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  • Air Force Sustainment Center vice commander promoted to brigadier general

    Col. Tom D. Miller, Air Force Sustainment Center vice commander, was promoted to brigadier general in a formal ceremony May 10 in the Tinker Club ballroom. His effective date of promotion was May 3.AFSC Commander Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II was the presiding officer for the promotion.General Miller's

  • New AFSC Financial Management leader takes the helm

    Elwood "Eddie" C. Lewis III was promoted to the Senior Executive Service here, April 3, as he became the director of Financial Management for the Air Force Sustainment Center. Mr. Lewis' official ceremony was held in the Anaconda Room on April 15, 2016, where he was surrounded by family, friends and

  • 552nd ACW supports presidents' trip to South America

    Members of the 552nd Air Control Wing once again displayed their versatility as a wing and their ability to work as a team by supporting a recent presidential visit to South America.The wing deployed two E-3 "Sentry" Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft and two crews -- primarily from the

  • OC-ALC manager reveals key to work safety

    Randey Hayes' commitment to safety doesn't stop outside the Tinker Air Force Base gates.If Mr. Hayes, an occupational safety manager for the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, happens to walk through the sliding automatic doors of a big-box retail store and he sees the edge of a floor mat curled

  • AFMC command chaplain offers keys to resilient leadership

    Inspiring resilient leaders was the main goal of the Air Force Materiel Command's command chaplain during a May 3 luncheon at the Tinker Club.Chaplain (Col.) Shon Neyland spoke to the leaders in attendance about how they can get their mindsets right and how to make sure they're taking care of

  • Commentary Exceeding standards, 552nd ACW earns Goals Day

    A Goals Day recognizes the hard work and dedication demonstrated by the men and women of the 552nd Air Control Wing at Tinker AFB during a particular month.  This reward is simply a day off given by 552nd ACW Commander Col. David Gaedecke for meeting and/or exceeding five extremely high standards in

  • Reserve White sets back defending champions

    Reserve White engineered a solid game May 10 to shut out the No. 2 seed AMXS Eagles, who were playing without their starting quarterback.No. 3 seed Reserve White scored touchdowns in each half to finish 13-0.After initial three and outs by both teams, Reserve White launched a 74-yard scoring drive

  • Commander learns first-hand how Tinker supports Global Strike mission

    The commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, Gen. Robin Rand, visited the Air Force Sustainment Center, headquartered at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, last week to see first-hand how aircraft and weapon systems critical to his command's global strike and nuclear deterrence missions are