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Solar panels were installed on housing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., as part of a 20-year lease that is expected to save more than $1.1 million in energy costs. These savings will provide additional funds for neighborhood improvements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Breeden)
After 14 years as a familiar landmark at the former McClellan Air Force Base, Calif., the “big white tent” that once covered tons of contami-nated soil has come down. The tent provided shelter for cleanup crews and kept 23,409 cubic yards of contaminated soil at the site from being disturbed. (U.S. Air Force photo)
JB San Antonio-Lackland, [email protected] 210-395-8002DSN 969-8002
Mr. Joe Sciabica Director
Dr. Marilyn Croach Deputy Director
Col David Higdon Deputy Director - Tyndall
Energy
• PublishedtheEnergyEvaluationPlaybookandtrainedAssetVisibilityTeamsforthesecondfour-yearroundoffacilityenergyaudits;producedanEnergyAlmanac,afull-spectrumviewofinstallation-levelfacilityenergyperformance.
• ProvidedAirForceEnergyReportingSystem(monthlyreports)trainingtomorethan30MAJCOMandbaseenergymanagers;managedover300,000datapoints;andreported10facilityenergymetricstocongress.
• Managedthe$12MResourceEfficiencyManagerprogram,realizinga4-to-1returnoninvestmentintangibleenergyconservationopportunities.
• Supportedthedevelopment/constructionofAirForce’slargestsolarproject,a16.4-MWarrayatDavis-MonthanAFB,Ariz.,anda3.4MWwindprojectatCapeCodAFS,Mass.;releasedsolicitationsfor4.5-MWwaste-to-energyprojectatDyessAFBanda6-MWcappedlandfillsolarprojectatOtisANGB,Mass.
• Completedreviewsofcontractacquisitionsat19installa-tions,identifying$13.2inpotentialsavings;supportedtheUtilityLawFieldSupportCenterwithratenegotiationsandinterventionstocreate$3.7Mincostavoidance.
• Validatedandprovidedauthoritytoadvertise225energyprojectswithbidssolicitedandawardsrecommendedfor174projectstotaling$80M;theAirForcefunded104energyprojectsworth$45M(estimatedsavingsof472.3billionBTUsand$8.8M).
• SupportedsixEnergyConservationInvestmentProgramprojects($40M)toannuallyconserve1,734billionBTUsofenergyand2,001milliongallonsofwater.ThelargestECIPprojecttodate($15.5M)forheatplantdecentralizationat
F.E.WarrenAFB,Wyo.,willsaveanestimated100billionBTUsperyear.
• ESPCprogrammanagementofficecentralizedacquisition/legalreviewprocessatAFCEC;reducedprocessfromtwoyearstoone.
• Scheduled40utilitysystemsforprivatization;three,valuedat$172.5Mawarded,24continuedinto2014and13ineconomicexemptionapprovalrequests);todate,62systemsprivatizedwithcontractsvaluedat$2B,creatingacostavoidanceofmorethan$341M.
Environmental
• Newlycentralizedenterprise-wideEnvironmentalComplianceProgramsaved$80Minfirstyear,whileenablingnewlyformedAFCECtomeet80/20obligations;executedabout$230MinEQrequirements;developedfiscal2014EQenterpriseintegratedprioritylistandfiscal2016POMIPL.
• Awarded$1Bin10-yearERAperformance-basedcontractsforsavingsof69percentoverprogramlife-cycleand$225Moverperiodofperformance;acceleratedprojectedsiteclean-upprogress43percent.
• ReachedFOCfortheNationalEnvironmentalPolicyActDivision;providedsupportforenvironmentalimpactstatementsfortheKC46AbeddownandtheEielsonAFBAggressorSquadron.
• Establishedinstallationandregionalsupportteams;EastISTsconductedmorethan230basesupportvisits.
• AllAirForcebasesnowoneDASHusingstandardizedconfiguration;implementedMAJCOMweb-basedtrainingtool(ESOH-TN).
• Continuedtoimplementefficiencieswithinthecleanupprogramtoreducelifecyclecostby$1Bandacceleratesiteclosuresby242percent.
• BuiltMAJCOMcommandersandenvironmentalcompli-anceperformancedashboardsforsnapshotviewofenvironmentalperformanceattheseniorleaderandenvi-ronmentalprogrammanagerlevels.
• IdentifiedAirForceCivilEngineerCenter-providedprod-uctsanddevelopedcomprehensivetrackingandreportingtoolforallenvironmentalplansandpermitsresultinginpowerfulprogrammanagement/planningcapabilityforAFCEC.
• Conducted17trainingclassesformorethan200IST/basepersonnelone-DASH;enforcementactions;naturalandculturalresources;planning,environmentalprogrammingandbudgetexecution;andothertopics.
• CompletedProjectRC-200720,IntegratingArcheologicalModelinginDefenseDepartmentCulturalResourcesCompliance,”forDOD-wideuse.
• ProvidedexperttechnicalsupporttotheDeputyUndersecretaryofDefense(I&E)ScienceandTechnologyDirectorate,ChemicalandMaterialsRiskManagementProgram,particularlyinretractionoftheUSEPAassess-mentofshort-termrisksassociatedwithtrichloroethyleneinhalationexposure,whichresultedinestimatedcostavoidanceof$9M.
• Prototypedtechnologydesignedtooptimizeandaccel-erateremediationofcomplexsitesthatposelong-termhigh-costremediationchallenges(onlyfivepercentofactivesitesbut60percentofprojectedEnvironmentalRestorationProgramcosts).
• Oversawaccreditationofmorethan100laboratoriesundertheDODEnvironmentalLaboratoryAccreditationProgram,including48neworrenewingaccreditationvisits.
Facility Engineering
• Achieveda100-percentawardrateforsustainment,res-toration,modernizationanddormprojectsinfiscal2013,awarding$344.3Macross244projects.
• Awarded60percentofthefiscal2013MILCONprogram(18of30projects),totaling$695M.
• Awarded86energy-focusedprojects,totaling$43M.• ContinuedpursuingLEEDSilvercertificationfor100per-
centofalleligiblefiscal2013projects.• ManageddesignandconstructionfortheF-35beddown
atLukeAFB,includinganewtrainingcenter,anewopsfacility,andrenovation/constructionoftwoAMUs($82M).
• Managedconstructionofin-processingcenter($21.6M)atJointBaseSanAntonioandanewcenter($27.5M)attheAirForceAcademy;managedrenovationofUSAFEheadquar-tersfacility($45M).
• Brokegroundonthealmostone-million-square-footU.S.StrategicCommandcommand-and-controlcomplex($524M)atOffuttAFB.
MISSION
TheAirForceCivilEngineerCenterreachedinitialoperatingcapabilityonOct.1,2012,withfulloperatingcapabilityscheduledforOct.1,2014.AFCEC’smissionistoprovideCivilEngineeringservicesandenterpriselifecycleleadershiptoAirForceinstallationsthatenablethewarfighter.
HeadquarteredatJointBaseSanAntonio-Lackland,Texas,withDetachment1locatedatTyndallAFB,Fla.,AFCEC’sareasofexpertiseincludefacilityinvestmentplanning,designandconstruction,operationssupport,realpropertymanagement,energysupport,environmentalcomplianceandrestoration,readinessandemergencymanagement,andauditassertions,acquisitionandprogrammanagement.Theagencyhasmorethan1,600personnelandconductsoperationsatmorethan75locationsworld-wide.
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Staff Sgt. Travis Ripple, a member of AFCEC’s Airfield Pavement Evalu-ation Team, uses an auger to remove different soil layers during a de-structive test on the Laughlin Air Force Base Auxiliary Number 1 Airport, near Spofford, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Briggs)
than24,500acresprotectedand$7.5MofAirForcefundsused.
• Deedsofeasementsforfourtransactionstotaledapproxi-mately$6Mand2,800acres;deedsinprogressattheendof2013totalmorethan$3.1Mandnearly22,000acres.
• Issuednoticetoproceedto75ABWEUL,providingauthorityforSunsetRidgeDevelopmentPartnerstobeginconstructioninsupportoftheFalconHillAerospaceParkatHillAFB.
• DevelopedEULBudgetProjectortooltocalculateproject-specificEULbudgetsacrossallphases;developedacompliancematrixtemplateforperformingportfoliomanagementonallUPprojects.
• ProvidedtrainingfortheRealEstatecareerfield,includinghostingtheWorldwideRealEstateSymposiumandpart-neringwithAFITandtheHAFAssetManagementDivisionfortheannualAFIT424satellitecourse.
Operations
• Completedfirstpost-IOCassetvisibilitybaseassessmentatTyndallAFB,followedbyEielsonandHillAFBstoinformanalystswhichfacilityandhorizontalinfrastructureassetsrequireresources.
• TheAirfieldPavementEvaluation,orAPE,teamaccom-plished44detailedstructural,frictionandaircraftanchorevaluationsairfieldsaroundtheglobe,includinginKorea,JapanandPanama;trained69personneltoconductcon-tingencyevaluations.
• RevisedCEoperationspoliciesandproceduresrevisingpoliciesandprocedures,primarilyinthenewlyformedOperationsEngineeringflightsandtheirsubordinateRequirementsandOptimizationSectionstoimplementCETransformation…Accelerateddirectives.
• Reviseddecades-oldsustainmentworkpriorities,aligningthemwithindustrystandardpracticesandpublishedanaccompanyingworkprioritiesimplementationplan;pub-lishedrevisedopsengineering-relatedplaybooks.
• ChampionedtheWorkManagementdatacollectionsystem(replacementoftheInterimWorkInformationManagementSystem),culminatinginitsfirstoperationaltesting.
• RevisedtheAirForcecommonoperatinglevelsofserviceforthe“big-3”servicecontracts(custodial,groundsandrefuse).
• SubjectMatterExpertsguided14technicaltechnologytransfercriteriadevelopmentprojectstotalingmorethan$3.5Minairfield,pavements,wastewaterandforceprotec-tionandproducedfiveETLs,fourAFIupdates,onenewAFPAM,and18UFCs(withArmyandNavy).
• Workedonawardof36pavementconditionindexsurveys($3M)and14SMEtechnical,materialtestingandAPEteamsupportandcriteriadevelopmentprojects($5.6M).
• Conductedyouthfacilitycertificationvisits;completed12reports.
• TheCivilEngineerMaintenance,InspectionandRepairTeam,orCEMIRT(TyndallandTravisAFBs)completed607specializedworkrequests($12.4M)onHVAC,aircraftarresting,industrialcontrolsandelectricaldistributionandpowergenerationsystems.
• Conductedspecialtytrainingrequirementsteamwork-shopsforfiveCEAirForceSpecialtyCodes(seep.46formoreinformationandupdatesonCEcareerfields)
Planning and Integration
• Astheonlynewdirectoratefromtheagency’sstand-up,AFCEC/CPprovidedover-archingaltruisticstrategicoversightofplanning,programmingandprocurementofrequirementsacrosstheAirForceenterprise.
• DefinedandembarkedoncentralizedleadershipoftheAirForceSpaceManagementProgram,theAirForceEncroachmentManagementProgramandprioritization/fundingofSRMplanningtools,movingtowardtransforma-tionp-plan’sFOC.
• Developedstrategic,enterprise-wideapproachtoinstalla-tionplanningandcapacityanalysis;definedsystems,datasourcesandprocessesrequiredtoaffectstrategicbasingandotheranalysisdrivingAirForceinvestmentdecisions.
• Drovetheprocurementandexecutionof32installationdevelopmentplans,sixjointlandusestudies,sixnoisecon-tourandtwoairinstallationcompatibleusezonestudieswithintheenterprisestructure,toenableMAJCOMopera-tionallevelplanningandfurtherdevelopthedatabehindtheAirForceenterprisestrategicanalysiscapability.
• TheActivityIntegrationDivisionmanaged$750Mfiscal2013portfoliothroughyearofexecution.
• ExecutedAirForceAssetManagementPlan,orAFAMP,processtointegrateandcoordinate$2Binrequirementsforaprioritizedfiscal2014program.
• CreatedanewRealEstateActivityManagementPlantoenhanceassetmanagementprocess.
• Manageda$46Bcontractportfolio,supportingexecutionof440taskorderstotaling$1Btodelivertherightcontractvehicleatrighttime.
• Establishedafive-year,100-percentsmallbusinessset-aside,$950MGlobalEngineer,IntegrationandTechAssistance(GEITA2011)servicescontracttoserveneedsacrosstheAirForceenterprise.
• Awardedphasefour($18M)oftheseven-phase,$123MPACAFheadquartersrenovationatJointBasePearlHarbor-Hickam.
• AwardedtwomedicalMILCONprojectsinKorea(morethan$30Mcombined)atOsanandKunsanABs;initiateddesignofthe$52MU.S.-fundedMILCONportionofthenewKoreaAir(total$45MatMisawaandKadenaABsinJapananda$55MSRMpowerplantprojectatEarecksonAFS,Alaska.
• Managedplanningfornewhighschoolconstruction($82M)anddesignforaGuardianAngelOperationFacilityincludingthreefacilitiestotaling$21MatRAFLakenheath,UK.
• Directeda$2.1BcontingencyconstructionportfolioacrosstheCentralAsiaStates,AfricaandGulfCooperationCouncilcountries.
• Droveconstructioneffortsvaluedat$118MfortheMinistryofDefenseHeadquarterscomplexfortheAfghanNationalArmy;ledconstructionofAfghanNationalSecurityUniversity’ssecondphase–a$96Meffort—and63projects($181M)fortheCombinedSecurityTrainingCommand-AfghanistanSecurityForceprogram.
• LedcontinuedexpansionofShindandAirBaseinsupportofAfghanNationalArmyAirCorps(three-year,three-phase,total$100M);ledtheexpansionandconstructionoftheAfghanNationalDetentionFacility($71M).
• Manageddesignandconstructionforprojects(2.5Btotal)acrossthreecombatantcommands(CENTCOM,AFRICOMandSOCOM)insevencountries,ontwocontinents.
• Managedmorethan150taskordersworth$225Mworld-widefortheDefenseLogisticsAgency-EnergySRMfuelsprogram.
Installations
• Signedanagreementtoleasefor217acresfor50yearswithGrandForksCounty,N.D.todevelopanestimated1.2M-square-footbusinessparkfocusedontheunmannedaerialsystemsindustry.
• Wonhonorablementioninthe2013GSAAchievementAwardforRealPropertyInnovationfortheEULatEglinAFB.
• Delivered1,148newprivatizedhomes,767renovatedand1,407demolishedunits;executedconstructionat100.2percentofschedule;currentendstateinventoryof52,451units(morethan98percentprivatized).
• CompletedclosingsfortheNorthernandContinentalHPprojects—atotalof8,386units($876M)—andachievedthehighoccupancyinprogramhistory(proformaoccu-pancyat96percent).
• Conductedmorethan90managementreviewcommitteemeetingsaswellasannualsitevisitsat27bases;educatedmorethan765stakeholderswithHPtrainingprogram.
• Achieved96percentBRACpropertytransfer(84,407of88,175acres)tolocalcommunities,including182acresoftheformerGriffissAFBand528acresatformerMcClellanAFB;completedthe31stand32ndwholebasetransfers(formerOnizukaandMatherAFBs).
• Ledefforttoensureenvironmentalcleanupmeetsrequire-ments;remediesinplaceat4,538of5,259sites(86percent)andontrackforallsitesby2018;cleanupcosttodateis$3.7B.
• TheRealEstateTransactionsDivisionawarded$8.5infundsinfiscal2013;otheranticipatedtotalsincludemore
Readiness
• CreatedApple/Androidsmartphone/tabletapplicationwithcustomizableemergencydata/checklists(morethan6,000downloads);“BeReady”IOSmobileapplicationoniTunesdownloadedby3,500.
• CreatednewCBRNDefenseAwarenesscoursefor190,000studentsperyear.
• DeployedinsupportoftheDefenseThreatReductionAgency’sNuclearWeaponsAccident/IncidentExercisesup-portinginteragencyresponse.
• Executed$17.6Mcentralizedfundingprogramtosustain246EmergencyManagementUTCsandmaintainservice-ablechemicaldefenseequipmentfor155,000Airmenand21,000aircrewpersonnel.
• Initiatedanequipmentshelf-lifetestingprogramthatwillsave$33.9Min2015;implementedtwopolicyguidancechangessaving$115.1Moverthenextfiveyears.
• Beganstrategicsourcinginitiativeforfirefightingpersonalprotectiveensembleswithpotentialsavingsof$21Moverfiveyears.
• Retrofitted77AirForce-designedaircraftfiretrainingfacili-tieswitha3-dimensionalrunningfuelfirefortrainingonthischallengingscenario.
• Continuedfirefightingvehiclevalidationandrealignment;contractawardedtopurchase130vehicles,including114rapidinterventionvehicles.
• Executedtheairfielddamagerepairwetweatherdemon-stration(36participantsfromnineinstallations)asproofofconceptforasphaltcappingininclementweathercondi-tions.
• FieldednewBEARhygienekit,whichincorporatescom-mercial-gradefixturesandthenewBEARpowerunit,pro-vidingreliablereplacementfortheMEP-12high-voltagegenerator.
• DevelopedanADRtabletoptrainingexercisetodevelop/testmodernizedADRTTPsandC2scenarios.
• FieldedfirstSustainmentPavementRepair,orSuPR,KittoTyndallSilverFlagsite(23additionalkitsfieldedovernext12months).
• Processed4,414callsforassistancethroughtheAFCECReach-BackCenter.
• Developed/PublishedAFPAM10-219V8andAFH10-222V17;publishedtherevisedWarandMobilizationPlan,orWMP-1.
• Managedcontingencytrainingwiththroughputof4,690forSilverFlagand1,046forMEETinfiscal2013.
• ImplementedtheREDHORSETrainingWorkingGrouptoprovidestandardization,centralizationandorganizationofRHspecialcapabilitiestraining.
• DeployedEODAirmantoAfghanistan;embeddedwithaSOFtaskforceinHelmandProvince;enabled194counter-insurgencymissions(manuallyneutralized21IEDsand1,000explosivedevices.
• Metbreak-evencostforAFCECEODequipmentmanage-mentfacility,whichhasnowrecovered$9Mofequipment(morethantheprojectedentirecostofthecontract).
• TheRequirementsandAcquisitionDivisionestablishedinitialoperatingcapabilityonOct.1,2013.
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