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  • 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

  • A 'STAR' is born at 72nd MDG

    The 72nd Medical Group took the initiative to reduce their piece of the total amount of energy Tinker consumes each year, and will soon be awarded ENERGY STAR facility status.Tinker consumes more energy than any other U.S. Air Force base because of large-scale industrial processes performed here.

  • 72nd MDG welcomes new commander

    The 72nd Medical Group welcomed a new commander July 13. Col. Dean Prentice succeeded Col. Robert Marks at a change of command ceremony.Originally scheduled to be held outside Bldg. 5801, the event was moved inside to Heritage Hall when a rainstorm began just moments before the start of the

  • Greening Tinker: Water treatment plant gushing about conservation effort

    In a time of budgetary constraints and limited resources, one department on Tinker has taken the initiative to reduce operating costs and energy savings by streamlining their daily operations, introducing innovative technology, and eliminating unnecessary waste, saving Tinker approximately $22

  • TACAMO remembers Maj. Gen. Clarence Tinker

         The Navy's Take Charge and Move Out units gathered June 9 to pay tribute and remember Maj. Gen. Clarence L. Tinker, an Oklahoma Osage native, who lost his life in a combat mission in the Pacific during World War II.     On June 7, 1942, during the Battle of Midway, General Tinker personally led

  • Air Force leaders praise Tinker’s efficiency, warfighter support

    For two Air Force senior leaders who toured the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center here June 6, one word could sum up the success they saw: "partnership." Undersecretary of the Air Force Erin Conaton and former OC-ALC commander Lt. Gen. Loren Reno, who currently serves as the Air Force deputy chief

  • B-52 improvement initiatives taking off

    Process improvement initiatives from the B-52 Value Stream Analysis conducted last February are evident around the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center. The VSA team presented the 90-day improvement event update to senior leaders last week, focusing on the positive changes made around the Center. This

  • 76th MXSG prepares for VPP Star status

    Officials from the 76th Maintenance Support Group said their organization has a firm grasp on the importance of safety. It began well before the implementation of the Voluntary Protection Program; but since adopting it, personnel have set their sights on an aggressive goal.Group officials said they