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  • Reserve Airmen train Guardsmen on Raptor

    Reservists here are training members of the Air National Guard as part of total force integration.    Airmen from the 477th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here trained 13 Airmen from the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing Jan. 13 on take-off and recovery procedures for the F-22 Raptor. The Air

  • Leaders announce policy changes for Airmen in AOR

    Changes are on the horizon for Airmen serving in the Central Command area of responsibility. In an effort to standardize policies among those assigned and those deployed to the CENTCOM AOR, Air Force officials will implement several changes beginning as soon as February 2008.    "There are several

  • Aviator pay details to be released

    Details on the retention bonus offered to experienced aviators should be released soon, Air Staff officials here said.    The aviator continuation pay incentive is in the final coordination stages and once Congress finalizes and the president signs this year's annual National Defense Authorization

  • Around Tinker: IT honors employees

    One branch chief definitely feels the love from her staff - especially since they nominated and selected her for the Directorate's Supervisor of the Year. Dena Nipper, Resources Management Branch chief, gives her all to her work and her staff.    She oversaw major Bldg. 3705 renovation of windows,

  • Here to help: AFMC vice directs personnel to learn about helping agencies

    Commanders, supervisors and First Sergeants across Air Force Material Command are getting a chance to speak with their unit personnel, sometimes in large groups and sometimes during one-on-one sessions, about the many helping agencies and resources available to all military and civilian personnel

  • Help is just a phone call or mouse click away

    Everyone needs to know about two excellent and "100 percent free" resources on Tinker AFB. Both are just a mouse click or telephone call away.    The Employee Assistance Program is a free 24 hour resource offering DoD civilian employees countless benefits. To name just a few, free individual, family

  • CHAPLAIN'S CORNER: Forgot your login?

    If you are like me you probably have dozens of logins. You have one for your work computer, for your internet service provider (ISP) at home, for online banking, your blackberry or personal digital assistant (PDA) and for as many online subscriptions you have registered for.    Very few of us have a

  • WENT TO A PARTY, MOM

    WENT TO A PARTY, MOMI went to a party, and remembered what you said. You told me not to drink, Mom, so I had a Sprite instead. I felt proud of myself, The way you said I would, that I didn't drink and drive, though some friends said I should. I made a healthy choice, and your advice to me was right.

  • Are you willing to pay the price for the $51 billion club?

    Have you ever gotten behind the wheel of a vehicle after consuming a few drinks? If you have, then you have invested into the $51 billion club. It is estimated that each year $51 billion is spent on alcohol related crashes. During 2003, 17,013 deaths occurred in the U.S. alone because of

  • Sticking With New Habits

    It's been less than a month since the beginning of 2008 and already many of us have let our new year's resolutions get the best of us. We're either too busy, it's too cold outside, we don't have enough will power to stick to our goal. Below are some helpful hints that may make sticking to your