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  • Campaign ends but 'Every day is Earth Day' actions continue

    The largest ever San Antonio Armed Forces Earth Day celebration came to an end April 22, Earth Day, after nearly a month of events across the Alamo City to educate and encourage people to take action daily to conserve resources and cleanup and protect the environment.The campaign marked the first

  • DOD recognizes Air Force for environmental accomplishments

    Each year, the Department of Defense recognizes military personnel, teams and installations for excellent stewardship of natural and cultural resources entrusted to their care. Conservation efforts across the Air Force over the past year were rewarded April 15, when the Air Force was announced as an

  • Ceremony welcomes home new residents

    In celebration of the completion and transfer of the first 10 units of the $14 million Whole House Renovation Project at RAF Alconbury, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held April 13 to welcome the first family to their new home .Representatives from RAF Alconbury, Defence Estates, the Air Force Center

  • 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

  • CEMIRT partners with Air Force Facility Energy Center to cool down costs

    Temperatures are warming in many parts of the United States and hot summer days are not far behind. As the mercury rises, so can facility electricity consumption and costs. The Air Force Facility Energy Center is working with the Civil Engineer Maintenance, Inspection and Repair Team, to improve the

  • Air Force identifies top energy conservation projects

    Imagine your utility bill costing approximately a million dollars a year. It's a reality at Air Force installations, but Air Force energy experts are cutting costs and saving money by making bases more energy efficient. The Air Force Facility Energy Center has identified 590 candidate energy

  • AFCEE earns inspection ‘Excellent’

    The Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment earned an overall "Excellent" rating for its compliance inspection that ended March 31.The grade from the Air Force Inspection Agency team for the March 28-31 inspection is the second-highest score a unit can receive in the five-tier rating

  • New e-tool expected to aid day-to-day CE operations

    People in the civil engineering community and those with environmental compliance responsibilities across the Air Force will soon have a new tool at their disposal to assist with day-to-day operations, according to officials at the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment.The document

  • Hill AFB, Boyer Hill celebrate major milestone

    A crowd gathered to watch March 9 as a bulldozer demolished the last of the remaining 1960s-era military family housing units here. The demolition marked the 466th and final unit to be torn down at Hill, closing one chapter in base housing history and opening up another.Base-level personnel and

  • San Antonio Armed Forces 2011 Earth Day kickoff event huge success

    The main hall in Port San Antonio's Bldg. 171 was packed with people early March 31 as the first San Antonio Armed Forces 2011 Earth Day campaign got under way. When the hall cleared some four hours later, visitors and participants alike deemed the kickoff expo a great success. "We couldn't have

  • AFCEE deputy director set to retire after 30 years of military service

    The Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment's Deputy Director Col. Wilfred Cassidy retires April 8 following 30 years of military service.The retirement ceremony, presided by The Air Force Civil Engineer Maj. Gen. Timothy A. Byers, will be held at 10 a.m. at the Lackland Gateway Club,

  • AFCESA wins SAME's 2010 Public Agency Award

    The Society of American Military Engineers has recognized the Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency and AFCESA's Master Sgt. Edward Quinn, for their outstanding service and contributions to the Society and the community.A member of the SAME Panama City Post since December 2002 and an integral part

  • Press Release: Air Force annouces 2011 Design Awards

    Lt. Gen. Loren Reno, Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, announced the winners of the 2011 Air Force Design Awards March 17."Each winner clearly demonstrated the highest level of design excellence, and I offer my most sincere congratulations on winning

  • Hunt and Pinnacle complete transfer on privatized military housing

    The Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment announced today that Hunt ELP, Ltd., and Pinnacle AMS Development Company, LLC, have concluded an agreement transferring all project ownership and development responsibilities for two Pinnacle-Hunt jointly owned Air Force housing privatization

  • Fifth CMSAF imparts wisdom to workshop attendees

    The fifth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force was the featured speaker at the 2011 Air Force Restoration and Technology Transfer Workshop luncheon held at the Omni Hotel here March 10. Retired Chief Master Sgt. Robert Gaylor addressed more than 300 attendees, communicating a vital message of

  • Assistant secretary maps out future of environmental remediation

    The assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and logistics, addressed the new direction of the Air Force environmental restoration program and other key environmental initiatives during his keynote address at the Air Force Restoration and Technology Transfer Workshop on

  • Air Force conservation programs score widespread victories

    The Air Force is trustee to more than eight million acres of land, water and air assets, and is home to more than 70 threatened and endangered species. Stewardship of these resources, in conjunction with sustainment of critical military mission activities, is a key priority for conservation programs

  • Knowledge, Leadership, Service: AFCESA Members Win Prestigious Awards

    Major General Timothy A. Byers, the Air Force Civil Engineer, recently announced the winners of the 2010 Air Force Civil Engineer and Environmental Awards. Three Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency (AFCESA) members were recognized as award recipients. These award winners have distinguished

  • AFCESA wins Air Force Organizational Excellence Award

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency (AFCESA) was recently recognized with the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award. Air Force officials announced the 2009-2010 U. S. Air Force unit awards, naming AFCESA and 11 other units among the Air Force's best.AFCESA was cited for "unprecedented

  • Air Force leads the way as Green Power Partner

    The Air Force is one of the nation's top purchasers of green power, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Top 25 list of Green Power Partners released this month.The Air Force is being recognized for its purchase and on-site production of 243.9 million kilowatt-hours of green power

  • AFCEE announces best of best

    The Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment's best of the best for 2010 were announced Feb. 17."Our annual winners demonstrated that they, along with their supporting cast, were able to go the extra mile in 2010," said AFCEE Director Terry Edwards. "I look forward to continued success

  • AFCEE makes great strides in MMR cleanup

    "This is the top one for us because of the amount of contamination involved, because of the potential impact on the community, and because of the ecological sensitivities here," said Tad McCall, then deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force, said on contamination at the Massachusetts Military

  • Commentary: Engineers build the force

    Air Force engineers trace their roots to World War I and the construction work they did to build the military's early flying schools. In the more than 90 years since, engineers have played an integral role in developing the Air Force's global airpower projection capability while sustaining the home

  • Past, present, future: Engineers build civilizations

    Curiosity, the saying goes, killed the cat, but most engineers would also argue it has and continues to build civilizations, and the structures and products that keep them going.The National Professional Society of Engineers sponsors Engineers Week each year to celebrate the important contributions

  • Progress continues towards agreement with Forest City

     Representatives from Forest City Military Communities and the U.S. Air Force, including at the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment here, are continuing negotiations regarding privatized housing at Arnold AFB, Tenn., Charleston and Shaw AFBs, S.C., and Keesler AFB, Miss. "Over the

  • Kirtland and AFCEE restore sites, recycle munitions debris

    The Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment and restoration officials at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., have 'gone green' in their munitions cleanup approach, returning hundreds of acres to mission use while at the same time recycling several tons of used munitions."Removing munitions

  • Environmental Planning Center of Excellence takes root at AFCEE

    The Air Force is getting "back to basics" in its National Environmental Policy Act compliance, and now has a place to turn to for guidance and assistance with Environmental Impact Analysis Process requirements.In November 2010, the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment established the

  • RAF Lakenheath holds 'topping out' ceremony

     A "topping out" ceremony was held Dec. 15 to celebrate completion of the 606th roof of the $220 million Liberty Village housing project at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England.Nearly 200 people, including representatives from RAF Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall, Defence Estates, the Air Force Center for

  • Air Force Plant 42 converts rubble into roads

    The Air Force is always on the lookout for new ways to reduce, reuse and recycle. Piles of rubble generated on Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., were successfully converted into road base for the installation, effectively avoiding the disposal of 50,000 tons of soil, concrete and asphalt to

  • Alaska F-22 maintainers get shelter from weather

    With temperatures dipping as low as 30 degrees below zero at Air Force Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska, weather shelters for aircraft maintenance crews are a necessity.Without these shelters, maintenance crews would be forced to take breaks to get out of the cold, resulting in up to a 33

  • Tyndall Fitness Center raises the bar high

    The fitness center at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., is the first Air Force building expected to achieve the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum level.The center, which opened in August, has impressed customers with its design features and

  • AFCEE takes on iconic project for the U.S. Air Force Academy

    The Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment here is preparing to build a leadership training facility for cadets attending the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.  This is the most significant construction project for the agency, as well as for the Air Force, AFCEE

  • Register now for 2011 restoration, tech. transfer workshop

     It's not too late to register for the 2011 Air Force Restoration and Technology Transfer Workshop set for March 7 - 11 in San Antonio, Texas. The Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment, previously the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence, has sponsored annual technology

  • Ironman competitor heads up pollution prevention

    The Air Force has an Ironman managing its pollution prevention and hazardous materials programs. Kevin Gabos, an Air Force subject matter expert at the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment, successfully competed in the Nov. 21 Ironman Triathlon in Tempe, Ariz.., finishing in 11 hours

  • Air Force emergency managers "walk-the-walk"

    A team of Air Force emergency managers -- 481 strong -- representing all the major commands, recently joined 2,000 of their colleagues at the 58th annual International Association of Emergency Managers conference, held October 29 through November 4, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas.This year's IAEM

  • AFCEE gets new director

    U.S. Air Force photos by Michael Briggs Terry Edwards sits at his desk at the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment Oct. 22 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Larger version

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Onizuka AFS closes, operations move to Vandenberg

    After nearly 50 years of operations, the Air Force officially closed Onizuka Air Force Station here during a formal ceremony July 28.Lt. Gen. John T. "Tom" Sheridan, commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, was the presiding official.Onizuka AFS has played many

  • BBC documentary crew visits Brooks City-Base

    The British Broadcasting Corporation recently sent a five-member video crew here to video key components of the Air Force mission that supported the Apollo 11 moon landing. The video will be used in an upcoming documentary commemorating the 40th anniversary of the moon landing on July 20, 1969.The

  • Brooks celebrates 90th anniversary

    Ninety years of Brooks City-Base aviation and aerospace medicine achievement was showcased February 14th as past and present Air Force scientists and commanders joined the 311th Human Systems Wing to celebrate the 90th anniversary of an historic Texas landmark known originally as Brooks Field.The

  • Air Force completes transfer of former Grissom AFB

    Air Force officials reached a property transfer milestone when the deed for the final parcel of property at the former Grissom Air Force Base, Ind., was accepted by its local redevelopment authority Sept. 21.The central heating plant parcel was the last portion of the former base transferred to the

  • Whole-base transfer completed at Carswell

    The Air Force recently completed a whole-base transfer of legacy Base Closure and Realignment property at the former Carswell Air Force Base here when the Army accepted ownership of 247 acres of property known as the weapons storage area.In the 1940s, the former Carswell AFB was used for training,

  • AF space medicine pioneer showcases book at Brooks

    Internationally acclaimed cardiologist and former syndicated columnist Dr. Lawrence Lamb added another chapter to Brooks City-Base history May 8 during a special presentation and book signing held, respectively, at Hangar 9 and the museum annex dedicated to flight medicine. Appropriately standing in

  • Guard integration moves Airmen from Kulis to Elmendorf

    The 176th Wing at Kulis Air National Guard Base, Alaska, and associated aircraft, will relocate to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, in accordance with the 2005 BRAC Commission recommendation.The 2005 BRAC Commission recommended that, contingent on the availability of adequate military construction

  • Lowry redevelopment assists Denver's renaissance

    When Lowry Air Force Base, Colo., was selected to be shuttered as part of the 1991 Base Realignment and Closure Act, many recession-battered Denver residents thought the end had come to the "Mile High" city.Lowry, a military training installation with a 50-year history, was providing 7,000