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  • C-17 conducts flight test with biofuel

    The Air Force's ongoing alternative fuels certification efforts reached a new milestone Aug. 27 when a C-17 Globemaster III from here flew on all engines using jet fuel blended with a combination of traditional petroleum-based fuel, or JP-8, biofuel derived in part from animal fat, and synthetic

  • Summer Conference Showcases Air Force Commitment to Communities

    Air Force Real Property Agency teamed up with the Air Force Installations office at the Association of Defense Communities Annual Conference on Aug 8-11 to meet with communities from across the nation. This year's theme, "Transforming Communities, Creating a Sustainable Future," was highlighted in

  • Innovation Pays off at McClellan Business Park

    Today, the Air Force and Sacramento County, together with McClellan Business Park and environmental regulators celebrated the largest property transfer to date at the former McClellan Air Force Base, Sacramento, CA.Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) and Assistant Secretary of the Air Force

  • Former General Mitchell ARS Going Green

    One of the fastest-growing airports in the U.S. just got bigger - and greener. General Mitchell International Airport (GMIA) -- offering nonstop service to 40 cities "...has emerged as one of the USA's fast-growing airports by becoming a flashpoint for discount competition," according to a February

  • Officials moving forward with cleanup at Tyndall

    Air Force officials announced plans to continue with environmental cleanup efforts in place at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. Terry Yonkers, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics, directed that the work move forward expeditiously and within the framework