Then, Army Staff Sgt. Bernard Lawson suits up in a Level A, total encapsulated chemical suit on Johnston Atoll, circa 2001. Lawson suffered major nerve damage after a response call to VX gas while stationed at More
Greg Gangnuss on an airfield in Afghanistan during his March 2015 to April 2016 deployment. (Courtesy photo).
(Left to right) U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Theresa Carter, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander; Col. Mickey Addison, AFIMSC Detachment 2 commander; and Chief Master Sgt. Jose LugoSantiago, More
Magician Mike Super is performing at 17 U.S. Air Force installations in a tour that begins July 20, 2017. (Courtesy photo)
Col. Donna Turner, commander of the Air Force Services Activity, addresses the crowd during the Armed Forces Food and Beverage Training Seminar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Marcello Rodarte)
Alysse Seligman, youth specialist for the Air Force Services Activity, completes some paperwork during an annual inspection of JBSA-Fort Sam Houston’s Child Development Center. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Steve Warns)
One of the Dyess family homes located in Freedom Run, part of Balfour Beatty Communities, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. BBC has more than 670 single family homes geared towards all ranks. (Courtesy photo)
The All-Air Force men's basketball team, seeking its ninth consecutive Armed Forces championship, finalized its 12-man roster before the Armed Forces Tournament, which runs Oct. 31-Nov. 8, at Marine Corps Base More
At F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Airmen can take advantage of skiing at noted resorts such as Jackson Hole. “We are in a prime location, and there is really something for everyone,” said Amy Dent, commun More
Master Sgt. Steven Pruitt is overcome with surprise as he learns that he’s the winner of a 2017 Jeep Wrangler, the grand prize in the Air Force Services Activity's Air Force Club Membership Giveaway, at Tinker More
Shanoah and Sileon Murray, a sister and brother dance act whose parents are stationed at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, won the Operation Talent Search competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lee Schwabe)
Kahlil Ashanti as an senior airman and Tops in Blue member in the 1990s and today an award-winning producer and actor in his show "Basic Training." Ashanti's production will be in San Antonio Jan. 28. (Courtesy photos)
Capt. Eric Duechle, center, was a member of the U.S. Air Force rugby 7s team and a 2016 World Class Athlete Program participant. Duechle played rugby at the U.S. Air Force Academy, where he was a second-team Al More
Retired Chief Master Sgt. Robert Gaylor poses for a photo with Master Sgt. Anthony Foremski, a budget analyst with the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, during his visit at Joint Base San Anton More
The Air Force Services Activity teamed with obstacle race specialists Alpha Warrior to build functional fitness among Airmen.
The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Installations Directorate hosted the 2017 Housing Privatization Lessons Learned Workshop on May 2 at the Rivercenter Marriott in San Antonio. Among the speakers were Maj. G More
Staff Sgt. Matthew Szaban, right, a tactical doctrine manager on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, is the National Alliance for Youth Sports Coach of the Year. (Courtesy photo)
Each year during the Air Force Youth of the Year and Teen Council Summit, participants perform community service. This year, they rolled flags that had been displayed over Memorial Day weekend at the Fort Sam H More
Desmond Jones, left, and David Rodriguez, Logistics Detail, Desert Defender Ground Combat Readiness Training Center, Air Force Security Forces Center, inventory obsolete generators before turn-in at Fort Bliss, More
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo.: U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Bradley Spacy, commander, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, returns a salute from U.S. Air Force Col. Thomas Sherman at Peterson Air Fo More
Edwin Oshiba, deputy director of civil engineers and deputy chief of staff for logistics, engineering, and force protection, briefs attendees of Air Force Day at Energy Exchange on Aug. 17, 2017.
In Aug. 2017, the annual Energy Exchange was held in Tampa, Florida. More than 2,600 energy industry professionals, gathered for the annual event. Topics included energy resiliency, cybersecurity, policy direct More
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex PeaceKeeper BedDown (U.S. Air Force graphic by Gregory Hand)
Col. Timothy C. Dodge, left, Air Force Civil Engineer Center director of operations, congratulates Capt. Christopher K. Brown on his promotion to major Sept. 29, 2017 on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. More
Professors Selma Mededovic Thagard and Thomas Holsen, the Clarkson University team responsible developing the enhanced contact electrical discharge plasma reactor - a new method for degrading poly- and perfluor More
Lt. Gen John F. Thompson presents Air Force Civil Engineer Center Director Randy E. Brown the Outstanding Civilain Career Service Award during Brown's retirement ceremony on Oct. 27, 2017, at the Alamo in San A More
Capt. Jeff Schaefer of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, conquers the Monster Barrels obstacle during the Air Force Alpha Warrior Final Battle. Schaefer won the men's division. (U.S. Air Force Photo By Andr More
Maj. Gen Brad Spacy, Air Force Installation & Mission Support Center, provides opening remarks to the top Air Force Alpha Warrior athletes from around the globe for the Final Battle which occurred at Retama Par More
Maj. Josh Aldred, Air Force Civil Engneer Center Energy Directorate deputy director, shares his inspiration for becoming a civil engineer as part of 2018 Engineers Week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Veronica Kemeny)
Staff Sgts. Denise Cardona Santos, Jennifer Daffinee and Michele Von Haugg of the USAF Band of the West helped spread some Christmas cheer Wednesday at Building 1. The trio of clarinetists treated AFCEC and AFI More
"Bearded Man" by Josh Pugeau of Hill Air Force Base, Utah, won the adult accomplished category in the 2017 Air Force Art Contest. (Courtesy photo)
Maj. Gen. Brad Spacy, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander, officiates a promotion ceremony for Ed Oshiba, director of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, March 27, 2018, at Joint Base S More
Members of one of four mission area working groups discuss the out-brief to be presented May 16, 2018, to about 1,000 senior leaders and Airmen from across the force. The out-brief concluded the 2018 Installati More
Col Laidlaw was showing teammates a new idea for next year's iWEPTACT.
Col. Seth Frank talks with Air Force mission support group commanders and superintendents about protection services during the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Mission Support Leadership Summit More
2018 Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference attendees read about one of the four mission area working group chairmen who led a team to think innovatively in tackling one of the Air Forc More
Maj. Gen. Bradley D. Spacy, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander, has lunch with Airmen from the 88th Security Forces Squadron and 788th Civil Engineering Squadron during a visit to Wrigh More
Richard Trevino gives Air Force Environmental Workshop attendees an overview of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center Environmental Management Directorate Operations Division Aug. 7 in San Antonio. AFCEC revived More
Senior Airman Harold Gross III, a 325th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-22 weapons loader and Combat Support Wing participant, explains Raptor operations to fellow exercise participants 13 September at Tyndall More
U.S. Air Force firefighters, assigned to the 424th Air Base Squadron, perform a roll call with the Air Force fire chief, Jeffrey Wagner, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Oct. 17, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Visual More
Scott Sheffield reviews a travel voucher for an AFIMSC Resources Directorate member. Sheffield is part of a 13-member Tyndall team that works operations, readiness, and energy budget programs across the Air For More
A destroyed civil engineering building on Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, was among 1,165 environmental assets evaluated by an environmental recovery assistance team Nov. 5 – 9. The team’s assessment of the en More
U.S. Air Force Airmen compete in a 32-obstacle course during the Alpha Warrior inter-service final battle event, Nov. 16, 2018, at the Alpha Warrior Proving Grounds, Retama Park, Selma, Texas. Six Airmen will q More
The second annual Air Force Alpha Warrior Final Battle took place Nov. 16, 2018, at the Alpha Warrior Proving Grounds, Retama Park in Selma, Texas. The top six Air Force athletes were selected to compete agains More
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Stephanie Frye, 673rd Inpatient Operations Squadron, Joint Base Elmendor-Richardson, Alaska competes on an obstacle race during the Alpha Warrior inter-service final battle event, Nov. 16 More
Alpha Warrior coaches and Maj. Gen. Brad Spacy (center), Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander pose for a photo after the Inter-service Alpha Warrior Final Battle Nov. 16, 2018. Six athlet More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Austin Pruneda, Air Force Services Activity, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland runs through a 32-obstacle course during the Alpha Warrior inter-service final battle event, Nov. 16, 2018, at th More
U.S. military and civilian members workout on a miniature obstacle rig during the Alpha Warrior inter-service final battle event, Nov. 16, 2018, at the Alpha Warrior Proving Grounds, Retama Park, Selma, Texas. More
U.S. military athletes cheer on the last Airman as she finishes the last obstacle during the Alpha Warrior inter-service final battle event, Nov. 16, 2018, at the Alpha Warrior Proving Grounds, Retama Park, Sel More
Alpha Warrior coaches provide guidance and safety instruction to U.S. Air Force Airman prior to the start of the Air Force Alpha Warrior Final Battle competition Nov. 16, 2018, at Alpha Warrior Proving Grounds, More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Jennifer Wendland, United States Air Force Academy, Colo., competes on an obstacle race during the Alpha Warrior inter-service final battle event, Nov. 16, 2018, at the Alpha Warrior Provin More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Cody Mackall competes on an obstacle race during the Alpha Warrior inter-service final battle event, Nov. 17, 2018, at the Alpha Warrior Proving Grounds, Retama Park, Selma, Texas. Air Forc More
U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Amanda Graham competes on an obstacle race during the Alpha Warrior inter-service final battle event, Nov. 17, 2018, at the Alpha Warrior Proving Grounds, Retama Park, Selma, Texas. Air Force More
Alpha Warrior coaches discuss details prior to the start of the Air Force Alpha Warrior Final Battle competition Nov. 17, 2018, Alpha Warrior Proving Grounds, Retama Park, Selma, Texas. Air Force Alpha Warrior More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Jennifer Wendland, United States Air Force Academy, Colo., competes on an obstacle race during the Alpha Warrior inter-service final battle event, Nov. 17, 2018, at the Alpha Warrior Provin More
U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Josh Husband competes on an obstacle race during the Alpha Warrior inter-service final battle event, Nov. 17, 2018, at the Alpha Warrior Proving Grounds, Retama Park, Selma, More
U.S. Navy Seaman Drew Fast competes on an obstacle race during the Alpha Warrior inter-service final battle event, Nov. 17, 2018, at the Alpha Warrior Proving Grounds, Retama Park, Selma, Texas. Air Force Alpha More
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. John Novotny, 423 Mobility Training Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst competes on an obstacle race during the Alpha Warrior inter-service final battle event, Nov. 17, 2018, at th More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Noah Palicia, C-130 pilot, 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan competes on an obstacle race during the Alpha Warrior inter-service final battle event, Nov. 17, 2018, at the Alpha More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Mikala Hawkins competes on an obstacle race during the Alpha Warrior inter-service final battle event, Nov. 17, 2018, at the Alpha Warrior Proving Grounds, Retama Park, Selma, More
Future Airmen from the Delayed Entry Program arrive at the opening ceremony of the Alpha Warrior inter-service final battle event, Nov. 17, 2018, at the Alpha Warrior Proving Grounds, Retama Park, Selma, Texas. More
Alpha Warrior athletes compete on an obstacle race during the Alpha Warrior inter-service final battle event, Nov. 17, 2018, at the Alpha Warrior Proving Grounds, Retama Park, Selma, Texas. Air Force Alpha Warr More
Inter-service Alpha Warrior Final Battle athletes pose for a photo after the Air Force Alpha Warrior competition Nov. 17, 2018, at the Alpha Warrior Proving Grounds, Retama Park, Selma, Texas. The Air Force Alp More
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Stephanie Frye, 673rd Inpatient Operations Squadron, Joint Base Elmendor-Richardson, Alaska competes on an obstacle race during the Alpha Warrior inter-service final battle event, Nov. 17 More
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Bareng competes on an obstacle race during the Alpha Warrior inter-service final battle event, Nov. 17, 2018, at the Alpha Warrior Proving Grounds, Retama Park, Selma, Texas. Air Force More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Stephanie Williams, 48th Surgical Operations Squadron, Royal Air Force competes on an obstacle race during the Alpha Warrior inter-service final battle event, Nov. 17, 2018, at the More
A mission area working group assembled for the 2019 I-WEPTAC begins working on its topic at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Jan. 23, 2019. This year's topics include Command and Control of the Installat More
From left, 1st Lt. Tim Sobieski of the 627th Air Base Group and 2nd Lt Alexander Bow, 627th Civil Engineer Squadron, both at JB-Lewis-McChord, Washington, pose with their trophy after winning second place in th More
Tech. Sgt. Joshua Free, 336th Training Squadron military training leader, marches 336th TRS students to their dorms at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, March 15, 2019. An AFIMSC initiative changing the meth More
Elmo leads Malmstrom children in a dance during a Sesame Street Live performance at the base theater March 23, 2019, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. The Air Force Services Activity's Air Force Entertainment More
A mom holds her child in the Reel Time Theater on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 25, 2019. Parents took their kids to a live Sesame Street show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jesse Jenny)
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein talks with Scott Lilley of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Security Office April 8 during a break between briefings at the Installation and More
The Annual Air Force Installation and Mission Support Industry Day took place at the Inter-American Air Force Academy's aircraft hangar on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, April 9, 2019. Air Force Servic More
Two members of the Air Force Services Activity demonstrate one of nine stations on an Alpha Warrior Battle Rig during Industry Day April 9, 2019, on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. For many visiting sen More
Tech. Sgt. Steven Wilson, 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation craftsman, performs hot-pit refueling of an F-15E during the Combat Support Wing capstone, May 9, 2019, at MacDill Air Force Base, F More
A Ranger sign hangs up inside at a training camp near Schofield Barracks, Oahu, Hawaii, May 13, 2019. Twenty-three Airmen from across the Air Force recently converged on a training camp for a three-week Ranger More
Paul Carroll, left, a program manager for the Air Force BRAC program, discusses the Air Force's response to potential PFAS contamination with a member of the local community at a public meeting in Lubbock, Texa More
Christiana Hewitt, a BRAC environmental coordinator with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Base Realignment and Closure program, accesses GeoBase at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, June 20, 2019. A More
Maj. Gen. Brad Spacy, commander of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, talks to those gathered for a special unit redesignation ceremony June 25, 2019, on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Tex More
Tawnee Leonardo, Alpha Warrior athletics coach, talks with athletes before the Alpha Warrior Super Regional Battle, July 20, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Medina Annex, Texas. The Air Force will send the best More
U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Rhett Spongberg, 434th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, competes in an obstacle race during the Alpha Warrior Super Regional Battle July 20, 2019 More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Regina Germaine, 7th Force Support Squadron food service apprentice, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., competes in an obstacle race during the Alpha Warrior Super Regional Battle July More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Daniel Insurriaga, 61st Air Lift Squadron operations superintendent, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., competes in an obstacle race during the Alpha Warrior Super Regional Battle July More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Nickolas Kupper, 305th Maintenance Squadron production superintendent, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., competes in an obstacle race during the Alpha Warrior Super Regional Bat More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nathanael Vallier, 55th Communications Squadron NCOIC, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., competes in an obstacle race during the Alpha Warrior Super Regional Battle July 20, 2019, at Joint More
Willie Mastin, 502nd Force Support Squadron fitness program manager, walks U.S. Air Force Col. Scott J. Thompson, 502nd Installation Support Group commander, through the battle rig before the Alpha Warrior Supe More
U.S. Air Force Col. Scott J. Thompson, 502nd Installation Support Group commander, presents 2nd Lt. Rhett Spongberg, 434rd Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, with a parti More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Marquesa Taylor, 5th Medical Group physical therapist assistant, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., competes in an obstacle race during the Alpha Warrior Super Regional Battle July 20, 2019, More
Air Force, federal and state environmental restoration personnel meet at the Air Force Eastern Regional Environmental Restoration Summit in Chicago, Ill., July 23-24, 2019. The Air Force Civil Engineer Center r More
Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox receives the unit flag from Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr., commander of Air Force Materiel Command, to become commander of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center July 25 during a More
Members of AFIMSC's Budget Office Installation Support Team review the Budget Execution Analysis Strategy Tool (BEAST) to monitor the status of must pay and unfunded requirements at installations across the Air More
Bruce Salter, a senior research scientist at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, works on non-toxic, anti-microbial compounds at the Civil Engineer Lab at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.
Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander, addresses a crowd gathered for the AFIMSC Detachment 10 change of command ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Sept More
An unmanned aerial system engineer controls a UAS during a field test Sept. 4 at Camp Bullis, Texas. The UAS was equipped with Light Detection and Ranging, multi-spectral sensors and machine-learning algorithms More
Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander, addresses a crowd gathered for a promotion ceremony honoring Col. Martin Pantaze, AFIMSC Detachment 10 commander, at Barksdale More
U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Jesse Montgomery, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center C-130 structures engineer, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., competes in the 2019 Air Force and Inter-Service Alpha Warrior Battles Sept More
U.S. military members from the Air Force, Army, and Navy prepare to compete in the 2019 Air Force and Inter-Service Alpha Warrior Battles Sept. 12, 2019, at the Alpha Warrior Proving Grounds, Selma, Texas. The More
The Air Force partnered with Alpha Warrior three years ago to deliver functional fitness training to Airmen and their families. The final battles are an opportunity for the best of the best to compete for the t More