News Search

News

  • Civilians must create eOPF account to access records

    Air Force Personnel Center officials are reminding Air Force civilian employees that they need to create their Office of Personnel Management electronic Official Personnel Folder account in order to access their personnel records.The OPM eOPF application, which replaced the Air Force Civilian

  • 507th MXG superintendent retires after 34 years

    In 1978, a 20-year-old construction worker from Colorado Springs Colo., decided to stop commuting from Colorado Springs to the Kansas border so that he might find a more steady paying career in the United States Air Force. On Aug. 9, 1978, Steven Wright left for basic training to embark on a career

  • 38th CEIG/CC is a believer in communication

    According to an old adage, "Home is where the Air Force sends you." But, to Col. Eric DeLange, his new Oklahoma "home" is much more. It's where he said he belongs. Just look inside his 38th Cyberspace Engineering Installation Group command office. There, sitting on an end table is a cylindrical jar

  • New 848th SCMG/CC says team is ‘amazing’

    In his 21-year career, Col. Rod Bloker said he's seen the gamut of Air Force and air bases. He's supported a variety of missions, but never seen anything quite like Tinker. Since arriving in mid-July, the 848th Supply Chain Management Group commander said he is in awe. Two other recurring adjectives

  • Emergency Leave Transfer Program a success, more donations still needed

    For three hours on May 20, Christie England's world stopped spinning. It came to a complete standstill; her 4-year-old daughter was trapped in Moore's Plaza Towers Elementary School after an EF-5 tornado ravaged the city. She was not alone. Throughout the month, devastating storms tore through the

  • Mass flu vaccination schedule for active duty only

    The flu mist vaccine will be offered only to active duty service members beginning Sept. 24 through Oct. 18. Vaccinations will be given from 1 to 4 p.m. every Tuesday and Friday and from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Thursday. The mass vaccinations will be given on the second floor of the 72nd Medical

  • 9/11 Vigil: standing strong

    The events of Sept. 11, 2001, bring back memories for most, if not all, Americans. But the senseless terrorist attacks on the twin towers in New York City, at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania that claimed more than 3,000 lives also sent shock waves around the world.At Tinker Air Force Base, Airmen

  • West Nile, Insect-carried diseases still prevalent despite end of summer

    Summer will soon come to an end, but the risk of West Nile Virus and other insect-spread diseases remain prevalent through October. Although the risk of developing serious complications is low, there are precautions that can be taken to prevent the spread of the diseases. "Insect activity is highest