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Pass and ID: How to help them help you
Senior Airman Hikeen Carr takes a photo of Matthew White of the Defense Logistics Agency for his restricted area badge. Airman Carr works at Pass and ID located just outside the Tinker Gate. Pass and...
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Tinker celebrates Arbor Day by planting trees
John Krupovage, the Natural Resource manager with the 72nd Civil Engineering Directorate, demonstrates how to correctly plant cedar trees. Members of the Tinker Federal Civic Leaders, a student group...
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Integrated approach builds recovery path for constant speed drive
An Air Force technician performs a detailed inspection on several component parts integral to overhauling a constant speed drive. The combined team of DLA, Air Force, and end-item customers has...
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448th SCMW director holds second in series of Director’s Calls
Steven Alsup When new commanders/directors come into an organization, one of the first things they do is hold a commander’s/director’s call to introduce themselves to members of the organization. When...
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Base’s new west-side fire station will cut response times by half
The new Tinker fire station located in the south section of Bldg. 7017 of the old 3rd Combat Communications Group Compound is almost complete. Renovations have been made by the firefighters themselves...
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Scammers use magazine sales pitch to get on base
People across the country are getting military members to sponsor them on base to sell magazines at the dorms. Tinker officials are warning Airmen and Sailors against sponsoring people they don’t know....
View ArticleAir Force Assistance Fund campaign extended to April 25
Tinker officials have extended the Air Force Assistance Fund campaign. Military members, government civilians and contractors can make contributions until April 25. It’s a well-known fact that the Air...
View ArticleAir Force budget focuses on preserving capability, not aircraft
WASHINGTON — The debate over force structure reductions outlined in the Air Force’s fiscal year 2015 budget should be about capabilities and missions, not aircraft, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark...
View ArticleAir traffic control group flies past delivery challenge
It may not have wings or engines attached, but the Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems Program Office at Tinker works daily to sustain critical Air Force runway landing, navigational, radar and air...
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Deployed AWACS squadron flies 4,000th combat sortie
U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher K. Jordan, 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron E-3/B Sentry pilot, scans the horizon while flying a combat sortie in support of Afghanistan Presidential...
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Base to name gate after retired sergeant
William “Pete” Piazza Soon, drivers entering base through the Midwest Boulevard Gate near Bldg. 9001 will be driving through Piazza Gate. Retired Senior Master Sgt. William “Pete” Piazza will be...
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AFSC executive director retires today
Ross Marshall After nearly two years as the top civilian in the Air Force Sustainment Center, Ross Marshall is retiring. Today, the AFSC executive director is saying goodbye after a 32-year career with...
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Touring Tinker
Leadership from the Joint Strike Fighter Program Office and Pratt & Whitney visited the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex April 24 to review status of F135 engine depot activation. Touring the...
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First flight to help rebuild Iraqi air force leaves Tinker
Members of the 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron load F-16 aircraft cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster. This is the first out of 60 shipments of supplies destined for Balad, Iraq, to help rebuild their air...
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Meet Tinker’s Military Working Dogs
Staff Sgt. Cacy Wyatt, 72nd Security Forces Squadron, and military working dog Timo demonstrate how the MWDs are capable of attacking on command. A demonstration featuring the dogs, held from 11 a.m....
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Squadrons welcome new leaders
VQ-3 Cmdr. Rodney Thomas, Cmdr. Lonnie Fields and Adm. Dwight Shepard observe colors during the Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 3 change of command ceremony May 16 at Tinker. Admiral Shepard acted...
View ArticleDBIDS scanners add another layer of protection
As you travel in and out of Tinker’s gates, you’ve probably noticed the gate guards using a scanning device to verify an ID card. “There have been a lot of questions following backed up traffic, and we...
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AFSC Chief: Enlisted ranks are the ‘backbone’ of the Air Force
Air Force Sustainment Center Command Chief Master Sgt. Gregg Jones The Air Force Sustainment Center’s highest ranking enlisted member has been on the job since April and is ready to lead and develop...
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OC-ALC produces 100th F108 C-PUP engine
Engine Mechanic James Bunyard of the 548th Propulsion Maintenance Squadron does some maintenance on an F108 engine at Bldg. 9001. The engine is one of the first 100 engines to receive the new C-PUP...
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PHOTO: Shut down
Large portions of Tinker’s industrial area were darkened for hours Tuesday after an electrical fire in a switching room and transformer temporarily shut down a power substation. Because of the outage,...
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