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  • Retired leaders return for Blue Summit

    It was quite the reunion.Tuesday represented a "Welcome Home" for dozens of retired generals, members of the Senior Executive Service, colonels and GS-15s as the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center hosted Blue Summit 2012. The annual event provides an opportunity to present retired senior leaders

  • Vigilance, keen eye lead to petty officer’s safety award

    A late-night inspection of a Navy jet by a tired but eagle-eyed junior enlisted member stationed at Tinker Air Force Base revealed a crack in a critical component, which probably saved the airplane and the lives of her crewmembers.The vigilance of Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandi R. Greer in Fleet Air

  • CE personnel remove invasive trees, plan to replace with native plants

    To improve the health of some of Tinker's natural areas, non-native trees are being chopped down at five sites on base comprising a little over five acres within the Urban Greenway and the golf course.Each of the sites has been choked with dense stands of invasive tree species, primarily lacebark

  • President nominates next AFMC commander, first female Air Force 4-star

    When the leadership of Air Force Materiel Command changes later this year, the command will be led by a familiar face who will make Air Force history when she takes the reins of AFMC.On Feb. 6, President Barack Obama nominated Lt. Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger to the rank of general, and as the next

  • Tinker reservist transitions from Air Force sergeant to Navy ensign

    Steven Johnson enlisted in the U.S. Navy Reserves in 1995, where he was assigned to the Seabees, but switched to the Air Force Reserves in 2006. Recently he transferred back to the Navy Reserves, as a junior officer.After 16½ years of enlisted service, Mr. Johnson wanted to become an officer and the

  • New Department of Energy program hires veterans

    While many families struggle with the uncertainty of the economy, the Department of Energy recently introduced a program that reinstates hope. "Troops to Energy Jobs" is a nationwide effort to hire veterans into energy-related jobs. Because many veterans already have necessary skills and knowledge

  • Cash saving heat

    Big energy-reduction plans are in the works.In the upcoming months, contractors will break ground on a three-year project to decentralize Tinker's steam plants. In its place will be individual boilers for each building. The plan is expected to save roughly $6 million a year and reduce natural gas

  • Air Force targets heat plants for energy savings

    Engineers at the Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., are on a mission to help save facility energy across the Air Force. One target is central heat plants, which have miles of distribution lines and are known to be inefficient according to Tom Adams, an AFCESA

  • Federal program relocates Tinker wetlands to Edmond

    Students at Deer Creek Grove Valley Elementary School received a unique learning tool April 22, 2011. As part of Earth Day Celebration activities, the Edmond elementary school completed construction on wetlands on school grounds to be used as an outdoor classroom.More than one acre of federally

  • 72nd MDG commander aims to enhance organization, help personnel succeed

    To say Col. Dean Prentice is excited to be here could be the ultimate understatement. A graduate of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, the Pennsylvania native considers Oklahoma his home. As the newest 72nd Medical Group commander, Colonel Prentice said during his leadership he will breathe new life