OC-ALC units earn star status

Three Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex maintenance groups recently earned the highest honor for workplace safety and health under the nationwide Voluntary Protection Program.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration awarded Star status this month to the 76th Propulsion Maintenance Group,

Smoothing moving PPPO ups game with AFSC Way

The AFSC Way is proven to save money and boost efficiency when managing and sustaining multimillion-dollar aircraft across the Air Force Sustainment Center's three Air Logistics Complexes.A small office at Tinker Air Force Base, however, recently discovered it can also do wonders for cost-effective

848th SCMG supplier relations working group successful

The 848th Supply Chain Management Group held a supplier relations working group recently, to bring together government and private industry representatives to focus on increasing collaboration between the suppliers, the supply chain and the warfighter, thus providing the best supply support to the

Tinker leads the way with best practices

The 72nd Air Base Wing has benchmarked two programs under the new Air Force Inspection System with Risk-based Inspections and a Self-Assessment Program.Former 72nd ABW Inspector General, retired Lt. Col. Chris Parry and Larry Miller, director of Inspections, authored an article in  the October 2014

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month Body weight training is exercise for anyone

May has been designated National Physical Fitness and Sports Month to raise awareness of the importance of active living.Regular physical activity is important to one's health, a sense of well-being and maintenance of a healthy weight.According to the US Department of Health and Human Services and

Air Force Occupational Safety, Tinker Safety Office introduce The ‘Quest for Zero’ Campaign

What's the "Quest for Zero" for? One might reasonably ask. It is to focus on risk management and on-(and off-) duty safety. The Air Force recently unveiled the "Quest for Zero" campaign, a new risk management program, to encourage on-and-off duty safety, and to reduce or eliminate the occurrence of

Welcoming a new Wildcatter

OKC Dodgers celebrate Military Appreciation Night

Base releases notice of opportunity for logistics complex ESPC

The Defense Logistics Agency recently released a notice of opportunity for an energy savings performance contract, or ESPC, for the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex at Tinker Air Force Base.The notice invites the 16 energy service companies, or ESCOs, that are currently qualified by the

Colonel Azzano takes pride in accomplishments during tenure

It's been an assignment filled with challenges, but there have also been high times that make the 72nd Air Base Wing commander take pride in the wing's accomplishments.On Wednesday, Col. Christopher Azzano, 72nd ABW and Tinker installation commander, will bid a fond farewell to the wing he's