Our Air Force: 68 years of guts, innovation and air superiority
– Written by Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, Commander, Air Force Materiel Command In 1911, a young Henry Arnold learned to fly at the Wright Brothers aviation school on a dusty field in Ohio. A strong...
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Hundreds attend Col. Humphrey’s retirement ceremony
Col. Brian Humphrey thanks numerous friends, family members, co-workers and mentors during his Sept. 11 retirement ceremony. Col. Bradley Bird will succeed Colonel Humphrey as the 552nd Air Control...
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PHOTO: Canadian connection
Canadian Consul General Sara Wilshaw, right, receives a tour of an E-3 “Sentry” Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft by Lt. Col. Donald Saunders, 552nd Air Control Wing Canadian Detachment...
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Secretary of the Navy visits SCW-1 Sailors
During his visit to Strategic Communications Air Wing ONE Sept. 15, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus re-enlists Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffery Gagin, Petty Officer 1st Class John Lewis, Petty Officer...
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Having a ball: Tinker celebrates Air Force’s 68th birthday
Cutting the ceremonial cake at the Sept. 12 Air Force Ball are, from left, Brig. Gen. Allen Jamerson, director of Security Forces and deputy chief of staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force...
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PHOTOS: Tinker holds resiliency day
During the POW/MIA breakfast Sept. 18, members of the Tinker Honor Guard perform a table ceremony in memory of all of the servicemen and women who were taken captive or are still missing. (Air Force...
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Recovery care coordinators watch over Airmen in greatest need
Retired Air Force Major Josh Leete says his beloved service dog Millie is a constant companion dedicated to helping him cope with post-traumatic stress disorder. Millie’s job includes resting her...
View ArticleSecNAV: Navy wants to cut strain on Sailors, Marines
The Navy is embarking on a wave of changes designed to lessen the strain on Sailors and Marines worn down with heavy deployment demands, the Secretary of the Navy said recently at Tinker Air Force...
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Tinker ‘honors’ Oklahoma veterans
Col. Stephanie Wilson, 72nd Air Base Wing and installation commander, talks with Bob Hedgecoke, 93, of Guthrie, during a sendoff reception for Honor Flight veterans Sept. 15 at Rose State College....
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‘Yukla two-seven’ Airmen remembered on 20th anniversary of crash
During a Sept. 22 ceremony, Col. David Gaedecke, 552nd Air Control Wing commander, receives a wreath from a member of Tinker’s Honor Guard to place at the foot of the Yukla 27 Memorial. Assisting...
View ArticleAFLCMC personnel travel to Brazil for test cell correlation
Four members of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Propulsion Sustainment Division recently traveled to Brazil to conduct an in-country review and perform a “test cell correlation” on a J85...
View ArticleFeds Feed Families total: 9,372 pounds
Team Tinker busted through the 9,000-pound mark to help feed families and children in eastern Oklahoma County. Tech. Sgt. Dwight Veon, with the 72nd Security Squadron and project officer for this...
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PHOTO: Process of elimination
Steve Walker, 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron director, discusses squadron processes during an Oct. 5 “Walk the Wall” with Col. Stephanie Wilson, 72nd Air Base Wing and installation commander....
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PHOTO: Making a pledge
Signing their 2015 Combined Federal Campaign pledge cards Oct. 6 are, from left, Air Force Sustainment Center Vice Commander Col. Tom Miller, AFSC Commander Lt. Gen. Lee Levy II, AFSC Executive...
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Tinker on track for big energy savings in 2015
Ik-Seong Joo, a resource efficiency manager with the 72nd Air Base Wing Civil Engineer Directorate, left, and Carmie Ashley, 72nd ABW/CE chief of portfolio optimization, talk with Oklahoma City Air...
View ArticleKeep your holidays from going up in flames
For most of us, the holiday season represents a time for family festivities and good cheer. What few of us fail to consider is that the holiday season is a time when there is an increased risk of home...
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Navy’s VQ-7 welcomes new commander
Capt. Brian McCormick, right, commander of Strategic Communications Wing 1 and Task Force 124, salutes Cdr. Mark Brophy, left, to welcome him as the new commander for Fleet Air Reconnaissance...
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PHOTO: Celebrate!
Air Force Sustainment Center Commander Lt. Gen. Lee Levy II, left, and Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex Commander Brig. Gen. Mark Johnson celebrate Coleman Miller’s 50 years of federal service...
View ArticleClothe-the-Children: Volunteers continue tradition of helping local school kids
Six-year-old Jaxon was excited to shop with his partner, a volunteer from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, but he admitted he was nervous. Jaxon soon found that there was nothing to be...
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Navy wing, veterans mark National Pearl Harbor Day
Strategic Communications Wing ONE Sailors gathered Monday at State Capitol Park to honor Sailors lost in the 1941 attack on the Pearl Harbor naval base. They included, from left, Master-at-Arms...
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