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  • Gen. Green: Energy smarts vital to mission

    Air Force Director of Civil Engineers Maj. Gen. Timothy Green leads the Air Force engineering enterprise. He spoke recently with Energy Express, a publication of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, about the challenges and opportunities that he sees for Air Force Energy plans.What should the Air

  • 76th MXSG director retires

    After a 42-year Air Force career, Gary Krebsbach, director of the 76th Maintenance Support Group, retired Sept. 21 during a ceremony at Hollywood and Vine in Bldg. 3001.Retired Lt. Gen. Bruce Litchfield presided over the ceremony and spoke about Mr. Krebsbach's career as both an active duty and

  • Grinding it out: No job is too big or small for 548th PMXS Machine Shop

    Deep in the recesses of Bldg. 3001 sits a shop that works on the intricate parts that make up aircraft engines.Dan Sharp, supervisor with the 548th Propulsion Maintenance Squadron Machine Shop, said the shop keeps busy with big and small jobs coming through."The smaller jobs aren't as glamorous," he

  • Fall signals transitions to new seasons at the chapel

    Autumn not only means changes in the weather and beautiful colors in the trees, it also signals a time for change at the Tinker Chapel, according to 72nd Air Base Wing Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Sam Tucker."We have spent the past year evaluating what we do in order to make sure we are doing the best we can

  • ‘Yukla two-seven’ Airmen remembered on 20th anniversary of crash

    The 24 U.S. and Canadian Airmen who lost their lives two decades ago did not die in vain and honorably inspire members of "America's Wing" today,  the 552nd Air Control Wing commander said Tuesday."They gave their lives for us," Col. David Gaedecke said to approximately 450 people gathered for the

  • Tinker ‘honors’ Oklahoma veterans

    "God is good."So says Jimmie Key, of Tulsa, who was one of 81 World War II and Korean War veterans who, along with dozens of Airmen and Sailors from Tinker Air Force Base, took part in Oklahoma's latest Honor Flight festivities last week.Mr. Key, 84, and the other veterans had just returned to

  • SecNAV: Navy wants to cut strain on Sailors, Marines

    The Navy is embarking on a wave of changes designed to lessen the strain on Sailors and Marines worn down with heavy deployment demands, the Secretary of the Navy said recently at Tinker Air Force Base."We ask a whole lot of you," Secretary Ray Mabus told about 400 Sailors inside Strategic

  • Recovery care coordinators watch over Airmen in greatest need

    Living with post-traumatic stress disorder, some days are better than others for retired Air Force Maj. Josh Leete.Dec. 4 last year started as a rough one. Before it was over, though, what happened that day may have saved his life, the major says.The career air traffic control officer parked his car