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  • Fuels going green

    An estimated $1 million project to construct a new alternative fuels station is in the works here, according to the 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron. If approved by the Defense Energy Support Center, the proposed service station would house four, 12,000 gallon above-ground tanks containing

  • 5th MRS mission: improve Air Force

    They work by the Latin phrase, "A posse ad esse," meaning "from possibility to reality." Situated in Bldg. 201W, 5th Manpower Requirements Squadron personnel spend day-in and day-out ensuring the Air Force runs as efficiently as possible. And, despite the sometimes unpleasant reality 5th MRS

  • Tower crew averts aircraft disaster

    Experience and alertness prevented a dangerous situation from turning deadly with the landing of a multi-million dollar RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft at Tinker Air Force Base on Feb. 13. At the end of a 24-hour flight from overseas deployment, the aircraft diverted from its snow-bound home base

  • Women’s History Month: Breaking gender stereotypes

    She said she wants to make a difference, one that is gender-blind. Janis Wood, the 566th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron director for KC-135 Stratotanker depot repair, said when she thinks about it, she is aware her accomplishments over the past 32 years are unique to the advancements of women. But

  • Moving up, employee enhancement graduates new class

    Nearly 60 graduates of the Employee Enhancement Program are taking their leadership training experience back to the workplace following their graduation this week. The year-long program is designed to give workers at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center basic leadership skills and a broader view

  • 76th MXW announces quarterly 6S award winners

    The 76th Maintenance Wing held a 6S quarterly awards recognition breakfast at the base restaurant in Bldg. 3001 March 3. Presenting the awards were Brig. Gen. Bruce Litchfield, 76th MXW commander, and James Patterson, 76th MXW deputy director. Walking off with first-place in the industrial division

  • Keeping the plant running

    The 76th Maintenance Support Squadron's Equipment Engineering Office is not a well-known unit on base. But, the organization's mission is vital to the Air Force. The unit, made up of nearly 20 personnel, manages approximately 10,000 pieces of industrial plant equipment, or IPE, for the 76th

  • Professional development while deployed

     The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing company grade officer council held a professional development seminar here, last week. Lt. Col. Robert Haines, 963rd Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron commander, the guest speaker, addressed a room full of the company grade officer council. At the request

  • Follow Doc’s orders

    Did you know there are more than 35 no-shows for various medical appointments every day at the 72nd Medical Group -- more than 10 daily in Family Practice alone? This translates to more than 750 wasted appointment slots monthly. These no-shows cost the Air Force $120,000 every month in man-hours and

  • Problem solving course available to Tinker

    Rose State college now offers a class for Tinker employees to receive specific problem-solving training with no cost to their organizations. Attendees will receive three undergraduate credit hours upon completion. Course BA 2532 - Problem Solving in Business, provides basic tools and techniques to