AFMC’s Wingman Intervention program

Across Air Force Materiel Command, Airmen continue to embrace the command's culture of respect and resiliency. This is especially evident in their behavior as wingmen.AFMC has been consciously building the concept of wingman intervention for nearly three years. The goals are to raise awareness of

Why is ‘fall protection’ so important on, off-duty?

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the United States Air Force (Quest-for-Zero Campaign) are once again partnering to address the issue of "fall protection" -- and especially within the workplace. The "Fall Protection Focus Week Campaign" takes place from May 2-6.  It will also be

2016 base hoops champs: Losers win it all!

Maybe next year they'll change their name to Bunch of Winners.The intramural basketball team with the tongue-in-cheek moniker took its No. 4 seeding and a comeback from the losers bracket all the way to the 2016 Tinker Air Force Base intramural basketball championship.Bunch of Losers prevailed

Hawks vie for title this weekend/All call for dodgeball

The varsity Tinker Hawks went three games and out in the Central U.S. Military Basketball Conference tournament, but will have a shot at a national title this weekend in San Antonio.The Hawks' last two conference championships were in 2013 and 2014. Coach Jonathan Morgan said the competition in the

Reserve AWACS unit breaks ground on new facility

Officials from the 513th Air Control Group, Tinker Air Force Base, Air Force Reserve, Fortis Networks Inc. and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gathered to break ground on the new operations facility April 14 during a ceremony in the field east of the 72nd Air Base Wing Headquarters, Bldg. 460.The

PHOTO: Toasting history

Tinker to salute Vietnam veterans

America has a rich heritage of service and its veterans symbolize that commitment. While there has been an outpouring of support, honor and respect for veterans returning from combat in the Middle East and Afghanistan, it is right and appropriate to take a moment to also honor those who served in

Many AFMC employees to convert to AcqDemo Pay and Appraisal System

Some 13,000 Air Force Materiel Command personnel have been notified they will transition to the Department of Defense Civilian Acquisition Workforce Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) pay system on June 12.For those converting to AcqDemo, their current GS performance period will end on June 11 and they

COMMENTARY: Fraud hurts everyone

  As employees of the Air Force, we are all very aware of external threats to the Air Force mission.When we drive onto the base, we see what our force protection posture is. When we log onto our computers, we see what our information protection posture is, and we even get notices of severe weather!

552nd ACW getting new entry control facility

If you have visited the 552nd Air Control Wing lately, you might have noticed quite a bit of construction going on.Three projects are going on simultaneously, including a new entry control facility, installation of E-3 fuel hydrants in the parking ramp "birdcage" and re-enforcement of the aircraft