Park smart: Parking violations on the rise

Some things that go up are great news -- the stock market, our paychecks and production numbers. Here on Tinker there is something going up that's not great news -- parking violations. We have seen a spike in multiple violations for individuals. Several personnel on Tinker are now walking for one

Senior Statesman Panel focuses on leadership

Leadership in war and peacetime was the focus of a Feb. 12 Senior Statesman Leadership Panel, sponsored by the Logistics Officers Association and Air Force Association. The panel consisted of Col. Jay Bickley, 552nd Air Control Wing commander; retired Col. Chuck DeBellevue, Vietnam War ace; Col.

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552nd MXS Fabrication Flight finds new home

Members of the 552nd Maintenance Squadron's Fabrication Flight are striving to maximize efficiency amidst the fiscally constrained environment of today.When challenged by floor space in inadequate facilities, the men and women of Fabrication Flight sought to improve their situation. With the

Defense Logistics Agency energy improvements under way

A multimillion-dollar project to install energy-efficient equipment in several Defense Logistics Agency buildings at Tinker AFB is well under way.Project blueprints indicate the project will feature replacement of steam heating systems with natural-gas heating systems (infrared heaters and

Tinker graduates 12 from high-tech ed programs

Twelve Tinker AFB employees were recognized recently at a reception held to praise them for graduating from high-tech education programs.All of the graduates earned master's degrees in science or engineering from state universities through the Long-Term Training program or the Master of Science in

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Former Tinker official sentenced to 30 months in prison for accepting bribes

James Lee Loman, 71, of McLoud, a former item manager at Tinker Air Force Base, was sentenced Jan. 29 to 30 months in prison for conspiring to commit wire fraud, accepting bribes, and participating in government contracting under an illegal conflict of interest, announced Sanford C. Coats, United

507th Air Refueling Wing welcomes new commander

Col. Brian S. Davis assumed command of the 507th Air Refueling Wing Feb. 8, 2014 at Tinker Air Force Base with a ceremony presided over by Brig. Gen. John C. Flournoy Jr., 4th Air Force commander.Colonel Davis served as the 459th Operations Group commander, Joint Base Andrews, Md. He assumes command

AFMC launches safety survey

The Air Force Materiel Command will conduct an anonymous, command-wide survey through Feb. 21 to assess the overall culture of safety within the command. After a spike in mishaps over the second half of fiscal 2013, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III asked major command commanders to