June 7, 2024 AFCEC-led project creates long-term water supply at Mountain Home AFB The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is leading a $100 million construction project for a water treatment plant and pump station to establish a long-term, sustainable water supply from the Snake River to Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho.
April 5, 2024 Fluorine-free foam flows to Air Force bases as DoD removes PFAS from firefighting activities Department of the Air Force installation fire departments are replacing current stocks of aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF, in fire and emergency services vehicles with a fluorine-free formulation as part of a Defense Department-wide effort to remove PFAS from firefighting activities.
Sept. 28, 2023 Air Force pioneering innovative geothermal energy solutions Seeking to fortify defense infrastructure, the Department of the Air Force has signed agreements for groundbreaking geothermal energy prototype facilities at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, and Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. When operational, the new facilities will deliver continuous clean
Aug. 25, 2023 AFIMSC hosts final combat support training range evaluation The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center closed out its combat support training ranges proof of concept exercises by hosting six days of unit-led training. During the culminating event, Mission Support Group Airmen from the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and Defenders with
April 28, 2023 ACC wins Readiness Challenge IX Airmen representing Air Combat Command and the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron from Nellis Air Force Base took the title at Readiness Challenge IX, the Department of the Air Force’s annual civil engineer skills competition, April 24 to 28.