Oct. 21, 2016 KC-135 Block 45 Program Acquisition Innovation saves millions The KC-135 Block 45 program, a nomenclature for Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) is an avionics upgrade that has recently achieved tremendous success. The KC-135 program office crafted a contracting model to bolster small business participation which resulted
Oct. 21, 2016 Boom shop finds solution for ‘dreaded’ task No one in the 551st Commodities Maintenance Squadron boom shop ever looked forward to “stabbing the telescoping boom.” That’s what the shop calls the physically demanding job of inserting an approximately 25-foot cylindrical tube inside a 29-foot-long KC-135 aerial refueling tanker boom in the shop.
Oct. 21, 2016 Fire Prevention Week Oct. 10-14 The ladder truck was utilized during Fire Prevention Week to demonstrate rope rescue drills and provide practice and training for fire department personnel. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)
Oct. 21, 2016 Career Development Fair set for Oct. 26 The 72nd Force Support Squadron Education and Training section will be hosting its annual Career Development Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 26 in the Bldg. 3001 Oklahoma Room.
Oct. 21, 2016 Bringing America’s Wing and Team Tinker Together Col. Thomas Brown, 72nd Air Base Wing Vice Commander, learns about the Air Force Cycling Team during the Bringing America’s Wing and Team Tinker Together (BAWTTT) Club Day, Oct. 14. BAWTTT is held to engage more members of Team Tinker in various clubs and organizations, encouraging community within
Oct. 21, 2016 Red Ribbon Week 2016, Oct. 23-31 In 1988, the National Family Partnership coordinated the first National Red Ribbon Week, with President and Mrs. Reagan serving as honorary chairpersons. Red Ribbon Week is the nation’s oldest and largest drug prevention awareness program and is dedicated to educating youth and encouraging
Oct. 19, 2016 Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Operational Energy visits Tinker Roberto Guerrero, deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for Operational Energy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy, visited Tinker Air Force Base Sept. 13. The Deputy Assistant Secretary was accompanied by two members of his staff,
Oct. 17, 2016 It’s time to go CAMP CFC The Combined Federal Campaign is in full-swing once again at Tinker AFB with a goal of raising $1,148,581.38. This year’s theme for the world’s largest and most successful annual workplace charity campaign is ‘Camp CFC: Let the CAMPaign Begin’.
Oct. 17, 2016 Tinker celebrates tanker’s history Members of Team Tinker were joined by mission support partners Oct. 7 to honor an Air Force icon. The KC-135 Stratotanker’s 60 years of service were recognized during a ceremony at Dock 5 ½ in Bldg. 3001. The KC-135’s actual anniversary coincides with the first flight on Aug. 31, 1956, so the fall
Oct. 17, 2016 72nd Security Forces Squadron welcomes new commander Lt. Col. Keith E. Quick assumed command of the 72nd Security Forces Squadron during an Oct. 5 ceremony.