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Commentary: Enlisted MOH recipient: “Woody” Vosler Part 2 of 2
Howard E. Halvorsen Air Force Sustainment Center Historian As you will recall from last week, Forrest Lee “Woody” Vosler was returning on a B-17, the Jersey Bounce, after completing a mission over...
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72nd Dental Squadron welcomes new commander
72nd Medical Group Commander Col. Christopher Grussendorf passes the 72nd Dental Squadron guidon to Col. Dawn Wagner during a change of command ceremony July 10 in Heritage Hall of the Tinker Clinic....
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AFSC welcomes Col. Froehlich as new vice commander
Darren D. Heusel 72nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs After weeks of anticipation, the Air Force Sustainment Center officially welcomed Col. Eric Froehlich as its newest vice commander on Monday....
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Celebrating Tinker’s 75th Anniversary: Republic F-105 Thunderchief aircraft
Greg L. Davis 72nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs The Republic F-105 Thunderchief was a heavy fighter/bomber which was a workhorse of the Vietnam War. The single-engine “Thud,” as it was known, sat on...
View ArticleCommentary: The birth of combat SAR
Howard E. Halvorsen Air Force Sustainment Center Historian “It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.” – Air Power Truism During the first frantic weeks of the Korean...
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AMARG hosts NBC’s Weekend Today crew Lights, camera, action
Darren D. Heusel 72nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs TUCSON, Ariz. – Since its inception in the mid-1940s, the mission of a former Army aircraft storage facility located near this desert oasis has grown...
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Congratulations
Fellow Airmen Please join me in congratulating AFSC’s Executive Director, Jeffrey C. Allen on his award of the Presidential Rank Award as a Meritorious Senior Executive. This is an exceedingly...
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Allen presented Presidential Rank Award at Pentagon
Darren D. Heusel 72nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Air Force Sustainment Center’s executive director was among a dozen senior civilians to be recognized for their career...
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Family values: Mother and son reunite while deployed
Staff Sgt. Marjorie A. Bowlden 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs AL DHAFRA AIR BASE, United Arab Emirates – Wake, work, sweat, eat, sleep, repeat. The deployment grind can easily become...
View ArticleRockwell B-1 Lancer aircraft profile
Greg L. Davis 72nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs Office The Rockwell, now Boeing, B-1 Lancer is a long-range, multi-role, heavy bomber used exclusively by the U.S. Air Force. The B-1 program was the...
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COMMENTARY Maj. Louis J. Sebille earns USAF’s first Medal of Honor during the...
Howard E. Halvorsen Air Force Sustainment Center Historian As most know, the Korean War started on Sunday, June 25, 1950, at 4 a.m. with the invasion of the Republic of Korea (ROK) by the Democratic...
View ArticleAir Force senior leaders unveil new priorities
Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs WASHINGTON (AFNS) – In a recent letter to the Total Force, Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein and Chief...
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Leading from the top
Air Force photo by Todd Cromar Jeffrey Allen, Air Force Sustainment Center executive director, makes opening remarks during the Emerging Supervisor Development Program graduation ceremony at Hill Air...
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Former college athlete finds new career in Air Force
John Parker Staff Writer When Brandon Hill was growing up in Crawford, Mississippi, football was a family affair. His father played competitively. His five brothers played. His cousins played....
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Aircraft profile: Boeing AGM-69A ‘SRAM’ missile profile
Greg L. Davis 72nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs The AGM-69A Short-Range Attack Missile, SRAM-A, was a supersonic capable missile developed for Strategic Air Command to neutralize surface-to-air...
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Historian Commentary: Francis Stanley ‘Gabby’ Gabreski
Howard E. Halvorsen Air Force Sustainment Center Historian Francis Stanley “Gabby” Gabreski (born Franciszek Stanislaw Gabryszewski) was a two-war acer with a total of 34.5 credited career kills...
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ADR mediators help solve workplace problems
John Parker Staff Writer Seated at a round mediation table, Curtis Mitchell Jr. reflected on his 18 years as a volunteer for Tinker Air Force Base’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Office. Many of the...
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552nd ACW helps with Harvey recovery
72nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs The 552nd Air Control Wing’s 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron provided humanitarian support in the wake of devastating flooding in the Houston area. The squadron...
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35th CBCS deploys to aid Florida base
John Parker Staff Writer Eight members of 35th Combat Communications Squadron departed from Tinker Air Force Base Wednesday to help ensure that Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, remains in...
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Aircraft profile: Pratt & Whitney F135 turbojet engine
Greg L. Davis 72nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs The Pratt & Whitney F135 turbojet engine is a derivative of P&Ws F119-PW-100 engine which powers the F-22A Raptor. The F135 engine has three...
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