Civilian overseas assignments: A great way to serve

The thought of serving the country as a civilian had never crossed my mind, never seriously anyway. I had received previous email solicitations for civil service jobs overseas and had always deleted them. I read an email asking for interest in a job at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, and I

Domestic Violence can happen to anyone

Bringing awareness to the problem that is domestic violence – that was the focus of a recent lunch and learn. According to the American Psychological Association, every nine seconds in the United States a woman is assaulted or beaten. On average every day, one man and three women will lose their

Intramural basketball league season begins

The sounds of squeaking sneakers and the excited shouts of intramural basketball are bouncing off the walls of the Gerrity Fitness Center again. Play began Dec. 5 among 18 teams divided into separated military and civilian leagues. The 12 military teams will play at 5:15, 6:15 and 7:15 p.m. Tuesdays

AFMC executive director visits Tinker

The Air Force Materiel Command executive director recently made her first trip to Tinker Air Force Base since taking the top civilian spot.

AFSC senior leaders provide STEM students with ‘jet fuel’ in discussion

Air Force Sustainment Center Commander Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II visited the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics Dec. 1 to learn about science, technology, engineering and mathematics at the state-funded, two-year residential high school. The general’s visit also provided an opportunity to

AFMC leaders share holiday message with workforce

AWACS puts eyes in the sky over Tyndall to support Checkered Flag 17-1/Combat Archer 17-3

The 552nd Air Control Wing from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., deployed an E-3 Sentry and more than 80 Airmen to Tyndall AFB to provide command, control and communications support during a large scale aerial exercise.

Sustainment Course educates AFGSC leaders, facilitates logistics discussions

Air Force Global Strike Command specializes in delivering flexible and responsive capabilities and applying persistent combat power to targets around the world; however, AFGSC would not be able to carry out this mission without support from the Air Force Sustainment Center, based at Tinker AFB,

AFMC encourages sober driving during holiday season

The holiday season is a time of year for family gatherings, office parties, and socializing with friends, but the holiday season is also known for being the deadliest season when it comes to buzzed driving. A driver’s license mixed with a few alcoholic beverages is dangerous. No one intends for

Wounded Warrior Program reaches beyond combat

A retired master sergeant credited the Air Force’s Wounded Warrior Program with turning around 10 years of anger and bitterness following wrong diagnoses and missed treatment opportunities after she survived a roadside bomb attack in Iraq. Nineteen-year Air Force veteran Lisa Hodgden spoke to first