AF leaders stand behind civilians during tough furlough times

Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III send the following furlough message to the Airmen of the United States Air Force:As you all know, Department of Defense civilian furloughs begin this week. With few exceptions, our civilian Airmen face

American Red Cross Prepares to Transition to Long-Term Recovery

The American Red Cross, along with partner agencies, will be taking another step toward long-term recovery in Oklahoma following the May tornadoes. The Multi-Agency Resource Center (MARC) located at Westmoore High School will be transitioning to long-term recovery on July 3. The transition does not

Silver Flag exercise trains, prepares 'Okie' civil engineers

Twenty-nine Reservists of the 507th Civil Engineer Squadron "deployed" to a simulated location with the goal of setting up, establishing and running a fully operational base in a contingency environment. The week long training exercise, better known as Silver Flag, was hosted at the Tyndall AFB,

Maintenance crews train to recover disabled aircraft

Maintenance crews from the 137th and 507th Air Refueling Wings came together for a crash damaged disabled aircraft recovery (CDDAR) exercise at the Aircraft Battle Damage Repair (ABDR) facility on June 20. The CDDAR is an annual exercise designed to give members of the crash teams a real world

Retirement ceremony honors four military working dogs

Four 72nd Security Forces Squadron military working dogs were honored at a retirement ceremony held in their honor June 25. Attendees gathered for the event in the 552nd Operations Group auditorium. With pomp and circumstance, the service praised the careers of Arras M108, Blacky J344, Cita L704 and

Colonel Method accepts command of 76th CMXG

Standing in front of approximately 200 members of the local and Tinker community, Col. Leigh Method accepted command of the 76th Commodities Maintenance Group on June 28. Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex Commander Brig. Gen. Gene Kirkland presided over the change of command ceremony at the

Tinker welcomes new 72nd ABW, installation commander

"Are you ready?"Standing behind a podium in front of approximately 200 guests, Air Force Sustainment Center Commander Lt. Gen. Bruce Litchfield asked Col. Christopher Azzano the all-important question. The new 72nd Air Base Wing and Tinker installation commander smiled and nodded his answer. Colonel

Fifth AFSC goal makes for a better organization

Editor's note: This is the final story in a six-article series about the AFSC Strategic Plan, goals and correlating objectives.In light of financial constraints, Air Force Sustainment Center senior leaders said a smarter way of doing business is the key to success. "Improving effectiveness by

F-22 shop talk

Tinker, community leaders sign charter, comment on support relationship

Tinker and community leaders came together June 26 to sign the charter for a cost-saving partnership initiative that drew praise from Air Force top brass and earned an award from the Association of Defense communities.The Community Partnership Initiative, which is a vehicle for mutally beneficial