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  • AFSC commander offers keynote speech at Tinker and the Primes

    Air Force Sustainment Center Commander Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II, the keynote speaker at the recent Tinker and the Primes Requirements Symposium, described a sizeable list of Air Force challenges that need small and large business innovations and insights to solve them.

  • Let’s go again

    Air Force Sustainment Center Commander Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II reenlists Army Sgt. Ashley Plank in the shadow of a B-1B Lancer and in front of family and co-workers Aug. 26. Sergeant Plank has served for seven years and reenlisted for another six during the morning ceremony at the Maintenance Repair

  • Welcome, sir!

    Col. Richard Land, 552nd Operations Group commander, passes the 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Alan Avriett Jr. during change of command ceremonies held Sept. 7 in Hangar 230, Dock 2. In his previous assignment, Lieutenant Colonel Avriett was the director of operations for

  • Team USA: Tinker’s Marinko in Rio

    Team Tinker member J. Dee Marinko will begin playing today in Rio de Janeiro for another team with a valuable mission for America: the United States’ sitting volleyball squad. Marinko, a production controller with the 550th Commodities Maintenance Squadron, arrived with his teammates in Brazil last

  • AFSC commander reflects on the 15th anniversary of 9/11

    This Sunday is the 15th anniversary of one of the darkest days in our nation’s history. On the morning of September 11, 2001, our nation and our way of life came under attack. Since then, our lives have changed in many ways, but we still stand united as Americans.

  • No problems found with Tinker Express gas

    It was reported last week that the Tinker ExpressI may have received fuel that contained up to 30 percent ethanol, three timeshigher than the allowable amount. The Army and Air Force Exchange Service is happy to report that, after furthertesting of the gas, it was determined that the actual ethanol

  • Keilty honored with Patriot Award

    Retired Navy Capt. John “Irish” Keilty was honored Aug. 23 with the Tinker and the Primes Patriot Award in Midwest City. Captain Keilty served in the Navy for 30 years, retiring in 2001 as commander of Strategic Communications Wing ONE at Tinker Air Force Base.

  • PHOTO: Worth a million bucks

    72nd Air Base Wing Commander Col. Stephanie Wilson celebrated with team members with the 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Personal Property Processing Office on their achievement of saving the government $1 million through re-weigh and accessorial services initiatives since FY2013. The team

  • Chief Woolridge reflects on 30-year career

    552nd Air Control Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Avery Woolridge will close out a distinguished 30-year career in a retirement ceremony at 10 a.m. Sept. 9 in Dock 2 of Hangar 230. The chief sat down with me to reflect on his 30 years in the Air Force.