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  • Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander addresses Tinker employees

    The new commander of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center told hundreds of Team Tinker members that they're a vital part of the Air Force mission and it is an "honor and privilege" to lead them.Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson, commander of AFLCMC, headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,

  • Air Force members get new app to solve their own computer problems

    As the Air Force Enterprise Service Desk goes virtual, Air Force members will see a new application on their computer that allows them to immediately tackle and fix their minor IT issues.  The Virtual Enterprise Service Desk is a client-based application that allows the user to solve common issues

  • Warfighters reap benefits as critical upgrades continue

    The AWACS 40/45 program office is delivering, and potentially accelerating, critical upgrades to the service's primary platform.Replacing the mission computing system and software originally installed in the 1970s, the new capability will enhance tracking and combat identification capabilities in

  • Tinker volunteers brighten children’s holidays

    Blond-haired and shy, 10-year-old Xander wasn't answering many of Capt. David Hanisch's questions.That didn't deter the cheerful Captain Hanisch, sporting his ABUs and towering over the third-grader, from asking them as they shopped for clothes together in the department store's boys

  • Intermittent trail closure for safety improvements

    Base personnel and visitors enjoying Tinker's Urban Greenway Trail system could find small portions of the trail intermittently closed from Dec. 15 through the first two weeks of January. To ensure trail user safety while tree masticating operations take place; bikers, runners and walkers could

  • Tinker’s new chiefs: 552nd ACW foursome selected for promotion

    Four Airmen with the 552nd Air Control Wing will soon become part of an elite group that makes up only 1 percent of the enlisted force when they pin on the rank of chief master sergeant, the Air Force's highest enlisted rank.Senior Master Sgt. Michael Shupert,  with the 552nd Maintenance Squadron,

  • 72nd MDG changes hours of operation

    The 72nd Medical Group is making changes to their operating hours due to numerous training requirements.But don't worry, the changes will not impact appointments or access to care.As of Jan. 1, mandatory training for Medical Group personnel will take place every Wednesday from 7 to 9 a.m. Therefore,

  • Have yourself a green little Christmas

    Consider cutting back on the Christmas morning cleanup after all the presents have been unwrapped and you're faced with a huge pile of discarded wrapping paper, tissue paper, boxes and bows.This year make "greener" choices in everything from the wrapping to the gift itself."The easiest thing is to

  • Coach earns $20,000 for Tinker Youth Center

    The volunteer work of a Tinker youth sports coach recently earned $20,000 for the Tinker Youth Center.The Boys & Girls Clubs of America, a youth center affiliate, recently named Kelvin Ervin, aka "Coach K," a B-2 equipment specialist with the 424th Supply Chain Management Squadron, one of 12

  • AF realigns missions to enhance nuclear support

    In response to a directive from the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the 377th Air Base Wing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will report to Air Force Global Strike Command, and the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center will reorganize, combining the AFNWC commander and Air