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  • Warehouse to speed E-3 mods

    Implementation of the Block 40/45 upgrade to the E-3 AWACS aircraft is ahead of schedule with the official December opening of a 38,000-square-foot warehouse in Bldg. 9001--the newest addition to Tinker, located on the grounds of the former GM plant.The warehouse will hold the estimated 75,000 items

  • 10 principles every Airman must know

    Every day, malicious code, worms, botnets and hooks attack Air Force computers hardware, software and the Internet. They infiltrate classified information and compromise national security. In response, the Air Force is stepping up its mission to defend cyberspace. Cyberspace adversaries attack

  • 72 ABW CE Directorate programs, people grab four AFMC awards

    The 72nd ABW Civil Engineer Directorate recently won four Air Force Materiel Command-level awards. Three AFMC Headquarters awards commended the directorate for their teamwork and include the Gen. Thomas D. White Natural Resources Conservation Award for a small base; the Maj. Gen. Del. R. Eulberg

  • Tinker nominated for AF-level award

    For the second year, Tinker is a nominee for an Air Force-level honor: the 2010 Commander-in-Chief's Installation Excellence award. Tinker is representing Air Force Materiel Command in the competition against other major commands for the second year in a row. A winner is expected to be announced in

  • Tinker marksman shoots for Olympic squad

    Fit your palm neatly into the ergonomic pistol grip and feel it snugly against your firing hand. Check. Take several deep breaths to lower your heart rate. Check. Next, raise your pistol above the target and slowly release a breath as you center on the bull's-eye. Roger. Apply constant trigger

  • DLA supports Tinker mechanics with ‘Mega MIC’

    It's being called a "Mega MIC," the 144,000 square foot forward support point run by Defense Logistics Agency Oklahoma City at Tinker Air Force Base. The materiel inventory center, or MIC, currently has a $4.7 million inventory of 355 national stock number parts supporting the Air Force's TF33

  • New leader takes over OSI Det

    Special Agent Danny Powers sat behind a large desk. Dressed in civilian clothes, the new commander of Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 114 spoke about goals for the unit. Special Agent Powers, who succeeded Special Agent-in-Charge Jack Angelo in late August, said the detachment

  • Settling into 9001

    Ah, home sweet home. Four Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center and Defense Logistics Agency shops have moved or are in the process of relocating to Bldg. 9001, the newest facility in the Tinker Aerospace Complex. Formerly an automobile assembly plant, several shop employees said they like their new

  • Naval Flight Officers earn their wings

    The "Roughnecks" of Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron SEVEN held a Naval Flight Officer Winging Ceremony Aug. 20 at the Tinker Club. Four student NFOs received their Navy "Wings of Gold" from Cmdr. Mark Mayerske, VQ-7 commander. By earning their wings, Lt. Jonah Westcott, Lt. j.g. John Anhalt,

  • Open house attracts Air Force and community leaders

    Air Force leaders, Oklahoma state, county and local community officials gathered at Tinker Air Force Base Aug. 17 to celebrate the installation's newest addition, Bldg. 9001 in the Tinker Aerospace Complex. "Thanks to those who had the vision and thanks to those who carried it out," said Gen. Donald