AFSC’s Road to $1 Billion paved with cost avoidance, project savings

In a time where budget constraints and sequestration pose bumps, uneven pavement and reconstruction in the Department of Defense, Air Force Sustainment Center senior leadership has mapped a detour. With support from personnel, the center is traveling the "Road to $1 Billion." To date, the center is

SRC offers no-cost tools for leadership development

The Supervisor Resource Center, located on the Air Force Portal, continues to expand its offering of tools targeting the needs of emerging leaders, as well as new and experienced supervisors.The SRC is an on-line clearinghouse developed to put Air Force tools and no-cost resources for supervisory

Website aims to take stress out of changing duty stations

Changing duty stations can be stressful any time of the year. The disruption caused by the May tornadoes and a higher-than average number of moves associated with deactivation of the 3rd Combat Communications Group have made this summer particularly challenging at Tinker AFB. The civilian furloughs

Inner workings of cruise control

76th PMXG officer named PACAF CGO of the Year

The "2012 Pacific Air Forces Company Grade Officer of the Year" award was presented recently to a lieutenant who's now assigned to the 548th Propulsion Maintenance Squadron at Tinker AFB.1st Lt. Pelenato Tagoai, deputy flight chief for Welding Flight, received a special plaque from Brig. Gen. Gene

Total force integration more than just a phrase

Some active-duty Airmen serve for years without working alongside a reservist, but Airmen of the 966th Airborne Air Control Squadron have day-to-day experience.For Capt. Ashlyn Smith, a navigator with the 966th, "total force integration" is more than just a hot-button phrase. Captain Smith works as

One force one mission: AMC commander praises Tinker’s Air Reserve Component association

Reservists and Guardsmen showcased the Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard's first unit association during a joint visit by the commander of Air Mobility Command here Aug. 6. Gen. Paul Selva met with Airmen, toured facilities and praised the Reserve's 507th Air Refueling Wing and the

Changes to limit airpark access, impact parking spaces

Access to the Maj. Charles B. Hall Memorial Airpark adjacent to Tinker Gate will be limited for the next couple of months while preparations are made to slip a Navy aircraft among nine Air Force planes on display there.The entrance to the airpark parking lot, which is directly east of the base

Tinker offers mammograms

Approximately 232,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in women in 2013. Of them, 65,000 cases will be in the earliest stage, but overall 40,000 women will succumb to the disease, according to the American Cancer Society.For the first time in several years, the 72nd Medical Group is

RAMS keep base safe

Though random antiterrorism measures may seem unnecessary, Tinker's operational security personnel assure they are essential is for the base and your protection.Did you know?· Employing random antiterrorism measures, known as RAMs, are designed to let potential "bad guys" know the installation is