A look at the OC-ALC Strategic Plan
The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex Strategic Plan guides people to focus on activities that will enable the organization to be successful today and into the future. The Strategic Plan does this...
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CGOCs discuss self-improvement with senior leaders
Lt. Gen. Bruce Litchfield, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, left center, and Maj. Gen. John Thompson, Air Force Program executive officer for Tankers, right center, talk with company grade...
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Navy fleet chief: Enlisted ranks not facing major cuts
U.S. Fleet Forces Fleet Master Chief Charles “Chuck” Clarke, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, talks with Sailors during a TACAMO (Take Charge And Move Out) all-hands call last week. He discussed the current...
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72nd ABW vice commander set to retire after 25-year career
Col. Stephen Wood On Tuesday, Col. Stephen Wood, 72nd Air Base Wing vice commander, will retire after serving 25 years in the Air Force. Colonel Wood said one of the toughest things he faced in his...
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Installation commander dials up pressure on phone transition
Tommy Smith of the 72nd Air Base Wing Communications Directorate demonstrates a phone call over Voice Over Internet Protocol services here at Tinker. The VoIP system allows users to communicate through...
View ArticleAF to implement new feedback process July 1
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) — In a recent message to Airmen, Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody announced plans to begin...
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Three TACAMO senior chiefs promoted to highest enlisted rank
Joshua Beloncik, Eric Samek and Larry Kutnock were all recently promoted to master chief petty officer, the Navy’s highest enlisted rank, a feat only achieved by 13.8 percent of eligible senior chiefs...
View Article‘Safe Box’: Air Show box building closure will affect Tinker workforce
As the skies above Tinker Air Force Base are filled with aircraft performing in next weekend’s Star Spangled Salute Air Show and Open House, people on the ground need to be aware of areas that must be...
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Clash of the titans: Three teams set to dominate football playoffs
Zach Ludwig with the 507th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron zips past a defender Tuesday in a scrimmage between his team, Reserve Red, and SCW-1 (Strategic Communications Wing One). Reserve Red (3-8-1)...
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776th MXSS idea may save big bucks
Pipefitters Kenneth Shepherd, Michael Mills, Terry White and Sean Wilkerson, with the 776th Maintenance Support Squadron, tighten flanges on piping for the B-1 Centralized Aircraft Support System,...
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Pedestrian safety not just a ‘one-way street’
Many vehicle-pedestrian mishaps could be avoided if both the driver and the walker are paying attention. Pedestrians should always make eye contact with drivers before they enter the crosswalk. (Air...
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Royal Saudi Air Force AWACS back in service
After nearly a year, a newly restored Royal Saudi Air Force AWACS prepares to leave to Tinker. (Air Force photo by Kelly White) A Royal Saudi Air Force AWACS aircraft recently left Tinker for duty in...
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Tinker’s Space-A terminal relocating to Bldg. 255
Staff Sgt. Jessica Hobkirk-Burrow checks to make sure the luggage x-ray machine is working properly after it was recently moved to Bldg. 255. The Space-A Passenger Terminal is in the process of...
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Shootout: FBI team repeats as champs
Staff Sgt. Michael Enderud, 72nd Security Forces Squadron, rapidly fires his pistol while range official Staff Sgt. Matthew Leake times him. Participants in the speed-shooting competition at the CATM...
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Crews breathe easier thanks to 550th CMMXS’s ‘AIR force’
As the room fills with “smoke,” Bradley Lange and Zach McCain make sure converters are being filled with liquid oxygen safely and correctly in the Oxygen Maintenance Depot’s Fill Room. The employees...
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PHOTO: No putting around
“What a thrill!,” professional golfer Scott Verplank said after flying with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds June 20. “I’m worn out,” he said, adding that the ride was an “honor of a lifetime.” (Air...
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PHOTO: Tinkering around
Tech. Sgt. Sean Gilson, 465th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, shows Phil Tinker how the refueling process works aboard a KC-135R Stratotanker June 23. Mr. Tinker, the grandson of Maj. Gen....
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PHOTOS: Dozens say Air Force oath
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds reenlisted several members of Team Tinker June 20, the day before the 2014 Star Spangled Salute Air Show and open house began. (Air Force photo by Micah Garbarino) The...
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PHOTOS: Star Spangled Success!
Team Tinker aircraft, like the E-3 Sentry, demonstrated their abilities during the 2014 Star Spangled Salute Air Show and open house, which went off without a hitch June 21-22. More than 160,000...
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ACC commander discusses promotion changes, budget impacts with Tinker Airmen
Gen. Mike Hostage, commander of Air Combat Command, prepares to speak to members of the 552nd Air Control Wing during an All Call at the Team Tinker auditorium June 18. The general talked about...
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