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  • Preparations for 2017 local Wage Grade Survey underway

    The Federal Wage System was developed under the provisions of public law in 1972.  Rates of pay for employees in the FWS (WS, WD, WL, WG) are identified as prevailing rates, which means they are reflective of pay rates for similar private sector jobs in the same geographical area. Prevailing rates

  • AIR FORCE HISTORY: Mustache March from days of Olds

    The United States Air Force, despite being the youngest American military service, has a few outstanding traditions. Civilians vaguely know the tradition of Mustache March as an occasion used by some to raise money for charity. Many in our own military ranks only know Mustache March as “some damn

  • Honorary Commanders tour Tinker

    Thirteen members of the Honorary Commanders Program were given an orientation March 3 about the Air Force Sustainment Center, depot maintenance, installation and supply chain operations. From left, Ms. Debra Teufel, Mr. Joseph Brevetti, Col. Scott Diamanti, Honorable Matt Dukes, Honorable David

  • TINKER HISTORY: O-series engines

    O-series engines powered many small aircraft used by the U.S. military in a wide variety of missions. O-series is the common name for reciprocating engines featuring horizontally-opposed pistons connected to a central crankshaft.Some of the earliest and sustaining work performed at Tinker was in

  • MXS 1 earns its name over squadron rival

    The 552 MXS 1 team lived up to their name, topping squadron rival 552 MXS 2 by three points. The Maintenance Squadron teams met for the first time in the intramural season, which will wind head into the playoffs next week.Both teams came into the game with identical 7-2 records.  MXS 1 built a

  • What’s all the racquet?

    Working out can feel like a chore at times. You go to the gym, pull through cardio, dabble with the weights, and then head home. It can make a workout seem routine and boring. Want to put the swing back into fitness? The 216 Fitness Facility has the perfect opportunity with this year’s Racquetball

  • Tinker first responders now equipped to save furry lives

    Tinker Air Force Base pets and wildlife suffering from exposure to fire, smoke and other life-threatening hazards now have a better chance of surviving. Air for Paws, a California nonprofit, recently donated five specialized emergency oxygen kits with facemasks specifically designed to fit furry

  • DBIDS upgrade provides faster, secure gate flow

    As visitors to military bases go through the base gates, they may notice traffic is flowing faster but what they may not notice is security is also stronger.Thanks to a Defense Biometrics Identification System 5.0 upgrade, ID card scanning speed has been reduced to a single second or less and the

  • Swords to emails: AFMC finance deputy chief talks leadership

    Although leadership involves similar core principles, how it develops and shows itself is different for everyone, the deputy director of Air Force Materiel Command’s financial management said recently at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center. “It’s not cookie-cutter,” said Michael Mehrman, a Senior