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  • Tree planting commemorates Integrated Battle Station

    The idea for planting a tree at the Oklahoma Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Technical Center was discussed for several years and recently a Shumard Oak tree was planted. The Integrated Battle Station team wanted something that would symbolize and commemorate all the hard work, commitment and

  • People of AFMC: Path of change for Air Force captain

    Thirty minutes northwest of Austin, Texas, a girl from Lago Vista was raised by a young mother and a father who battled cancer in his late twenties and early thirties. Life wasn’t easy, but living through these challenges played an instrumental role in the development of a future United States Air

  • 72nd Medical Group holds unit inactivation and re-designation ceremony

    When a unit’s mission has been completed it’s part of military tradition to inactivate that unit. The 72nd Medical Group held an inactivation and re-designation ceremony on July 9 in Heritage Hall, inactivating the 72nd Dental Squadron as well as re-designating two other squadrons within the

  • Tinker’s role in race to space

    This week marks the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 launch which cumulated in the moon landing July 20, 1969. Tinker’s role in making history centers on our expertise in supporting heavy lift aircraft.As the race to space heated up and rocket designs became increasingly larger, heavier

  • 848th Supply Chain Management welcomes new commander

    The time honored tradition of passing a unit’s guidon to an incoming commander took place for the 848th Supply Chain Management Group during a change of command ceremony on July 12.Director of the 448th Supply Chain Management Wing, Dennis D’Angelo, presided over the ceremony in which Col. Robert

  • Innovation ‘advances the ball’

    I’ve been a proponent of innovation for the majority of my more than 32-year Air Force career. I feel so strongly about the importance of having an environment of innovation in the workplace that I made it one of my leadership priorities when I first became a commander in the mid-1990s.If you’re not

  • Tinker Artist in Residence captures historic moment in Vietnam War

    Behind every work of art is a story.A recent painting completed by Tinker Air Force Base Artist in Residence and U.S. Air Force Historian Darby Perrin captures a brief glimpse into the story of retired Col. Chuck DeBellevue and Capt. John Madden during an encounter with a MiG 21J during the

  • Best with what they’ve got: A new life for old parts

    Just like every other aircraft, parts on a B-52H Stratofortress age, get damaged and become unserviceable.One detachment at Barksdale Air Force Base has developed a way to take those unusable parts and create hands-on training opportunities for maintainers.“Normally, we have to coordinate with the

  • Donovan stresses ‘Digital Air Force’s’ importance and necessity

    Acting Air Force Secretary Matthew P. Donovan is driving a new “Digital Air Force” initiative, emphasizing reforms that harness the integrated strengths of a connected network of weapons, sensors and analytic tools.“Our advantage in future battles depends on our ability to fuse vast amounts of data