Aug. 3, 2023 Tiny fish swims off the endangered species list A decades long partnership between the Department of the Air Force and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has brought one tiny Florida fish back from the brink of extinction. The Okaloosa darter, a two-inch perch-like fish found only in the streams at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, was removed from
April 12, 2023 Air Force helps protect more than 100 threatened, endangered ‘neighbors’ The Department of the Air Force Environmental Program works to protect animals while also ensuring the success of the Air Force mission. Managed by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, part of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, environmental teams often join forces with other
Jan. 6, 2023 Disabled vets get back in the hunt at Wright-Patt WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Our veterans often return home with combat-related disabilities that may or may not be visible.Some are confined to wheelchairs while others
April 22, 2022 AFCEC cares for the environment to keep the Air Force in flight While Earth Day focuses worldwide attention on environmental issues every April, a diverse team of Air Force professionals are protecting the environment and assuring mission success every day.
May 27, 2021 Air Force, USFWS partner to restore fish habitat JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Threatened fish at Beale Air Force Base, California, are reaping the benefits of a partnership between the Air Force and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Specialists from Beale, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center and the USFWS recently completed a dam
May 27, 2021 AFCEC expert to receive natural resources award JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- An Air Force Civil Engineer Center natural resources subject matter expert will receive the Regional Director’s Conservation Award next month for his conservation work and partnership efforts with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.Each year, the USFWS
June 23, 2017 Wright-Patt goes to the bees WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Hundreds of base personnel and members of the public were buzzing about the same thing at the Wright Brothers Memorial June 21 – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s status as the first military installation nationwide to be declared a “Bee City USA.”A