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  • AFLCMC director of logistics visits Tinker

    The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s director of logistics recently told dozens of AFLCMC professionals at Tinker AFB, Okla., that their jobs are vital to our nation’s defense. Cynthia Abbott, a Senior Executive Service member based at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, delivered an overview Nov. 2

  • MS Office upgrade ‘surprise’ can be avoided

    Air Force Space Command has directed all Air Force Network-connected computer users to upgrade to Office 2013. If you don’t have Office 2013 installed on your computer, the process will involve a pop-up prompt to start the installation, which could happen at any time during the duty day, said

  • CFC benefits Tinker’s youth

    At first glance, the Tinker Youth Center appears to be an average recreational center. But there is more to it than meets the eye. While there is a gymnasium, games, televisions and crafts, the Youth Center is centered much more around curriculum, learning and development than a typical after school

  • VITA program seeks volunteers for tax season

    Tinker's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program is looking for volunteers for the upcoming tax season. Volunteers are required to attend a five-day Tax Law seminar, which will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 9-13 at Rose State College in the CLC Tom Steed Building. It is imperative that

  • John Lee: bug hunter with a mission

    John Lee is a volunteer insect collector for the 72nd Civil Engineering Directorate’s Natural Resources office, helping to create an inventory of insects on the base since 2002. He earned an agriculture degree from Oklahoma State University in the 1970s, with an emphasis on entomology. He’s had a

  • Behind Door 4

    Lee Dickey, a volunteer with the 72nd Force Support Squadron’s Military Personnel Section, helps customers check in at the new location for the CAC/ID Card Office in Bldg. 1. In addition to CAC and ID cards, the members of the Military Personnel Section can also update DEERS information and SGLI, do

  • Bicycle safety and Quest-for-Zero

    Collisions between motorists and bicycles have exponentially increased in recent years with both sides to blame. Legally speaking, in nearly every state a bicycle is considered to be a “vehicle” and therefore, like motorists, cyclists must follow the rules of the road. According to Air Force

  • Veterans Day: A time to honor those who have gone before

    Veterans Day is a time to honor American Veterans of all wars. Each year we set aside this special day to remember those who have served in our Armed Forces. From those brave service members who fought and died in the trenches of World War I, to those who are fighting on the ground, at sea, and in

  • Exercise Global Thunder 17 Concludes at Tinker

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Exercise Global Thunder 17, an annual command post and field training exercise, concluded Oct. 31 with elements of the 507th Air Refueling Wing taking part. U.S. Strategic Command, in coordination with U.S. and partner nation government agencies, conducted the