 Federal Energy and Water Management Program Award for asset management contributions to the Air Force energy program. The AFCEC AVT actively manages the Air Force-wide implementation of the

  • Largest military solar energy project in Northeast breaks ground on JB MDL

    The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy Miranda A.A. Ballentine and the Adjutant General of New Jersey Brig. Gen. Michael Cunniff helped break ground on a 98-acre solar farm here Dec. 20.The 16.5 megawatt solar energy project will be the largest military

  • Largest Air Force ESPC awarded at Tinker Air Logistics Complex

    The Defense Logistics Agency Energy awarded an energy savings performance contract Dec. 13 for the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, or OC-ALC, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The $262 million project, the largest in the Air Force, was awarded to Honeywell International, Inc., to modernize 50

  • December Energy Express released

    In this edition: Air Force switches from LEED to GPC standards; Air Force and Navy face off in SWAPPED, North Carolina ANG FEMP winners; and more here.

  • Accurate cost estimating crucial to credibility, project success

    Recent studies show the Air Force’s civil engineering cost estimate accuracy is declining, directly impacting which projects do or don’t get funding as well as the service’s credibility among its peers.According to a 2014 internal document, more than 40 percent of Air Force military construction

  • AFCEC engineer works to bring clean water to rural Uganda

    Chlorine production through salt water, electrodes and a car battery. It’s a simple technology that one AFCEC engineer hopes will soon have a life-changing impact on a people.Six months ago, April Whitbeck, a program manager at AFCEC’s European Store Front at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, took a

  • AFCEC selects 2016 USAF Design Award Recipients

    Each year, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center holds the Air Force Design Awards to recognize and promote outstanding resource-efficient, visually appealing facility projects.  Awards will be formally presented to the winners Dec. 13 during the AFCEC Design and Construction Symposium in San

  • A Sustainable Future: AF Housing goes Solar

    More than 2,000 privatized homes across multiple Air Force installations will soon generate renewable energy.Rooftop solar panels were recently installed at residential communities on Air Force installations across the United States. Combined, the homes will generate an estimated 7 megawatts of

  • EOD celebrating 75th anniversary

    Explosive ordnance disposal was the first joint service school for the U.S. military. The career field also remainsthe only occupation to share distinctive emblems -- the EOD badges -- as the common symbol of the profession. Just like any highly competitive family, each service touts its force as

  • AFCEC teams support Seymour Johnson through Hurricane Matthew response

    Two teams from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center Operations Directorate travelled to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, recently to provide Hurricane Matthew destruction repair and assessment.Seymour Johnson AFB was hit by historic flooding from Hurricane Matthew and urgently

  • Force development manager collaborates with Georgia training facilities

    Senior Master Sgt. Stewart Herringshaw, civil engineer power production force development manager from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Operations Directorate, traveled through Georgia recently to collaborate training efforts and identify training needs for power pro technicians.The manager’s

  • Environmental stewards ensure safe, clean ground water

    Driving around base, Airmen might notice large equipment drilling into the ground and workers wearing personal protective equipment.This work is safe for the environment, personnel and the community, and is part of a base-wide effort to remediate soil and ground water contaminations at locations on

  • 386th EOD destroys unusable ammunition

    The 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight conducted a munitions burn at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Nov. 9, 2016.The flight conducted the burn to dispose of unserviceable ammunition, including unexploded ordnance found on or off base, as well as

  • AF continues sampling, launches study at former Michigan base

    The Air Force is conducting further water sampling and launched a technological study at former Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan. Both efforts are part of the Air Force-wide response to potential drinking water contamination related to the service’s fire-fighting activities.  Nearly 200 members of

  • Former Onizuka Air Station's new mission - Enhancing education

    Once rumored to be one of the highest-ranking nuclear targets in the country, property that was home to the former Onizuka Air Station is now targeted for a different purpose. The newly opened Foothill College Sunnyvale Center serves as a regional educational center and a workforce resource for

  • Air Force moves forward to build treatment systems

    The Air Force has submitted remedial designs to the Environmental Protection Agency for two large-scale groundwater treatment systems to protect drinking water supply wells on and near the former Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire, from exposure to perfluorooctanesulfonic and perfluorooctanoic

  • AF employee reflects on life, 70-year career

    Air Force employee is retiring after a lifetime of service to our nation.Service began under Gen. George Patton in Europe during World War II and ends there as an employee of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center.

  • AFCEC Participates in Installation Reuse Forum

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Military communities across America are looking for ways to strengthen their ties to the military installations in their towns. They have learned that everyone comes out ahead when they work together. For active and closed installations, the issues can

  • AFCEC team evaluates cybersecurity at Malmstrom AFB

    Members of the elite Air Force Civil Engineer Center Industrial Control Systems, or ICS, Mitigation Team traveled to Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, recently to evaluate two of the civil engineer ICS for cybersecurity compliance. October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and the work of

  • Eglin to privatize all four utility systems

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a utilities privatization contract to Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative, or CHELCO, to own, operate and maintain the electrical system infrastructure at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida for 50 years. Having previously privatized

  • October Energy Express

    In this edition: Air Force urges Airmen to 'Protect the Power'during Energy Action Month; Air National Guard’s 133rd AW named Clean EnergyCommunity Award finalist; Meet the new Director of Energy for AFCEC, RobertGill; and more. Read here. 

  • Dover runway reopens after extensive renovation

    The C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17A Globemaster that landed Sept. 23 on Runway 01-19 at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, capped the third portion of a four-phase project almost two years in the making for the Air Force Civil Engineer Center.

  • CEMIRT saves Nellis barrier arresting kit damaged by flood

    On Aug. 22, Nellis Air Force Base received 2 inches of rain in approximately 20 minutes, causing substantial flooding across the Nevada base, impacting four of its barrier arresting kit 12, or BAK-12, barrier pits located adjacent to the runways. The base immediately requested support from the Air

  • AVT assesses Ramstein AB with new methods

    The asset visibility team, or AVT, from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Operations Directorate at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, recently travelled to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to conduct facility condition assessments using its new “Reach and Teach” strategy to train, calibrate and

  • EOD exercise provides unique experience, training

    Military EOD and civilian public safety bomb units put their skills to test in a friendly competition at the inaugural Eastern National Robotics Rodeo and Capability Exercise in Atlanta, Georgia, Aug. 28 – Sept. 1.

  • CEMIRT performs periodic maintenance of caterpillar generator, other repairs

    Repairing large industrial generators while saving taxpayer dollars is just the beginning of what the Civil Engineer Maintenance Inspection and Repair Team, or CEMIRT, does regularly at installations around the world. A team from the Travis Air Force Base, California, division of the Air Force Civil

  • September Energy Express released

    The September Energy Express is now available. In this issue: The Air Force takes home six FEMP awards, more than 100 Air Force energy experts attend the 2016 Energy Exchange and the AFCEC energy surety expert weighs in on resiliency. Read about these and more here.

  • Recent aircraft arresting system overhaul comes in handy

    A mobile aircraft arresting system, or MAAS, unit that was recently overhauled by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Civil Engineer Maintenance Inspection and Repair Team, or CEMIRT, was put to good use in an F-35A Joint Strike Fighter aircraft arresting system capability test recently at Edwards

  • EM: Working to ensure Air Force community ready for a disaster

    September is National Preparedness Month and the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Emergency Management Division is working to make sure the Air Force community is prepared for all emergencies -- natural, man-made or technological. "During National Preparedness Month we hope to reach hundreds of

  • Air Force partnership paves way for future civil engineer technology

    Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing as it's more commonly known, could shape the future of civil engineering.Dr. Joseph Wander, research chemist at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, is partnering with the Air Force Institute of Technology and U.S. Air Force Academy to show that AM is a viable

  • Air Force employee honored for 70 years of service

    Anthony "Tony" Duno always puts Airmen and their families first.As U.S. Air Forces in Europe's Lead Residual Value Negotiator for the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's European store front at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, he is responsible for the recoupment of more than $1 billion from the return of

  • Partnerships key in new Air Force environmental initiatives

    Sustainable environmental goals require partnerships; one of the new initiatives the Air Force Civil Engineer Center is promoting to accomplish its mission.In a summit held in northern New Mexico, AFCEC's environmental directorate brought state, regional and federal environmental regulators together

  • Joint forces assemble for contingency airfield pavement evaluation course

    Members of the Air Force, Navy and Marines traveled here recently for a two-week course in contingency airfield pavement evaluation.The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Operations Directorate provides certification training in contingency airfield pavement evaluation for all Department of Defense

  • Zika Virus brings entomologists, health experts together

    Entomologists from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center Operations Directorate at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, recently convened with civil engineering pest managers and medical group public health flight personnel at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, to discuss capabilities and coordination efforts

  • Siemens awarded energy saving performance contract at Spangdahlem

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Huntsville, Alabama, recently released a notice of intent to award, or NOITA, identifying Siemens as the energy services company, or ESCO, chosen to complete an energy savings performance contract at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.The primary scope of the ESPC is

  • July 2016 Energy Express

    In this month's issue of Energy Express, find out more about TRIRIGA coming to an installation near you, meet the new Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center team and find out more about Interior Lighting Campaign guidance for federal energy and facility managers. Check it out here.

  • Misawa AB energy saving performance contract kicks off

    Base civil engineers at Misawa Air Base, Japan, along with the Defense Logistics Agency, hosted Trane, an energy service company, or ESCO, to perform a preliminary assessment of installation facilities June 20 for an energy savings performance contract.The PA kickoff event allows Trane to identify

  • Airman participates in EOD immersion

    Leaving a career field can be a scary proposition for an Airman who has been performing and learning the ins and outs of their job for the better part of a decade. The new career they choose may or may not be a good fit.Despite that, Staff Sgt. Michael McNally, 355th Maintenance Group scheduler,

  • Researchers use sound to destroy toxic firefighting chemical

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center, in partnership with researchers from the University of Arizona, is exploring an innovative way to dispose of the Air Force's toxic firefighting foam stockpiles -- using only sound waves.The project, funded by the AFCEC Broad Agency Announcement program,

  • AFCEC sends installation planning team to Incirlik Air Base

    Due to its location in the region, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, serves an important role in the Air Force's fight against the Islamic State group ISIS. In the face of an expanding mission, the U.S. Air Forces in Europe reached out to the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Planning and Integration

  • APE Team evaluates Hill AFB airfield

    Evaluating airfields for aircraft suitability can be an arduous task when heat and wind are part of the work environment. Airfield pavement evaluation, or APE, team members recently experienced this first-hand when they performed an airfield pavement evaluation at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.An Air

  • Explosive ordnance community joins together to honor its fallen

    The joint service explosive ordnance disposal community gathered May 7, to honor EOD technicians who have died in the line of duty since World War II."It is important to remember the families, the children, the spouses," said Maj. Gen. Timothy Green, Air Force director of civil engineers, who was

  • More than the basics: Commemorating 20 years of housing privatization

    When Master Sgt. Meloney Natal and her children prepared for a permanent change of station to Hurlburt Field, Florida, in May 2015, the search for a home led Natal to Corvias Military Living.The safety, customer service and strong sense of military community is what sold Natal on military privatized

  • AFCEC consults with Scott AFB as TRIRIGA approaches

    A project management team from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center Operations Directorate, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, recently traveled to Scott Air Force Base, Illinois to perform a detailed on-site visit to assist and train operations flight personnel on the organization and business process

  • Air Force teams with Army, law enforcement during EOD exercises

    As threats continue to emerge, interoperability and cooperation will be crucial for explosive ordnance disposal Airmen, said Maj. Mark Hope, deputy commander of the 301st Civil Engineer Squadron, Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base."They'll have better networking, better relationships

  • AF wins three DOD environmental awards

    Three Air Force installations have been named winners in the 2016 Secretary of Defense environmental awards."Our men and women work hard to keep environmental stewardship a top priority while simultaneously advancing our National Defense Mission," said Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for

  • April Energy Express

    In this edition: Net-zero energy building becomes a reality for Air Force Special Operations Command; the Air Force Research Laboratory earns a tech award for new solar power technology; Air Force Life Cycle Management Center completes a solar energy enhanced-use lease agreement; and more here.

  • U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff honors AFCEC Activity Integration Team

    The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Activity Integration Team recently received honors as the second runner-up for the 2014 Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award.The team's efforts contributed to a combined first-year savings of $260 million to the U.S. Air Force. But according to Capt. Graham

  • AF announces annual engineering, environmental award winners

    Air Force officials recently announced the winners of the annual Gen. Thomas D. White Environmental Awards, Civil Engineer Awards and Professional Housing Management Association Service Awards."We had another year of strong competition for our annual awards," said Maj. Gen. Timothy Green, director

  • Privatized housing project at Eglin AFB getting ready for grand opening

    As the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Installations Directorate celebrates the 20th anniversary of privatized base housing this year, a new neighborhood is about to open at Eglin AFB.Anchored by the 12,000-square-foot Warrior Landing Community Center, the 747-residence community is set to have

  • AF signs lease for multi-sports complex project with City of Goldsboro

    The Air Force and the City of Goldsboro, North Carolina, signed a lease March 25 for a multi-sports complex on the perimeter of neighboring Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base.The Enhanced Use Lease, or EUL, enables the City of Goldsboro to develop and manage a multi-sports complex on 62 acres of

  • APE team saves the day

    Members of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center Airfield Pavement Evaluation Team helped save lives following a multi-vehicle accident in Avon Park, Florida, this past February.The team members had completed their work for the day and were enjoying dinner when they heard the sounds of crashing and

  • UTC centralization initiative leads to improved management practices

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is centralizing the location of civil engineer unit type code, or UTC, kits as part of an effort to reduce the workload placed on civil engineer units at installations.The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is halfway through managing and implementing the

  • AF hangar acceptance testing checklist paves way for new standards

    Fire protection engineers, or FPEs, convened recently for the final acceptance test of an aircraft hangar foam fire suppression system at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.The addition to the 99th Air Base Wing fuel cell maintenance hangar, there was the first Air Force hangar fire suppression system to

  • CEMIRT works mission facilities at California base

    The Pacific breeze rattles metal louvers inside a massive concrete high-voltage switching station, in contrast to an almost mesmerizing electrical humming. The dim yellow glow of sodium lamps creates a sleepy feeling, when "BAM!" a 50-pound spring claps and echoes quickly through the windowless

  • DLA announces Kirtland energy savings performance contractor

    The Defense Logistics Agency recently released a down selection decision document identifying ESG as the energy services company, or ESCO, chosen to provide services for an energy savings performance contract, or ESPC, at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.One of the goals of the ESPC is to upgrade

  • AFICA selects energy company for fence-to-fence ESPC

    The Air Force Installation Contracting Agency recently released a down selection decision document identifying NORESCO as the energy services company, or ESCO, chosen to provide services for an energy savings performance contract, or ESPC, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee.The scope of this ESPC

  • March Energy Express

    In this edition: Solar array dedication ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, unveils largest solar array in the Department of Defense; Clear Air Force Station, Alaska, disconnects coal, enhances energy resiliency; Air Force Civil Engineer Center division chief prepares energy managers for data

  • February Energy Express

    In this edition:  The Air Force Utility Law Field Support Center battles for fair utility rates; Hill AFB hosts the first Air Force Solar Ready Vets program; Robert Moriarty, director of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center Installations Directorate, aligns real estate goals with energy goals; and

  • F-35 Lightning fighter jet joins Air Force fleet

    The F-35 Lightning II fighter jet is touching down at three installations, and the Air Force Civil Engineer Center is paving the way.Luke Air Force Base, Arizona; Nellis AFB, Nevada; and Hill AFB, Utah have started receiving the highly anticipated new aircraft."This fifth generation aircraft brings

  • 25th Anniversary of Operation Desert Storm: AF Civil Engineers lead the way

    In January 1991, the United States' first real test of the post-Cold War world unfolded as a television event.  After Iraq invaded the nation of Kuwait on Aug. 2, 1990, and it was condemned by the United Nations, Operation Desert Shield began.  Desert Shield was a deployment to defend Saudi Arabia

  • AFCEC, Air Force Academy, AFIT forge research partnership

    Representatives of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, the Air Force Institute of Technology and the U.S. Air Force Academy formally established a research partnership last year that is expected to prove beneficial for all concerned.Under the partnership, members of AFCEC, AFIT and USAFA will work

  • Company selected for overseas energy savings performance contract

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Huntsville, Alabama, recently released a selection decision document identifying Siemens as the energy services company, or ESCO, chosen to provide services for an energy savings performance contract, or ESPC, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.The primary scope of

  • January Energy Express

    In this edition: Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy Miranda Ballentine meets with Air Force energy experts at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center; Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, wins a grant for its Department of Defense microgrid project; a

  • U.S. Air Force Academy foresters battling beetles

    A tiny insect is posing a monumental threat to the thousands of acres of Ponderosa pine trees on Air Force Academy property.Fighting the gnat-sized ips engraver beetle is among the duties of Diane Strohm, natural resource manager and forester at the academy, and her assistant, forester James

  • Civil Engineer Functional Advisory Council welcomes new panel leader

    The Civil Engineer Functional Advisory Council, or FAC, gained a new leader this month after Gene Mesick, technical services division chief at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, completed his term as the training and competency, or T&C, panel chair. Edwin Oshiba, deputy chief of staff for

  • December Energy Express

    In this edition: The Air Force funds a solar array at Joint Base Pearl-Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, to maximize the use of renewable energy sources; a utility privatization project in California is expected to save 1.1 billion gallons of water; senior Air Force civil engineering leadership to host a

  • Afghanistan Ministry of Defense facility nears completion

    Construction of the $228.5 million Afghanistan Ministry of Defense headquarters and garrison complex is nearing completion, after seven years, more than five million man hours and countless hurdles.The road to construction for the complex was paved with numerous challenges for Air Force Civil

  • Air Force funds solar array to increase energy savings

    The Office of the Secretary of Defense granted $6.2 million to the National Guard Bureau for the 154th Wing of the Hawaii Air National Guard, or HIANG, to develop solar arrays that are projected to maximize use of renewable energy sources at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.The Air Force Civil

  • Spangdahlem AB releases notice of opportunity for ESPC

    The Army Corps of Engineers in Huntsville, Alabama, recently released a notice of opportunity for an energy savings performance contract to significantly reduce energy use and water consumption at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.The goals of this ESPC are to convert the main fuel source from fuel oil

  • USAFA energy savings performance contractor selected

    The Defense Logistics Agency Energy recently released a down selection decision document identifying Noresco as the energy services company, or ESCO, chosen to provide services for an energy savings performance contract at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado.The purpose of the ESPC is to discover

  • CEMIRT evaluates HVAC at AF North

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Civil Engineer Maintenance Inspection Repair Team, or CEMIRT provides one-of-a-kind resources to the Air Force civil engineering community, including investigating ways to save millions of dollars.A group from CEMIRT is currently evaluating the heating,

  • AFCEC shapes GeoBase program into widely adopted force multiplier

    During the past few decades, a powerful technology has transformed the way people access, interpret and use information on a daily basis. By integrating location-based data to identify relationships, patterns and trends, geospatial technology has become an important decision making tool, from

  • AVT spearfishing team, base civil engineers track down energy savings

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Asset Visibility Team worked with base civil engineers at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, and Patrick AFB and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, recently to identify energy-saving opportunities and provide substantial savings for the Air Force.One

  • AFCEC takes steps to standardize fire suppression system testing

    Inadvertent releases of fire suppression foam can be damaging and costly to the Air Force while putting delicate aircraft at risk. Judy Biddle, hangar fire suppression subject matter specialist at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, is working to resolve this

  • November Energy Express

    In this issue: Read how base civil engineers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, celebrated Energy Action Month with a $1 million check; learn how energy saving performance contracts helped rack up savings at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma; see how the only junior officer assigned to the Air Force Civil

  • Prime Beef and RED HORSE members reunite to recognize golden anniversary

    More than 200 past and present RED HORSE and Prime BEEF members reunited at Fort Walton Beach, Florida, recently to celebrate 50 years of "Can Do, Will Do."During the anniversary convention, members recalled achievements, bonded with their comrades and reflected on the legacies of contingency