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  • Washington's Four Lakes redevelopment a success

    When Four Lakes Communication Station was selected for closure in 2005, no one was sure of the redevelopment potential of the 63-acre property in eastern Washington. Aside from being a beautiful piece of land, Four Lakes consisted of two parcels geographically separated by a private farm, which made

  • Air Force recognizes small business team

    The Air Force Installation Contracting Agency's Joint Base San Antonio operating location, responsible for managing and overseeing the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Small Business Program, was recently recognized for reaching "beyond goals" to achieve small business success.Led by Mary Urey, the

  • Former Air Force homes bring new life to local tribes

    The sight of old, one-story homes being loaded onto semi-trailers and trucked away isn't uncommon for residents of Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. For the past decade, the base has been a heavy contributor to the more than 1,200 homes donated Air Force-wide to impoverished American Indian

  • AFCEC builds relationships during small business event

    Emphasizing predictability and transparency, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center strengthened ties with the small business community during the 2014 SAME Small Business Market Research Fair here Aug. 14 - 15.Building relationships and learning how to better work together to deliver world-class civil

  • Dead runway gets a new life

    Educators are breathing new life into a dead runway at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. The unused space is now a training site for several Air Force career fields.Dobbins donated the runway and several acres of land to the Air Force Reserve Command's Expeditionary Combat Support Training Certification

  • New guidance expedites California clean-ups

    Environmental cleanups in California will reach completion faster now, thanks to the collaborative efforts of the Air Force and California state agencies to issue guidance related to Air Force and state perspectives on California regulatory requirements.The Comprehensive Environmental Response,

  • Air Force launches strategic approach to asset management

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently rolled out the first comprehensive two-year Integrated Priorities List to strategically order funding of sustainment, restoration, modernization, environmental and demolition projects across the Air Force portfolio. The IPL reflects a risk-based

  • Air Force earns majority of energy awards

    It's a banner year for the Air Force with the Department of Energy recently announcing that service won a lion's share of 2014 Federal Energy Management Program awards. The Air Force won its most ever: eight of the 25 projects or programs selected as deserving of this year's coveted FEMP awards. In

  • Bonnie Scotland, land of grandeur

    There are hundreds of traditional folk songs which extol the beauty of Scotland, but for Sam and Sarah Hazzard, nothing compares to seeing it in person.In June, the Hazzards hiked the Great Glen Way, a 79-mile trail from Fort William to Inverness, Scotland. The trip, an early celebration of their

  • AFCEC restoration manager cleans up at MotoTrials competition

    One environmental restoration manager is trying not to put her foot down. At least not when she's riding her off-road motorcycle.The effort is paying off. Laura Peters, who supports the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's installation support team at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., recently placed fourth

  • Crisis mapping dialogue previews GIO capability

    In the emergency management community, it's said the first casualty in any disaster is the plan. While it's no secret emergency responders must be agile and ready for anything, those planning for disasters prefer to have every detail accounted for. That's where preparation, partnerships and

  • Officials open new 'Gateway to the Air Force'

    Air Force enlisted recruits, and their family and friends are now walking through a new "Gateway to the Air Force," following a ribbon-cutting ceremony July 30 that marked the official opening of the new Recruit/Family In-processing and Information Center here."This is where we hone young Americans

  • Air Force privatized housing program enhances community connection

     Last year, more than 55,000 Airmen, many with families, made a permanent-change-of-station move from one Air Force base to another.In the name of service and duty, these families picked up and left the communities they knew and the friends they'd made. Although some elected to live off base, many

  • AFCEC BRAC Environmental Liabilities Program announces audit readiness

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Base Realignment and Closure program is postured to be the first Air Force environmental liabilities program to certify as audit ready; three years ahead of the Secretary of Defense-mandated deadline. The milestone comes as a response to the former Secretary of

  • AFCEC shattering goals for small business partnerships

    Efforts in making partnering with small business contractors a priority are paying off at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, the service's forward operating agency responsible for providing responsive, flexible full-spectrum installation engineering services. Through the third quarter of fiscal

  • AFCEC to participate in San Antonio 2014 Small Business Market Research Fair

    AFCEC is continuing to make small business a priority as it looks for inventive ways to achieve its mission more effectively and efficiently. AFCEC will participate in the Society of American Military Engineers-sponsored 2014 Small Business Market Research Fair taking place Aug. 13-15, at the Omni

  • Center lights the way for Air Force wildland fire management

    Each year, more than 1,000 wildland fires occur on Air Force lands, burning more than 300,000 acres in some years. The number of extreme wildfires has been on the rise over the past two decades, accompanied by soaring suppression costs and significant risk to Air Force property and even Airmen

  • AFCEC team recognized for successes with distance learning

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Readiness Directorate's education and training team recently earned two industry awards for its successes with distance learning.The directorate's team members in the emergency management education and training section, part of AFCEC's Tyndall detachment, were

  • Air Force cadet learns messy side of waste-to-energy research

    It's been described as a 200-gallon cow's stomach and for Air Force Academy cadet, Marcus Penner, it's been a big part of his summer break.For six weeks, Penner, a biology major and soon-to-be senior at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., worked alongside scientists at the Air Force

  • Agreement sets stage for solar project at Robins Air Force Base

    The Air Force has signed an agreement to lease with New Generation Power to lease real property at Robins AFB, Ga., for a renewable energy-focused Enhanced Use Lease, or EUL. The agreement is a major step in securing land for a photovoltaic facility that would be owned and operated by New Generation

  • AFCEC leverages technology to remediate, restore contaminated sites

    From taming "tower plumes" to conquering contaminants, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center has a long history of leveraging technology to remediate and restore contaminated sites across the United States.AFCEC, originally known as the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence when founded in

  • Draft EA, FONSI for A-29 light air support training beddown available

    An environmental assessment, or EA, has been prepared to analyze the impacts of the A-29 Light Air Support Training Beddown at one of three alternative locations: Moody Air Force Base, Ga.; Mountain Home AFB, Idaho; or Shaw AFB, S.C. The purpose of this project is to provide training to Afghan Air

  • Scott AFB's utilities privatization garners national attention

    The culmination of five years of water system improvements at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., has attracted the attention of the Partnership for Safe Water, an initiative developed by the Environmental Protection Agency and other water organizations to increase water quality.The organization awarded

  • Nellis to add second large solar plant

    The Air Force is set to outdo itself with another large solar project at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. SunPower Corporation completed its first 14-megawatt solar power system at Nellis in 2007. At the time, it was the largest solar photovoltaic power plant in the United States. Recently, the Air Force

  • Population snakes forward with help of GPR technology

    The threatened northern pine snake population in New Jersey is getting a boost, thanks to the new use of a technology that has been around for almost a century. Air Force officials at Warren Grove Gunnery Range, N.J., have been collaborating with Temple and Drexel University researchers for more

  • AFCEC hosts Pacific Unity subject matter experts

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Tyndall Detachment recently hosted members of the Indonesian and Royal Malaysian Air Forces as part of the Pacific Unity civil engineering subject matter expert exchange. Sponsored by Pacific Air Forces, Pacific Unity is a program designed to strengthen

  • Construction begins on symbolic CCLD skylight tower

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center has begun construction on one of the most symbolic components of the Air Force Academy's Center for Character and Leadership Development: the Vertical Compass. The compass is a glass skylight tower angled to point directly to Polaris, the North Star.The CCLD

  • AFCEC to host Crisis Mapping dialogue

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center will host military, city and industry partners July 23 to discuss crisis mappers' support of disaster response and recovery operations. The two-hour session, titled "Crisis Mappers: Changing How We See Our World," begins at 1:30 p.m. CST and includes

  • AFCEC laboratory provides STEM experience for future scientists

    Summer means long days at the beach for most Florida high school students, but several soon-to-be seniors recently got the chance to work alongside researchers at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center.Four students as well as two teachers from Port St. Joe High School in Port St. Joe, Fla., took part

  • Air Force closes ACC III group housing

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently completed the transaction closing for the ACC Group III Housing Privatization project with Balfour Beatty Communities. On June 6, Balfour Beatty Communities, LLC assumed full housing operations at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and Moody Air Force Base,

  • AFCEC, AFCYBER partnership boosts infrastructure security

    Today, Maj. Gen. J. Kevin McLaughlin, 24th Air Force and Air Forces Cyber commander, and Joe Sciabica, Air Force Civil Engineer Center director, signed an initiative designed to strengthen the security of industrial control systems supporting critical Air Force infrastructures.The AFCEC-AFCYBER

  • PyroLance adds punch to Air Force firefighting

    No fire can hide from Air Force firefighters, thanks to PyroLance. Fielded by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, the PyroLance is a hand-held, ultra-high pressure piercing and firefighting tool designed to help firefighters safely fight hard-to-reach or hidden fires in structures, aircraft,

  • Relentless: First-time triathlete racing for a purpose

    On a winter Saturday morning, they were asking him and a hundred others to participate in a rigorous training schedule while balancing work, family and even fundraising for a cause to which he had no personal ties. Val de la Fuente, a member of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Installations

  • AFCEC IT team lends a high-tech hand

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Readiness Directorate supports Air Force emergency responders. But when the readiness team needed high-tech help, it was the center's information technology pros who came to the rescue!AFCEC's Readiness Directorate Expeditionary Engineering Division, located at

  • Open for business: New hotel equates to high AF return

    The newest vacation hot-spot for Fort Walton Beach-goers is now open to guests, for both work and play. Hotel developers, Air Force officials and inaugural guests gathered on the Eglin-owned beaches of Okaloosa Island May 22 to celebrate a culminating moment more than six years in the making, a

  • Lease brings solar energy project to Arizona base

    The Air Force has signed a lease with local utility provider, Arizona Public Service, to lease property on Luke Air Force Base to support a photovoltaic solar energy project. The 102-acre parcel of land was made available through an enhanced use lease, or EUL, program managed by the Air Force Civil

  • AFCEC robotics lab hosts Japanese visitors

    Air Force robotics experts in the Sunshine State recently played host to technology delegates from the Land of the Rising Sun.Eighteen members of the Japan Defense Technology Foundation visited the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Det. 1 here to see the requirements and acquisition division's

  • AFCEC employees earn federal recognition awards

    Two Air Force Civil Engineer Center employees earned top honors during the Alamo Federal Executive Board 2014 Federal Recognition Awards luncheon in San Antonio May 7. Paul Carroll, an environmental coordinator with AFCEC's Installation Directorate, was named professional of the year. He was

  • Air Force moves closer to KC-46A beddown

    The Air Force is a step closer to bedding down its anticipated fleet of KC-46A "Pegasus" aerial tankers. Officials recently announced Altus Air Force Base, Okla., will serve as the Air Force's KC-46A formal training unit and McConnell AFB, Kan., will be the first active duty-led main operating base

  • SuPR kit comes to Silver Flag

    They may not leap tall buildings in a single bound, but the new airfield damage repair "shop-in-a-box" gives Air Force pavement and equipment civil engineers another way to be "super."It's called the sustainment pavement repair kit, or SuPR kit, and it's now part of Air Force civil engineer

  • EOD leader retires after 31 years

    As one of the most demanding and dangerous jobs in the military, Air Force explosive ordnance disposal is not an average day at the office. No one knows that better than Chief Master Sgt. James Brewster, former Air Force EOD career field manager here at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Det.1.

  • New recruits to engineering: A tail of foster care

    Air Force Capt. Brandy Caffee's normal routine recently got a bit more complicated. She has a new recruit, a trainee you might say, that she's taken under her wing. As an Air Force leader, Caffee makes sure this new recruit is properly cared for; providing rides to work, sharing her quarters and

  • AFCEC presents future of airfield damage repair to PACAF leaders

    Recently, airfield damage repair experts at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center took their expertise on the road."The modernized ADR capability will enable the Air Force to respond to today's threats," said Col. Doug Hardman, head of AFCEC's Readiness Directorate. "It gives commanders a modular and

  • Signs of solidarity: Services unite to develop criteria standards

    One might call it the time of the signs. Last month, installations across all service branches were provided clear and consistent signage standards via an updated Unified Facilities Criteria publication, titled UFC 3-120-01 Design - Sign Standards.The document, the culmination of more than three

  • Earth Day: Conserve Today - Secure Tomorrow

    Today, the Air Force observes Earth Day by showing its support for the environment and highlighting its efforts to support the Air Force's Earth Day theme of "Conserve Today - Secure Tomorrow."This year, Air Force activities are focusing on sustainability, referring to the capacity to continue the

  • "Green" fire trucks added to Air Force fleet

    Some Air Force fire trucks are going green thanks to new idle reduction technology. Built into many new fire trucks, IRT is a feature that automatically transitions the truck from the engine to an on-board auxiliary power unit, or generator, after the truck has been idling for two minutes. This

  • Expeditionary facility energy cut in half

    The Air Force recently completed the first expeditionary test of its new energy-efficient shelter system at an air base in Southwest Asia. This follows five years of joint Air Force-Army research in New Mexico, California and Florida. Standard Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources, or BEAR, shelter

  • Right training, right people, right time

    When disaster strikes, having the right emergency training enables Airmen to respond safely and effectively.Training experts at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Emergency Management Division are streamlining the courses required by disaster response force personnel, to improve the way the

  • New nuclear-monitoring facility generates positive reaction

    Until recently, the only Department of Defense organization tasked with monitoring nuclear treaty compliance had been working out of an antiquated and technologically-challenged facility, which it had occupied for over 40 years. Now, as its modern $158 million campus nears completion, the Air Force

  • AFCEC team lives up to protect, serve motto at former western bases

    "To protect and serve" is a motto commonly embossed on the side of policecars.For the Air Force Civil Engineer Center field team at the former McClellan Air Force Base here, even though they don't carry a badge or a gun, that motto also fits nicely when describing their work at the BRAC base in

  • The three T's of the big rigs

    The Air Force civil engineer community has developed a tractor trailer "train the trainer" program, known as 3T, to ensure the safety of everyone on the road, military and civilian alike. The program is an 80-hour, total force course with the goal of improving the skill and knowledge of designated

  • MEDIA RELEASE: AF awards contract to accelerate cleanup at Galena FOL

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center has awarded a $42.6 million contract to accelerate environmental cleanup while saving millions of taxpayer dollars at the former Galena Forward Operating Location in Galena, Alaska. The performance-based remediation contract went to Parsons, who teamed with CH2M

  • AFCEC 'iceman' helps Florida highway officials

    When Winter Storm Leon hit the Florida panhandle in late January, an Air Force snow and ice control expert happened to be among the  more than 1.4 million residents affected by the resulting closed roads and bridges.Preston "Benny" Benedyk, from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, reached out to

  • Air Force announces annual engineering, environmental awards

    Air Force officials recently announced the winners of the annual Gen. Thomas D. White Environmental Awards and Civil Engineer Awards. The Gen. Thomas D. White awards recognize Air Force bases conducting the best or most improved environmental programs in various categories, and the teams and

  • AFCEC program manager earns top HAF award

    Senior Master Sgt. Julie Sosa, an operations support program manager at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Tyndall Detachment was recently named the Headquarters Air Force 2013 Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the

  • Department of Energy seeks award nominations

    Every year, the U.S. Department of Energy sponsors the Federal Energy and Water Management Awards to honor individuals and organizations making significant contributions to the efficient use of energy and water in the federal government. The Air Force looks to stay on top, having won 21 awards since

  • Severe Weather Preparedness: Be a Force of Nature

    Within seconds, severe weather can turn deadly. In 2012, natural disasters in the United States caused more than 450 deaths, nearly 2,600 injuries and more than $32 million in property damages. When dangerous weather strikes, staying informed and being prepared may mean the difference between life

  • Air Force focuses on sustainability for Earth Day 2014 observance

    Each year Air Force installations around the world observe Earth Day on April 22 by taking actions to support the Air Force's Earth Day theme of "Conserve Today - Secure Tomorrow."This year, Air Force activities will focus on sustainability, referring to the capacity to continue the mission without

  • March Energy Express

    The Air Force builds it most impressive solar array to date, this time at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. Also, Utility Litigation Field Support Center attorneys at AFCEC help the Air Force avoid millions of dollars in higher utility bills. And this could be a big year for energy-focused

  • Enhancing energy opportunities through enhanced use leases

    While Air Force leaders work to find ways to meet increasing federal energy mandates, a team of project managers within the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's strategic asset utilization division works to identify installations with viable sites to lease for business opportunities - including energy

  • AFCEC cultural resources specialist attends special White House screening

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's own Dr. Paul Green rubbed elbows with President Barack Obama, film celebrities and government officials alike at the White House Feb. 18, during a special screening of the motion picture The Monuments Men. Green, cultural resource specialist for AFCEC's East

  • As utility costs double, Air Force attorneys fight back

    The smart use of energy and water saves the Air Force money, but a decreasing demand has not overcome an increasing price. While facility energy use has decreased 37 percent since 1999, costs have increased 100 percent. Fighting this trend keeps a team of utility litigation attorneys at the Air

  • AFCEC leaders build community, industry partnerships

    Air Force Civil Engineer Center representatives met with defense, civic and industry leaders to build partnerships, share best practices and discuss key issues impacting defense communities during the Association of Defense Communities Installation Innovation forum here Feb. 10 - 12.The conference,

  • BAA seeks sustainable solutions for environmental restoration, compliance

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center released a broad agency announcement Feb. 5, seeking proposals that demonstrate innovative and cost-effective technologies and methodologies related to environmental restoration and compliance concerns across the Air Force.The BAA was developed by the government

  • AFCEC Europe Division recoups $4.3 million

    Two residual value settlements negotiated by the Air Force Civil Engineer's Center Europe Division recently returned $4.3 million to the U.S., saving taxpayer money and providing much-needed funding to the Air Force.To celebrate the settlements, Anthony Duno, U.S. Air Forces in Europe lead residual

  • Counter-IED course prepares EOD leaders

    Detect, identify, neutralize.Over the past decade, the threat of improvised explosive devices is something with which deployed Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians are all too familiar. Now, an advanced course at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., is providing future EOD team leaders in-depth

  • CE users get a handle on AFCEC's comprehensive asset management plan process

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Planning and Integration Directorate recently introduced a revised comprehensive asset management plan process. The process is part of a new CE initiative to catalog the condition of every building in the Air Force inventory and place the data into a software

  • Last piece of available Air Force land transferred at former Griffiss

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center transferred the last available piece of federally owned land at the former Griffiss Air Force Base, N.Y., to the Oneida County Industrial Development Agency Jan. 21. The parcel, known as Building 101, is a hangar and apron area used for aircraft repair and

  • Register now for 2014 Resources Worldwide Conference

    Registration is open to attend a two-day satellite broadcast where Air Force senior leadership will discuss fiscal 2014's most critical opportunities and challenges including reimbursements, commander's resource integration system (CRIS), Air Force Civil Engineer Center operations, program objective

  • Utilities privatization program helps modernize Utah base

    The Air Force recently signed a contract with American Water Operations and Maintenance, Inc., Voorhees, N.J., to privatize the water distribution system and wastewater collection system at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The $288 million, 50-year-contract will allow Hill AFB to shift from the role of

  • Air Force announces 2013 Design Award winners

    The winners of the 2013 Air Force Design Awards were announced recently by Maj. Gen. Theresa Carter, the Air Force Civil Engineer."These winning projects represent the Air Force's continued commitment to providing quality facilities that are truly resource efficient and built to last," Carter said.

  • AFCEC moves forward on Air Force F-35 beddown

    Three installations are a few steps closer to bedding down their anticipated fleets of F-35 Lightning II fighter jets, as the Air Force Civil Engineer Center kicks off construction at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and finalizes construction on four projects at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., and Nellis

  • December 2013 Energy Express

    In this month's Energy Express newsletter, we showcase success stories of the Air Force Utilities Privatization program as it celebrates 15 years. Find out what the future holds. AFCEC's new asset visibility teams help save energy and money. Learn what the AVTs do and where they're headed next. And

  • Going ‘green’ during the holidays

    As the holidays are upon us, many people get in the holiday spirit with decorating homes and offices.It's worth keeping in mind that with all the glitter and glamour of decorating, there are plenty of ways to be Earth friendly with decoration choices. "The holidays are a great time to reduce, reuse

  • Department of Energy program director visits AFCEC

    The director of the Federal Energy Management Program at the Department of Energy, Dr. Tim Unruh, met with energy engineers at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Tyndall Detachment last month to strengthen and expand the partnership between the two agencies.Discussions centered on energy savings

  • AFCEC civilian deploys to Afghanistan

    A year after volunteering, a civilian employee with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center here, recently joined her military counterparts serving overseas in a warzone.Melissa Markell, an environmental restoration program manager, said she volunteered with the Civilian Expeditionary Workforce because

  • AFCEC goes to NATO

    Saying hello to people in meetings with the member nations of NATO can be tricky business. But, once the meetings get underway, a common language of engineering emerges and brings nations together."I try to learn to say 'Hello, how are you?' in the other countries' languages so when I greet them I

  • AFCEC EOD team members earn national honors

    Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal is one of the toughest and most demanding career fields in the military. Recently, a national association of retired and active duty Air Force EOD personnel recognized two members of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's EOD Division for outstanding

  • AFCEC right-sizes CE equipment inventory

    Sometimes, less can mean more ... savings. Equipment experts at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Tyndall Detachment are looking at ways to reduce the number of equipment sets Air Force civil engineers must store and maintain for contingency operations. This effort is expected to not only save

  • AFCEC Airman receives Bronze Star

    An Air Force civil engineer here earned the Bronze Star recently for his role in establishing Afghanistan's first pilot training facility. Capt. Benjamin Knost, program manager at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, earned the medal while managing $106 million in projects critical to the support

  • Utilities privatization marks 15 years of success

    When you flip the switch, lights come on, and when you turn the handle on the faucet, water comes out. Your base's utility system works, but what kind of condition is it in and is it in danger of failing?Building sustainable Air Force installations requires an investment in dependable

  • November Energy Express

    While the Air Force wraps up another successful Energy Action Month, the energy and dollar savings continue year round. In this month's Energy Express newsletter, Cape Cod Air Force Station, Mass., constructs two wind turbines, and Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., civil engineers use construction

  • AED saves AFCEC employee’s son

    A single moment can change a life. Cassandra Price hopes the moment that changed hers will save others.Price, with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Installation Directorate Real Property Management office, was at work on July 1, 2013, when she experienced every parent's worst nightmare. She

  • Savings on the shelf

    What happens when good things go bad? If it's emergency protective equipment past its listed expiration date, it has to be thrown away and repurchased. Extending the service life of this equipment reduces waste and saves money, so logistics experts in the Air Force Civil Engineer Center Readiness

  • ENERGY ACTION MONTH: I am Air Force Energy

    October is Energy Action Month.  To learn more about the role each Airman plays in helping the Air Force achieve its energy goals, view the Air Force Energy Action Month video here. To learn more about energy and water conservation efforts, click here.

  • Dune Conservation Program helps protect mission

    More than 500,000 Airmen and guests are drawn to the beautiful beaches of Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, each year. Unfortunately, due to several environmental factors, the fine white sandy beaches are receding and in danger of disappearing. Northern sections of the beach have already been lost

  • AFCEC smoothes the way for KC-46A beddown

    As production of the first KC-46A aerial refueling tankers gets underway, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center is laying the groundwork to house and support the new fleet.The Air Force selected the KC-46A to replace the aging fleet of KC-135 aircraft, and Air Mobility Command brought AFCEC on board

  • AFCEC projects open gate to enhanced security

    An Air Force installation is only as secure as its entry point. Engineers at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center keep this thought in the forefront when managing the design and construction of all new entry control and inspection facilities, including their latest Colorado project: construction of a

  • Peterson facility boosts space mission readiness

    Members of the 16th Space Control Squadron and its Reserve associate unit, the 380th SPCS, are now enjoying enhanced capabilities, as engineers at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center wrapped up construction on a state-of-the-art, $15.2 million facility at Peterson AFB, Colo., this summer."This is

  • Air Force celebrates 15 years of housing privatization

    Fifteen years ago, Air Force housing was in an unacceptable state. Airmen and their families would move from base to base, from one outdated house to the next. Despite the Air Force's intent to provide Airmen with spacious and well-maintained homes, it just wasn't feasible because essential missions

  • 'I am Air Force Energy' campaign kicks off

    October, Energy Action Month, provides an opportunity for Airmen to learn about energy's impact to the Air Force mission as part of a national campaign led by the Department of Energy. The theme, "I am Air Force Energy," puts Airmen at the center of the campaign. More efficient flight descent

  • Happy Birthday to the ‘HORSE!

    Happy 48th Birthday to the 'HORSE!In October 1965, the first two RED HORSE units, 554th and 555th Civil Engineering Squadrons - Heavy Repair, were constituted, activated and assigned to Pacific Air Forces. The 554th and the 555th, or "triple nickel," were sent to Cam Ranh Bay Air Base and Phan Rang

  • No money to burn: Air Force Fire Emergency Services makes every dollar count

     Air Force firefighters are accustomed to confronting danger on the job, but recent Department of Defense budget cuts have brought a different kind of heat.Faced with an aging vehicle fleet and the need to modernize equipment, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Fire Emergency Services Division 

  • Homeward bound: Air Force reunites Alaska families with sled dogs

    For six days a week, a small 30-passenger, chartered plane touched down on the runway in Galena, Alaska, carrying a team of contractors with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, their equipment and supplies for conducting environmental investigations at the former Air Force Galena Forward Operating

  • Visit allows Air Staff glimpse into CE, environmental future

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center hosted Air Force environmental senior leaders Sept. 16-19 to provide a strategic overview of the centralized environmental programs the center conducts for the Air Force. The Air Staff delegation, led by Gerald F. "Fred" Pease Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary of