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  • AWACS upgrade achieves initial operational capability

    The Commander of Air Combat Command, Gen. Mike Hostage, declared Initial Operational Capability for the 552nd Air Control Wing's E-3G "Sentry" Airborne Warning and Control System Block 40/45 aircraft July 28 here."This modification represents the most significant upgrade in the 35-plus year history

  • CMSAF encourages Airmen on his recent visit to Tinker

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody and his wife Athena visited Tinker Airmen Aug. 1-2. During an Airman's Call, Chief Cody said that although challenges lie ahead, he is confident in the Air Force's ability to maintain its elite status. "The inability to predict the future creates some

  • Tinker's 513th provides AWACS support for major Pacific exercise

    More than 60 reservists from the 513th Air Control Group and the 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron returned home last week after a nearly two-week mission to support the Rim of the Pacific 2014 exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.The 970th flew the only E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning

  • Crime doesn't pay for Tinker Airmen

    Article 15 actions· A senior airman received a reduction in grade to E-3, 15 days extra duty and reprimand for two counts of willful dereliction of duty.· An airman first class received a reduction in grade to E-2 and a reprimand for being absent without leave.· An airman first class received a

  • Helping agencies working together to create new action plan

    Recently, Tinker Air Force Base conducted a "Caring for People" forum to identify and address significant community issues requiring resolution. The forum consisted of the base helping agencies and a cross-section of Airmen, family members and civilians as required by AFI 90-501. Additionally, an

  • 424th SCMS makes the connection

    Often when something is broken, it is time to replace it, but sometimes a repair or a redesign can save more in the long run. In the case of the B-1 rotary launcher, there was trouble with failures of the umbilical connector with acquisition cost of $3,617 each and repair costs at about $2,283 per

  • Little Engine Shop That Does

    Tucked away in Bldg. 214 is another of Tinker's best kept secrets -- the Cruise Missile Shop. There, a small group of talented 550th Commodities Maintenance Squadron personnel work on the F107 engine that drives cruise missiles, the F-22 Vapor Cycle System and the Ethyl Glycol and Water pumps for