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  • Hill, Robins to provide F-35 software sustainment

    The Air Force Sustainment Center is making plans to establish organic software sustainment capability for the F-35A Lightning II. Vice Adm. Mat Winter, director of the Joint Strike Fighter program, requested Naval Air Systems Command and Air Force Materiel Command develop depot activation plans for

  • New fire crew trains for response, builds team skills

    The 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron fire department conducted a response exercise Friday, August 11, 2017, to test the response and teamwork skills of the new fire crew, who arrived here with the recent rotation a few weeks ago. The exercise was a simulated fire at the Personnel Support

  • Softball fields to get upgrades

    The base’s softball diamonds are getting a ton of work done – as in 75 tons of sand for one field alone.The approximately $16,000 project will improve all four softball fields north of the dorms, fitness coordinator Ira Anderson said. They include the most used fields, Champ and Field 1, along with

  • Partnerships lead to healthier vending options on base

    A multitude of joint partnerships in various capacities have resulted in positive change on Tinker Air Force Base. One most recent success was achieved through a Health and Wellness Center channel, linking AAFES, Aramark and Imperial Vending through a grant championed by the American Heart

  • OC-ALC calls for nominees for Production and Operations Management program

    The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex announces the call for nominees for the educational Program in Production and Operations Management. The call for nominees to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s OC-ALC Production and Operations Management (POM) training program is open until Aug.

  • 76th SMXG interns learn the ropes

    Thirty-six university students are wrapping up summer internships with the 76th Software Maintenance Group.The eight- to 10-week paid internships engaged mostly computer science and engineering students and immersed them in small projects, tours across base and the SMXG’s work on aircraft, missile,

  • Tinker lands E-3 test squadron

    A detachment of a test squadron that works closely with Tinker Air Force Base’s 552nd Air Control Wing has moved from far-off Seattle to Tinker AFB.The 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Detachment 1, unfurled its guidon Mondayat the 552nd ACW’s Fannin Hall. The 22-member detachment tests new

  • Northrop P-61 Black Widow aircraft profile

    The Northrop P-61 Black Widow was the first American aircraft specifically designed as a night-fighter optimized to use on-board radar systems to detect enemy aircraft for engagement. The aircraft sat on robust, retractable tricycle landing gear and featured a single main wing, which met the

  • Leaders stress taking time to invest in others

    Four of Tinker Air Force Base’s senior leaders gave their own insights on mentorship advice at the Civilian Mentoring Council’s July 26 event in the base theater. Each of the leaders had the same goal in mind: take the time to help that next generation of leaders and innovators.The Air Force’s most

  • Refreshing Art of the Possible efforts

    A group of five Art of the Possible subject matter experts and several senior leaders from across the Air Force Sustainment Center gathered for an Advanced Level Workshop and to discuss the implementation of Art of the Possible.“The intent of this session is to further emphasize how Art of the