TF33 still powering aircraft after 54 years

When TF33 engines first started powering B-52s in 1961, the Shirelles were enjoying Billboard fame with their No. 1 hit, "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?"For the TF33 54 years later, the Air Force can still answer yes. First designed in the late Fifties, the Pratt & Whitney workhorse continues to

Tinker captain wins ACC award

A pilot with the 552nd Operations Group has taken home the 2015 Airlift Tanker Association Young Leadership Award for Air Combat Command.Capt. Fernando Nicolalde had an impressive award package that included accomplishments from the last year, from his time as a flight commander for the Aircrew

AROUND TINKER: Wing members honored with Wildcatter Awards

Three members of the 72nd Air Base Wing were recently presented with the 72nd Air Base Wing Commander's Wildcatter Awards.Carol Murray has been a Readiness Program specialist with the 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron since October 2009.She interacts one-on-one with the 72nd ABW and 72nd Mission

Responsible drinking reduces chances of accidents

Memorial Day marked the unofficial beginning of summer. Tinker is in full swing with the new Quest for Zero Campaign, a year-round program designed for Airmen in all career fields to raise awareness of the different hazards they face every day, at work and at home.Historically, the Air Force suffers

Med Group three-peat

Saving AF money the OC-ALC way

Three of the maintenance groups in the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex are finding ways to improve their processes to save money.The Propulsion, Commodities and Aircraft Maintenance Groups have all used the AFSC Leadership model to facilitate common goals to create an environment of

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