May 7, 2012 AFMC base takes top DOD honors for environmental work Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced May 1, 2012, the Defense Department's environmental awards for fiscal 2012, and Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and Vandenberg AFB, Calif., were among nine Department of Defense installations selected for top honors.Each year since 1962, the secretary of
March 9, 2012 AFMC 2011 Facility Energy Excellence Award winners announced Gen. Donald Hoffman, Air Force Materiel Command commander, announced during the Energy Management Steering Group on Mar. 6, 2012, that Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., captured first place in the command's first Facility Energy Excellence Award. Second place was awarded to Hill AFB, Utah, and Edwards
Feb. 28, 2012 AFMC wins international waste management awards The Air Force Materiel Command Asset Management Division recently earned the Richard I. Stessel Waste Management Award, making the AFMC team the first federal entity honored by the Air and Waste Management Association. The association named the AFMC division a winner of the Stessel award for
Feb. 17, 2012 Command's energy plan focuses on stewardship, compliance Command officials released the 2012 Air Force Materiel Command Energy Stewardship Campaign Plan to the AFMC workforce Jan. 25, 2012, highlighting for the second year in a row the command's vision of making energy conservation a priority."The energy installation plan lays out what's imperative to the
Nov. 17, 2011 Tinker vehicle office exploring ways to 'turn over green leaf' A battery-powered vehicle to transport people and parts needed throughout Tinker Air Force Base would improve the air quality and reduce fuel consumption, the vehicle control lead for the 76th Maintenance Support Group's Vehicle Control Office said recently.David Davenport made that observation
Oct. 20, 2011 Energy Awareness Industry Days brings savings to the forefront When budgets are tight, it's important for the federal government to step up and try to figure out the best way to save American taxpayers money. So, that was the focus of the Energy Awareness Industry Days at the Hanscom Conference Center Oct. 12 and 13. Civil Engineering teamed up with Operational
Sept. 28, 2011 New tracking system helps cut gas cost Robins Air Force Base is testing a smarter data-tracking system, which if fully implemented, could help the base reach its energy reduction goals and save fuel.The Automotive Information Module 2, or AIM2, is an upgrade to the current way the military issues fuel and tracks fuel costs in government
Sept. 27, 2011 Commentary: Changing the energy culture The absolute lifeblood of the modern military is energy. It allows us to be expeditionary and go anywhere on the globe. For true energy assurance as an Air Force, we need to be able to find energy solutions and strategies anywhere, even in hostile nations. At the most basic level, that assurance
July 28, 2011 Energy competition wraps up, winners announced The Hanscom Energy Reduction Competition wrapped up on the last day of June and civil engineering officials feel the seeds have been planted to make the base a more energy efficient place. "We took a baseline energy reading in December," said Karl Berg, base energy manager. "From December to January