The Civil Engineer School, AFIT

New Civil Engineer Officers Attend CBRN Officer Pipeline Lesson! 84 newly commissioned 32E Total Force Civil Engineer students attended the first recruitment lesson on the new Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Officer program. The lesson summarized the opportunities for officers as a Readiness and Emergency Flight Commander and the future of the new CBRN Officer pipeline as well as the need for the Joint Force to fight and win in a CBRN-environment. “The CBRN Officer pipeline is not just about technical skills; it’s about fostering leadership and critical thinking,” explained Capt Dylan A. Gagnon, instructor at The Civil Engineer School and the first graduate from the DAF CBRN Officer Course.?

Sorry (not sorry) to our Dean and Penn State fan Col Steven Thomas for betting against Ohio State this weekend! Loss penalty-wearing an Ohio State jersey in front of MGMT 101. Payback in the future?

Save the date for the 2025 CE Summit! Registration for all classes and events opens 10 December 2024. Lots of exciting new events and opportunities to learn and network! Check it out at https://lnkd.in/gXuhdrh9

What a fun filled afternoon of celebrating at the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology's Spookapaloosa! Again, The Civil Engineer School, AFIT whole heartedly supported the event-this year's theme was Bluey! Happy Halloween to everyone!

The Way We CE: Innovating for the Future ?? Innovation is the foundation that shapes the trajectory of Air Force Civil Engineers. By embracing new technologies, Airmen can revolutionize the way they build, maintain, and recover installations. To ensure USAF installations remain the most effective power projection platforms, Airmen must challenge the limits of what is possible and forge a path toward a more advanced future. Explore how Airmen are transforming operations in the articles below ?? 1.) Optimizing Airfield Recovery with Mathematical Models: Maj Christopher Morales recognized that the existing process for clearing explosive hazards from runways lacked a reliable way to predict how long the task would take, often causing delays. Determined to find a solution, Morales developed a mathematical model inspired by delivery route optimization with the goal of predicting task durations more accurately. Through collaboration and testing with real-world data, his model demonstrated that tasks could be completed with fewer personnel, thereby streamlining airfield recovery operations. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/g_HaaQZY 2.) Innovating Inventory Management with Craft-Scan-Go: Seeing an opportunity to improve the warehouse inventory system at Aviano AB, Italy, SSgt Isaac Quella developed an app called Craft-Scan-Go. The digitized system replaced pen-and-paper tracking, allowing craftsmen to scan materials using QR codes and send real-time data directly to the sustainment management system. This new approach not only reduced the amount of time spent on inventory from a month to 1-2 weeks, but improved inventory accuracy as well. Quella’s innovation is now being explored by other bases, with the goal of expanding the system across the CE enterprise. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gNSf6Wfi 3.) Engineering Safer Airfields with Soil and Science: Capt Jacob Roberts and Capt Logan Ogden are researching ways to improve airfield safety by analyzing how different soils and materials respond to explosive damage. Their work focuses on assessing the risk to aircraft when moving over damaged areas of a runway, particularly by investigating soil strength and voids created by explosions. By combining geotechnical analysis and coding, they aim to create a tool that will help technicians assess runway safety based on numerous external factors, leading to more accurate assessments of airfield risk during recovery operations. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gmdGaCSq

The Civil Engineer School, AFIT instructor Maj Christopher Morales publishes relevant and vital research on airfield recovery

MGT 101 Class 25A kicked off on Tuesday October 8th. There are 84 Total Force Civil Engineer Officers embarking on the 10-week journey, which includes many MGT 101 firsts such as the BIVUOAC Field Day and the 10 Day Contingency Response Installation Support Initial Skills field portion at Tyndall AFB, FL in December.

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We are privileged to educate our Civil Engineer Officers! Check out this wonderful video about the 32E career field!

One of the best part of my job is co-teaching and being class mentor for the AFIT CE School’s WENG 520 Comprehensive Planning. This year’s class was a new pivot to previous classes fully employing the DAF’s digital planning tool, the Comprehensive Planning Platform. It was so fun to see how this tool can facilitate developing and documenting District Plans. The students were able to ‘war-gaming’ some future scenarios for the East Airfield Area, giving Wright-Patterson leadership some decision support tools for the future. **Footnote: Excited to have many of the architectural PAQ interns in the class. The future is bright! Joe DiMisa #DAFPlanning #PlanningisFun #AFIT #AFCEC