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  • Construction continues on Nuclear Weapons Center facility

    Construction is underway on the second phase of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center expansion at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.The first phase, completed in June, consisted of a $23.5 million, 57,000 square-foot facility connected to the existing Nuclear Weapons Center via a secure enclosed

  • ESCOs selected for several Air Force ESPCs

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering and Support Center released selection letters for an energy service company, or ESCO, to AECOM, Siemens Government Services, Inc. and Honeywell International, Inc. late last month.The letters authorize the ESCO to proceed with preliminary assessment, or

  • Asset visibility team assesses Patrick AFB and Cape Canaveral AFS

    Assessing over two million square feet of building space for the Air Force is not an easy task but one that the asset visibility team, or AVT, from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center has readily taken on. A recent assessment at Patrick Air Force Base and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is the

  • Hanscom AFB releases notice of opportunity for ESPC

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently released a notice of opportunity for an energy savings performance contract, or ESPC, for several utility systems at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts.The notice is an invitation for the 14 energy service companies, or ESCOs, qualified by the Department

  • Los Angeles AFB releases notice of opportunity for ESPC

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently received proposals for a notice of opportunity for an energy savings performance contract, or ESPC, to minimize energy consumption and costs, and to reduce reliance on non-renewable energy sources at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, Sept. 9.The

  • AFCEC leads Air Force participation in National Fire Prevention Week

    The fire emergency services division at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center is leading the Air Force for National Fire Prevention Week Oct. 4-10, a national event hosted by the National Fire Protection Association.This year's National Fire Prevention Week theme is "hear the beep where you sleep," a

  • Bay District Schools recognizes AFCEC STEM outreach program

    Joe Wander, the science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, outreach coordinator at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Tyndall Detachment, was recognized at a Bay District Schools board meeting Sept. 22 for his role in providing C.C. Washington Academy with new science equipment as part

  • AFCEC, Air Force celebrate 25th Energy Action Month

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is joining the Air Force and the rest of the federal government in a month-long observance of energy awareness this October.Energy Action Month, hosted by the Department of Energy, is part of the Air Force's initiative to decrease consumption of all Air Force

  • Air Force GeoBase program collaborates with sister services

    Members of the Air Force geospatial enterprise and civil engineers met with Office of the Secretary of Defense Installation Geospatial Information and Services Governance Group, or IGG, program managers from OSD, representatives of the geospatial programs from all branches of service and the U.S.

  • Air Force Transfers McClellan Deeds to Sacramento County for Redevelopment

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center signed two deeds for property at the former McClellan Air Force Base this month, transferring 183.4 acres to Sacramento County.The county will in turn transfer the property to McClellan Business Park, the former military base's developer. Since closure in 2001,

  • Air Force, EPA work together to protect drinking water

    Through a cooperative effort with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Air Force has provided a statement of intent to EPA's Region I administrator to both assure the safety of the drinking water from wells on the former Pease Air Force Base and address environmental contamination from

  • KC-46A beddown on path for success

    The Air Force is on target for the beddown of its KC-46A Pegasus aerial tanker fleet.In support of the beddown, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center is managing a total of 27 construction projects across three locations. Initial beddown projects will be completed by 2016, with the remaining projects

  • Spray Zero Eight alleviates mosquitoes in Charleston

    Air Force Civil Engineer Center Medical Entomologist Don Teig and other reservists from the 757th Airlift Squadron in Youngstown, Ohio, came together this month to eliminate mosquitoes in the dredge spoils outside Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina.The reservists brought a C-130 from Youngstown

  • Air Force announces winners of the 2015 Design Awards

    The Air Force has announced the winners of the 2015 Air Force Design Awards. Eight projects were recognized for achieving excellence in design."These awards recognize the outstanding teamwork required to produce quality Air Force facilities, and the winning projects epitomize the skill and

  • Rooftop solar arrays need robust planning

    When people think of rooftop solar arrays, they tend to focus on the potential energy savings without considering potential roof damage and safety concerns.This is the concern of Clayton Deel, roofing engineer subject matter expert at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center. He has developed a list of

  • September Energy Express

    In this issue: See how the  Air Force won its most Federal Energy Management Program awards EVER; learn about the recent federal energy conference in Phoenix, Arizona; read our special profile of Air Force Director of Civil Engineers Maj. Gen. Timothy Green; and more here.

  • DOE Energy Exchange conference brings industry, AFCEC together

    Representatives from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center met with federal and industry peers to exchange ideas and learn from each other Aug. 10-14 during the first federal energy conference since 2011.In Phoenix, the "Energy Exchange" event's roughly 2,000 attendees were a mix of energy engineers

  • AF emergency managers emphasize planning during National Preparedness Month

    September is National Preparedness Month and the Air Force Civil Engineer Center is leading the charge for service-wide participation.With a theme of "Don't wait. Communicate. Make your emergency plan today," this year's focus is on emergency planning to include development of evacuation plans and

  • California AF installations conserve water during drought

    Extreme drought conditions continue to persist in California for a fourth year, and for the first time in the state's history, residents are undergoing mandatory water conservation regulations in an effort to strengthen the state's water management and supplies to prepare for a potential fifth year

  • Latest demonstration promises bright future for RADBO

    The Air Force explosive ordnance disposal community is one step closer to fielding its newest technology.The latest demonstration of the recovery of airbases denied by ordnance, or RADBO, vehicle has left a good impression on the project's stakeholders, including Lt. Col. John Tryon, deputy director

  • New Mexico officials acknowledge team behind Kirtland cleanup progress

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center marked a significant milestone in the cleanup of a fuel leak Aug. 13 with the activation of a groundwater treatment system here.Gov. Susana Martinez, members of the state's congressional delegation and other officials joined Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee

  • AFCEC manages Air Force transition to airfield damage repair

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Readiness Directorate is training other Airmen who will, in turn, train their peers on new methods and standards for repairing runways.Eight students from four bases around the Air Force completed the first of four airfield damage repair, or ADR, mobile training

  • Services come together for environmental forum

    Environmental programs across all branches of service provide support to headquarters, installations and stakeholders to enable DOD missions. In an effort to enhance programs and practices, the Air Force, Army and Navy service providers came together and created the Joint Environmental Forum, a two

  • Student turns sand into rocks for AFCEC internship

    Kathleen Rish, a senior at Port Saint Joe High School in Port Saint Joe, Florida, finished an eight-week internship working with the research and acquisitions division of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Readiness Directorate here July 23."It's the first time we've had a student here for this

  • August Energy Express

    In this issue of Energy Express: We have a SPECIAL EDITION featuring Air Force energy savings performance contracts! Read about a one-of-a-kind ESPC at Arnold AFB, Tennessee; a data center consolidation at Edwards AFB, California; a project on the historic facilities of the U.S. Air Force Academy in

  • Requests for proposal released for Schriever ESPC

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in conjunction with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, recently released a request for proposals for a base-wide energy savings performance contract at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado.The ESPC is to be a "fence-to-fence" project, meaning energy service

  • Buckley ESPC kicks off

    The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, in cooperation with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, released a request for proposals recently for an energy savings performance contract at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado.AFCEC is asking interested energy service companies, or ESCOs, for a "fence-to-fence"

  • Edwards moves forward with DOD's first ESPC data center consolidation

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently announced the energy service company selected to perform an investment-grade audit for an energy savings performance contract at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The project includes the first ESPC data center consolidation in the Department of

  • USAFA launches energy overhaul of iconic facilities

    The Defense Logistics Agency Energy released a notice of opportunity recently for a unique energy savings performance contract at the U.S. Air Force Academy.The purpose of the ESPC is similar to most - to discover and implement energy conservation measures for facilities across the installation.

  • Company chosen to proceed with Tinker Air Logistics Complex ESPC

    The Defense Logistics Agency Energy recently announced the energy service company chosen to move forward with an energy savings performance contract, or ESPC, for the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.Honeywell, Inc. has been invited to perform a preliminary

  • AFCEC urges Air Force to focus on heat safety

    Heat-related illness is the leading cause of weather-related fatalities in the United States.To reduce the risk of these illnesses to Airmen and their families, emergency managers at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center are emphasizing the Air Force "Be Ready" awareness campaign to focus on heat

  • USAFA cadet's research brings AFCEC a breath of fresh air

    Research recently conducted by U.S. Air Force Academy cadet Stephanie Ohms could help deployed Airmen breathe a little easier.Ohms, who recently completed a six-week internship with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Readiness Directorate as part of the USAFA's Cadet Summer Research Program,

  • Air Force leads DOD in 2015 energy awards during best year ever

    The Department of Energy recently announced the winners of the 2015 Federal Energy Management Program awards with the Air Force leading the Department of Defense with its most wins ever.Of the nine government agencies that won 32 total awards, the Air Force won 10 across three categories; the Army

  • Brown assumes leadership of AFCEC

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center gained a new director during an assumption of leadership ceremony here July 16. Before introducing Randy E. Brown as the organizations incoming director, Maj. Gen. Theresa C. Carter, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander, recounted some of

  • Arnold hosts site visit for one-of-a-kind ESPC

    Representatives from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center and several energy service companies, or ESCOs, recently conducted an energy savings performance contract site visit at one of the most unique Air Force bases in the world.The Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold Air Force Base,

  • Turkish AF civil engineering leaders visit AFCEC

    David Bek, director of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Energy Directorate, met recently with senior civil engineering leaders of the Turkish air force who were visiting in an effort to learn more about the Air Force's facilities energy program."They [Turkish engineers] expressed interest in

  • JB San Antonio releases notice of opportunity for base-wide ENABLE ESPC

    Contracting officials at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, recently released a notice of opportunity for an ENABLE energy savings performance contract at the installation to facilitate a base-wide exterior lighting upgrade.The projected scope of the effort includes replacing more than 4,000 exterior

  • July Energy Express

    In this issue of Energy Express: Learn about the upcoming energy savings performance contract, or ESPC, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina; read about the advanced meter reading system's full authority to operate; hear from energy leader Mark Correll in our exclusive profile; and more here!

  • ACHP federal programs expert hosts Section 106 training

    One thing the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation wants base civil engineers to know is that just because a property is historical, doesn't mean it's untouchable."A lot of folks think that if it's a historic property, you can't touch it," said Katharine Kerr, program analyst for the ACHP.

  • Air Force cultural resource managers preserve, protect heritage at BMGR

    The Barry M. Goldwater Range, southwest of Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, is considered a national asset for training fighter pilots. It's also home to some of the most diverse and historical archaeological sites in the country. Since 1941, the range has served as the nation's second largest tactical

  • Pathways Program grooms candidates for federal careers

    Each year, potential Air Force engineers and leaders are found attending or graduating from colleges across the United States. As agencies within the Air Force continue to strive to achieve a quality and diverse workforce, the Air Force Civilian Service's Pathways Program has made it a goal to

  • E-ONE continues improvements to Air Force fire truck

    Emergency services vehicle manufacturer E-ONE  demonstrated the latest updates to the Air Force's P-series fire trucks for Air Force Civil Engineer Center fire emergency services personnel here June 4.E-ONE has added improvements for safety and user operability, as well as idle-reduction technology

  • AF advance meter reading system given authority to operate

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's advanced meter reading system, or AMRS, program was recently granted full authority to operate, officially launching an initiative to provide unprecedented energy saving opportunities to Air Force engineers, base energy managers and other decision makers.The

  • EMCS Playbook provides 'model' guidance

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Operations Directorate recently went live with a new playbook for Air Force energy management and control systems, or EMCS. The interactive, web-based tool provides a centralized location for EMCS news and guidance, helping installations better manage their

  • BPR forges new way for AF facilities energy

    A business process re-engineering conference held here recently will shape the future of the Air Force facilities energy program.The week-long BPR included energy representatives from the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, several major commands, base-level energy managers and the Air Force

  • USFWS recognizes Vandenberg AFB for conservation efforts

    Due to their work with 17 endangered species that call the base home, the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base, just west of Santa Barbara, California, was recently honored with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's 2015 Military Conservation Partner award.The award is given

  • AFCEC finishes primary Afghanistan work

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center has marked the end of an era.With the recent completion of the Ministry of Defense Headquarters and Support Garrison in Kabul, Afghanistan, the agency's primary construction mission in the country is drawing to a close after more than nine years.Since 2006, AFCEC

  • June Energy Express

    In this issue: The Air Force awards the Department of Defense's first ENABLE energy savings performance contract project at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas; the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's utility rate management team discovers millions in cost savings for the Air Force; Energy Express

  • New sensors expected to speed up ADR process

    From the time a detonation occurs on a runway, Air Force engineers must quickly locate, identify and repair the damage while mitigating risks presented by any unexploded ordnance, or UXO, left remaining after the attack.Engineers and scientists at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Readiness

  • AFCEC demonstrates use of flowable fill for airfield repair

    Members from the Royal Canadian air force visited the Air Force Civil Engineer Center to discuss the possibility of using flowable fill in their own civil engineering program. The mixture is used in place of compacted soil at the base of some airfield repairs and provides a base strong enough to

  • JB Charleston releases notice of opportunity for base-wide ESPC

    The Defense Logistics Agency Energy recently released a notice of opportunity for an energy savings performance contract at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina.The notice invites the 16 energy service companies, or ESCOs, under the Department of Energy multi-award ESPC contract to submit written

  • Air Force cultural resources team preserves history with lasers

    The Air Force is documenting and preserving some of the most historically significant sites in the country's space history through the use of a series of spatial technologies including an unexpected tool:  lasers.Members of the University of South Florida Alliance for Integrated Spatial Technologies

  • AFCEC brings science to life for kindergarten students

    A group of potential scientists gained insight into the kind of experiments researchers here at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center conduct every day.Bruce Salter and Shelle McDonald, AFCEC research scientists, visited North Bay Haven Charter Academy in Panama City, Florida, for the kindergarten

  • AFCEC leads Air Force participation for Hurricane Preparedness Week

    Air Force Civil Engineer Center emergency management personnel are leading the Air Force's participation in Hurricane Preparedness Week, held May 25-29 this year.Hurricane Preparedness Week, hosted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is held the week before hurricane season begins to allow

  • Study finds privatized natural gas systems reduce AF consumption

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently completed analysis of privatized natural gas system consumption levels at Air Force, Air National Guard and Reserve bases in the continental United States. The results are better than expected.The study examined all 16 privatized Air Force natural gas

  • AF awards DOD's first ENABLE energy savings performance contract

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently announced the award of the first ENABLE energy savings performance contract in the Department of Defense, an exterior lighting upgrade at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.The effort includes replacing approximately 1,400 existing exterior high pressure

  • AFCEC members receive national recognition

    Two members of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center team were recently honored with national awards from the Society of American Military Engineers.Joanie Campbell, electrical controls subject matter expert at AFCEC, is the recipient of the SAME 2014 Goethals Medal given for preeminence in

  • Tinker seeks proposals for advanced energy meters

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently released a request for proposals for the installation of advanced energy meters at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The smart meters are the first component of the Advance Meter Reading Solution, a program designed to equip Air Force base energy managers

  • Tinker releases notice of opportunity for logistics complex ESPC

    The Defense Logistics Agency recently released a notice of opportunity for an energy savings performance contract, or ESPC, for the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.The notice invites the 16 energy service companies, or ESCOs, that are currently qualified by the

  • One Airman, Global Impact: IMA leads runway evaluation team in Liberia

    After six months of flying troops and supplies in to Liberia's only international airport for Operation United Assistance, U.S. Africa Command members feared the heavy transport aircraft had taken a toll on the runway's decaying, 40-year-old asphalt.To determine the condition of the tarmac at

  • May Energy Express

    In this issue: The AFCEC utility rates management team saves a crucial hydropower allocation for Vance AFB, Oklahoma; President Obama talks solar jobs at Hill AFB, Utah; the Air Force celebrates Earth Day, and more! Click here.

  • AFCEC utility rates team saves hydropower, money for Vance AFB

    An innovative electricity contract between Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company, has already saved the base almost $200,000 in projected energy costs in its first six months by preserving a crucial hydropower allocation.What makes this agreement unique, however, are

  • Air Force joins nation on PrepareAthon

    Today, the Air Force joins the rest of the nation for PrepareAthon, a community-based day of action emphasizing the importance of preparation in responding to natural and manmade disasters.Members of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Emergency Management Division are leading Air Force

  • Water exec visits Hill, highlights UP success

    The president and chief executive officer of American Water, Inc., recently visited Hill Air Force Base, Utah, to highlight the company's role in the base's water and wastewater system privatization.Susan N. Story met with Col. Ronald Jolly, 75th Air Base wing commander, and visited the American

  • Peterson to get energy overhaul

    Forty buildings on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, are about to be evaluated for a prospective energy makeover.The Air Force Installation Contracting Agency, in conjunction with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, recently released a notice of intent to award to Schneider Electric Buildings

  • Air Force releases new integrated priority list

    The Air Force released its second comprehensive two-year integrated priority list this month.The integrated priority list, or IPL, strategically orders requirements for facility sustainment, restoration, modernization, environmental, energy, dormitory and demolition projects across the Air Force.The

  • Community field trip leads to better understanding of Kirtland plume

    Concerned citizens, local residents, geology buffs and students from the University of New Mexico and New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology joined local agencies engaged in cleaning up the Kirtland Bulk Fuels Facility leak April 18 to learn more about the science behind the assessment and

  • Air Force wins two DOD environmental awards

    The Department of Defense announced today that the Air Force is the recipient of two 2015 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards.The Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, environmental branch won the Environmental Quality Industrial Installation award, and the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Paul

  • EOD managers conserve money, manpower with ARTS centralization

    Personnel at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center Readiness Directorate are centralizing a portion of the All Purpose Remote Transport System, or ARTS, inventory to improve maintenance efficiency.ARTS, initially developed as a rubber lined tractor to clear small explosives from airfields, comes with

  • Singapore DTSA, AFCEC explore partnership opportunities

    Representatives from Singapore's Defense Science and Technology Agency visited the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Tyndall Detachment recently to explore future partnership opportunities related to airbase resiliency and recovery.Of particular interest to the two organizations are data exchange

  • Air Force focuses on recycling for Earth Day 2015 observance

    On April 22, the Air Force will join the rest of the world in celebrating the 45th annual Earth Day - reemphasizing the service's standing Earth Day commitment to "Conserve Today - Secure Tomorrow."This year, the Air Force will focus on recycling efforts as the theme for Earth Day and encourage

  • AFCEC engineers introduce students to robotics

    Air Force Civil Engineer Center engineers and technicians visited Everitt Middle School in Panama City, Florida, April 9, to teach students about careers in robotics as part of National Robotics Week.Technical Sgt. Benjamin Wilhelm and Staff Sgt. Micah Price, explosive ordnance disposal technicians

  • Air Force announces 2014 Fire Emergency Services awards

    The 2014 Air Force Civil Engineer Fire Emergency Services winners have been announced by the Air Force Director of Civil Engineers Brig. Gen. Timothy S. Green.This is the first year a selection board with members representing all major commands was used to select the award winners.The award winners

  • New tool to improve cleanup at Tucson-area AF plant

    An Air Force cleanup project in Arizona is no longer caught between a rock and a hard place.While much progress has been made in cleanup of past spills at Air Force Plant 44 in Tucson, some of the contamination is trapped in naturally occurring dense soils, like clay, making removal a difficult

  • Air Force takes partnership approach to wildland fire management

    The Air Force has taken a new approach to Air Force wildland fire management by maximizing the use of interagency partnerships to address fire management and suppression requirements - an initiative that is expected to save time and money for all parties involved.The partnerships are the cornerstone

  • Nellis breaks ground on new solar array, DOD’s largest

    Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony March 24 for the newest Air Force solar array, a photovoltaic farm named Nellis II. The system, upon completion, will provide 19 megawatts of direct current capacity to the base, making it the largest PV system in the Department of

  • Air Force cleanup going full steam ahead at former Williams AFB

    More than 50 people gathered at the former Williams Air Force Base here March 24 to celebrate accelerated cleanup using an innovative steam-enhanced process and to find out more about the new technology now in place and removing jet fuel from soil and groundwater.Representatives from the Air Force

  • AF selects developer for industrial project at Joint Base Charleston

    The U.S. Air Force is in negotiations with Charleston Area 2000 LLC, for an industrial-based development proposed for a 30-acre parcel of land at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina.The property would be leased through the Air Force's Enhanced Use Lease, or EUL, program. EULs are long-term

  • Conservation team bringing pronghorn back from brink of extinction

    When severe drought conditions in Arizona nearly decimated the endangered U.S. Sonoran pronghorn population in 2002, there was no time to waste."We were at a population estimate of about 130 in 2000 and it declined down to an estimate of 21 in 2002," said Jim Atkinson, Sonoran pronghorn recovery

  • AFCEC on track to complete F-35 beddown

    In late 2013, the Air Force identified Hill Air Force Base, Utah; Luke Air Force Base, Arizona; and Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, as the new homes for its fleet of F-35 Lightning II fighter jets. To facilitate the beddown, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center has taken on the mission of providing

  • AF EOD laser system enters testing

    Testing has begun on a new technology that could be a game-changer for Air Force explosive ordnance disposal.The Air Force Civil Engineer Center, in partnership with Air Combat Command, the Prototype Integration Facility and the Redstone Test Center at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, is

  • Morón firefighter saves infant's life

    Crew Chief Franscisco Castillo Oliva, a firefighter at Morón Air Base, Spain, saved the life of his neighbor's two-month-old baby while off duty March 4.Oliva, a foreign-national firefighter at Morón, performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the non-responsive  baby, until the infant boy began

  • Forestry program supports military, environmental missions

    It may seem like a contradiction in terms; the very landscape providing the training grounds for troops preparing for war can oftentimes serve as a refuge for plants and wildlife faced with rapidly expanding urban development.The Air Force forestry program oversees more than 570,000 acres to help

  • AFCEC assesses civil engineer positions for acquisition certification

    For years, acquisition has played a role in the workloads of many Air Force civil engineers. Now, through the efforts of a working group at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, efforts are underway to formally recognize these positions with the appropriate acquisition certification, paving the way

  • Robins ESPC takes major step forward

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently announced the accomplishment of a significant milestone in a sweeping energy savings performance contract, or ESPC, at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.An Air Force team of installation, major command and AFCEC subject matter experts has selected the

  • Laughlin uses desert to save water

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently announced completion of the first phase of a two-phase water conservation project at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, which is expected to save more than 61 million gallons of water per year and an estimated $500,000 in annual utility and maintenance

  • BAA seeks sustainable solutions for environmental restoration, compliance

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center released a broad agency announcement Feb. 10, seeking proposals that demonstrate innovative, sustainable and cost-effective technologies and methodologies related to environmental restoration and compliance concerns across the Air Force.The BAA was developed by

  • AF, North Dakota community celebrate landmark venture

    Military and community leaders gathered together at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, Feb. 18 to launch the Grand Sky Business Park, a long-term business partnership that is expected to generate revenue for both the local Air Force base and the regional economy.The business park is the

  • AF GeoBase Compass Workshop establishes road map for future

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center hosted the 2015 GeoBase Compass Workshop here recently. It marked the first time in nearly seven years that the Air Force geospatial integration community gathered in person to address the GeoBase program and its future.Geospatial engineering is one of three core

  • AFCEC employee nominated for prestigious federal award

    Lara Schoenenberger, professional engineer and contingency construction section chief at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, has been selected as an Air Force nominee in the leadership and/or management category for the 66th Annual Arthur S. Flemming Award.The award,sponsored by George Washington

  • Keesler AFB utilities to be privatized

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center and Defense Logistics Agency Energy recently issued a request for proposals for a comprehensive utilities privatization contract at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. The project includes all four major utility systems on the base: electric, natural gas, water

  • AFCEC’s brightest win top Team Tyndall awards

    Two of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's shining stars were rewarded for their hard work at the annual Team Tyndall awards banquet here Jan. 29.Frederick Cade, a member of the rates and renewables branch in AFCEC's Energy Directorate, won the Tyndall Associate Unit Category III Civilian of the

  • FY16 ECIP projects announced, AF awarded most in DOD

    The Office of the Secretary of Defense recently announced Energy Conservation Investment Program projects it will fund for Fiscal 2016. The Air Force was awarded nearly half of them, more than any other Department of Defense agency.Of the 33 energy conservation or production projects awarded, the

  • Williams – Refitted for success after BRAC

    In 1991, when the Base Realignment and Closure Commission announced that Williams Air Force Base would close, the surrounding community here feared it was a death toll for the region.Some 24 years later, the greater Mesa region sees things differently.Today, the former base is home to a thriving

  • 3T gets DOD’s first tractor trailer professional certification

    The tractor trailer training, or 3T, program at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, is now the first Department of Defense program of its kind to obtain industry certification.The Professional Truck Driver Institute recently granted its first certification of a truck driver training course at a

  • Workers top out CCLD skylight tower

    Construction on the Air Force Academy's Center for Character and Leadership Development reached a significant milestone this week, as workers put into place the last of 72 steel trusses that make up the symbolic skylight tower's frame.More than 350 tons of steel were used to construct the tower,