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  • AFIMSC Innovation Office seeks game-changing ideas

    The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Innovation Office launched a program in the new year to help Airmen implement their innovative ideas. The campaign, open through Jan. 31, gives military and civilian members of mission support groups worldwide a chance to fund their ideas and

  • Air Force base of preference initiative evolves to permanent program

    The Base of Preference enhanced assignment initiative began Jan. 9, and provides enlisted Airmen who have 48 months’ time on station as of May 2019 the opportunity to apply for available Permanent Change of Station assignments in the Continental United States, through an immediate, straightforward

  • Uniform code of military justice changes

    Effective Jan. 1, the Military Justice Act of 2016 instated the most reform to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and Manual for Courts-Martial in decades, modernizing dated aspects of the military justice system while also providing transparency. “The Military Justice Act represents the most

  • Air Force accepts KC-46A

    The Air Force accepted the first KC-46A Pegasus tanker from The Boeing Company Jan. 10. This is a major milestone for the next generation tanker and will allow Airmen to begin operational testing and flight training.The Air Force has identified, and Boeing has agreed to fix at its expense,

  • AFFSA’s headquarters move to Reserve Center

    The 211 active duty and civilian personnel who manage the Air Force Flight Standards Agency recently consolidated and moved into their new headquarters located within a newly renovated section of the Armed Forces Reserve Center.The AFFSA’s headquarters is now strategically located directly across

  • Tinker members earn 72nd Air Base Wing Wildcatter awards

      72nd Air Base Wing An individual and a team were recently honored with Wildcatter awards from 72nd Air Base Wing Commander Col. Kenyon K. Bell.1st Lt. Kailey Filter, 72nd Air Base Wing Medical Group, fills a Captain’s billet and excels in performance of her duties as the officer in charge of

  • Tinker AFB worker and war hero honored statewide

    Tinker Air Force Base worker and former U.S. Air Force Capt. John Adkison, 71, was honored Nov. 15 by the Woodring Wall of Honor committee as one of several “2018 U.S. Air Force Legacy Veterans of the Year.” The group annually pays tribute to a handful of heroes selected from each U.S. military

  • Air Force base of preference initiative evolves to permanent program

    The Base of Preference enhanced assignment initiative begins Jan. 9, 2019, and provides enlisted Airmen who have 48 months’ time on station as of May 2019 the opportunity to apply for available Permanent Change of Station assignments in the Continental United States, or CONUS, through an immediate,

  • Dr. William Roper speaks about maintaining competitive technological edge

    Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Dr. William Roper discussed Air Force innovation initiatives, and the implications for Tinker Air Force Base and Oklahoma City, at an event Nov. 7 at the Sheraton Midwest City.The State of the Aerospace Defense Industry,

  • AFRL-developed Electrical Systems Tester supports B-52 depot maintenance

    A cooperative research effort between the Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and the Air Force Sustainment Center has led to the development of a next-generation electrical systems tester that will support B-52 depot maintenance and increase flight safety.An