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  • 726th ACS exercise enhances readiness, rapid global mobility, builds leaders

    On the outskirts of base, a dirt road strays away from the comforts of civilization and deeper into the high desert. Luckily, the Air Force doesn’t need comfort or civilization to operate. The 726th Air Control Squadron refined their adaptive basing capabilities during Hardrock Exercise 19-2, July

  • Fit 4 Life to be suspended

    The Air Force Sustainment Center Commander has made the decision to temporarily suspend the Fit 4 Life program, effective August 4, 2019, with an annual review of the program, in order to better align with the National Defense Strategy and focus available resources on mission readiness.AFSC

  • 380 AEW AWACS provide the big picture to combatant commanders

    Imagine a pilot flying their aircraft in theater. While the pilot has onboard sensors downloading, processing, and providing a lot of information during the flight, their systems have limited range.Staff Sgt. Joshua Payne, 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron senior surveillance

  • USAF begins new Egyptian F110 upgrade program

    A big step forward to modernize the Egyptian Air Force F-16 “Fighting Falcon” fleet will take place July 25th in San Antonio, Texas. United States Air Force contracting, through Defense Logistics Agency-Aviation’s Strategic Acquisition Program, has awarded an Egyptian long-term F110 propulsion

  • AFMC We Need team to conduct focus groups across enterprise

    The Air Force Materiel Command’s AFMC We Need team will travel to operating locations across the command footprint to conduct in-person focus groups beginning July 22. The AFMC We Need enterprise-wide initiative, launched in late June, seeks inputs and recommendations from AFMC civilian and military

  • Feds Feed Families

    Stateside commissaries are again serving as collection points for the Feds Feed Families campaign for 2019, which began June 26, and continues through Aug. 9 at participating military installations.Participating installations help collect items most needed by food pantries and then donate them to

  • Navigating the retirement application process

    Retiring from the Air Force Reserve is a significant, emotional event, filled with anticipation and uncertainty. Because Airmen only retire once in their lifetime, they have no past experience to serve as a resource, and typically learn what is required as they go through the process.There are basic

  • Airmen graduate from Tinker Airman Leadership School

    Thirty-seven Airmen recently graduated from Tinker’s Airman Leadership School.Graduates are: 137th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron            Senior Airman Yulissa Triana   155th Airlift SquadronSenior Airman John Lagrone   185th Logistics Readiness SquadronSenior Airman Raymond Lange   507th

  • Library invites patrons to use 3D printer

    The Tinker Library recently added a piece of technology that will allow patrons to tap into their creative potential.Families and individuals can use the library’s recently added 3D printer, MakerBot Replicator+, for up to seven hours a month to print models from the various designs found on