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  • Personnel RIE aimed at improving hiring process

    The Air Force Sustainment Center aims to improve hiring through participation in the Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command and Headquarters Air Force Personnel Center Rapid Improvement Events, but what makes it special is that the results will eventually affect not only the AFSC and Tinker, but

  • General Johnson takes command of OC-ALC

    Brig. Gen. Mark K. Johnson assumed command of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex Tuesday, pledging to continue and build on the outstanding work of the 8,600-member depot that is critical to the nation's defense."To those who get the job done every day, the men and women of this great complex,

  • New council offers avenue to share ideas across 448th SCMW

    The 448th Supply Chain Management Wing recently kicked-off their inaugural Enterprise Supply Chain Process Improvement Council.  The 448th SCMW is a "virtual organization" that has supply chain professionals located at four of Supply Chain Management Groups, located in three different time

  • OC-ALC change of command Tuesday

    Members of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex will say goodbye to one commander and welcome another next week.On Tuesday, Brig. Gen. Gene Kirkland will relinquish command of the complex he has directed since September 2012.As the commander, General Kirkland has served an 8,600 person team

  • Official outlines AF acquisition priorities during Tinker visit

    The assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition recently said he is "blown away" by the quality of Air Force Sustainment Center operations at Tinker AFB.Dr. William A. LaPlante spoke to a packed Tinker Auditorium Feb. 25, praising AFSC employees and military members for their sustainment

  • 966th AACS cuts ribbon on new facility

    March 6 marked the date when the 966th Airborne Air Control Squadron officially opened the doors to their new squadron facility. With a ribbon cutting ceremony outside of Bldg. 201W, the Eagles of the 966th AACS now reside close to their Airborne Warning and Control System brethren on the north side

  • AGE Airmen keep aircraft aloft

    It's the minute details of tasks that make what Airmen do so vital to accomplishing their missions. For the Aerospace Ground Equipment flight, these details have a profound impact on flightline operations each day."We support, maintain and repair aerospace ground equipment," said Staff Sgt.

  • Tinker man receives 60-year pin for federal service

    Few people can say they have served their country for 60 years, but one Tinker man sure can and he has a pin to prove it.Last month, James Daly, an aircraft electrician with the 566th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, received his 60 year pin while his co-workers looked on. Fifty-three of those 60

  • Oklahoma military members team up with OKC Thunder to provide meals

    Oklahoma military personnel and the Oklahoma City Thunder teamed up to organize meals at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma as part of the Department of Defense and the National Basketball Association's "Commitment to Service" collaboration.The program, which began in April 2014, was focused on

  • Pathways Program: A path to success in federal service

    (Editor's note: This is the first in a series of articles dealing with the personnel process.)The Pathways program offers students and graduates a step up to training and career opportunities in federal service. The overall program includes Internship and RecentGraduates programs. Pathways