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  • Student 2 Student program success

    When the Air Force provided an opportunity for a number of installations to implement a Military Child Education Coalition Student 2 Student (S2S) program at one of their area high schools, Tinker Air Force Base took full advantage. In 2014, the civilian School Liaison Officer contacted Mid-Del

  • DEFY program seeking mentors

    Strategic Communications Wing ONE is currently soliciting enthusiastic, fun-loving, positive adult role models to serve as mentors for its yearlong Drug Education for Youth (DEFY) program. DEFY is a substance abuse prevention and comprehensive life skills program specifically designed for 9-12 year

  • Healthy coping alternatives for holiday stress

    The excitement of the holiday season also comes with extra stressors. These stressors can be factors contributing to what has been commonly been dubbed the ‘holiday blues,’ or low mood surrounding the winter holiday season. These factors add to already busy and stressful holiday season. However,

  • Largest Air Force ESPC awarded at Tinker Air Logistics Complex

    The Defense Logistics Agency Energy awarded an energy savings performance contract Dec. 13 for the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, or OC-ALC, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The $262 million project, the largest in the Air Force, was awarded to Honeywell International, Inc., to modernize 50

  • 448th SCMW named best in DOD

    The 448th Supply Chain Management Wing has been recognized as being the best Workforce Development Office in all of Department of Defense.  They are supported in this endeavor by The 431st Supply Chain Management Squadron, a matrixed organization of 54 people co-located at Robins Air Force Base;

  • Air Force Marathon registration to open Jan. 2

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – If you missed registering for the sold-out 2016 Air Force Marathon, mark Jan. 2 at 9 a.m. EST on your calendar. That’s when registration will begin for the 2017 event.  Registration will open with special New Year’s resolution discounts, and participants who

  • 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