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  • 2013 Community Assessment Survey begins today

    "A Strong Community Depends on You" is the theme of the 2013 Air Force Community Assessment Survey, which begins today. Through the survey, sponsored by the Air Force Integrated Delivery System Team, officials seek opinions and needs of the entire Air Force community including active duty members,

  • 2013 Team Tinker Award nominees announced

    All 103 finalists for the Team Tinker Military and Civilian of the Year and Wiley Post Civilian Leadership Awards will be recognized during a ceremony from 1 to 2:30 p.m. April 18 at the Tinker Club. One nominee from each of the 21 categories will receive a special recognition as the overall "best

  • Tinker clinic has orthopedics unit

    Tinker's 72nd Medical Group is standing up an orthopedics unit at the base's new clinic, Bldg. 1094."We have the equipment and the surgeons, but not the entire staff yet," said Lt. Col. Kevin Wright, commander of the 72nd Medical Operations Squadron. However, the unit does have four surgeons; a

  • New AFLCMC director, familiar face with big goals

    Rafael Garcia knows his business and strives to make a difference. Since arriving at Tinker in early March, the newly named director of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Propulsion Directorate has hit the ground running.Having served here twice before in several capacities, the newly

  • 2013 Community Assessment Survey begins soon

    "A Strong Community Depends on You" is the theme of the 2013 Air Force Community Assessment Survey, which begins April 5. This important survey is sponsored by the Air Force Integrated Delivery System. Its goal is to make known the opinions and needs of the entire Air Force community including

  • 6 Tinker buildings being ventilated

    Ventilation improvements are being made to several buildings on base.Cross-flow ventilation louvers have been or will be installed in the walls of Defense Logistics Agency warehouses -- Bldgs. 412, 506, 510 and 1146, as well as Bldgs. 469 and 3001A -- and exhaust fans will be installed on the roofs

  • Greening Tinker: Base receives smart power strips

    They say the best things in life come in small packages. If that's true, Tinker may save approximately $60,000 per year on a device that costs a mere $14.60 apiece.Earlier this year, Air Force Materiel Command purchased 11,500 smart power strips for Tinker energy personnel to distribute to base

  • Hagel Announces Fewer Furlough Days for Civilians

     The Defense Department has revised from 22 to 14 the number of days hundreds of thousands of civilian employees could be furloughed this year because of the budget sequester, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today.In addition, a senior Defense Department official speaking on background told

  • CA Message – Reduction in civilian furlough days

    I'm coming to you with information as it is made official. As of today, the Department of Defense plans to reduce the number of furlough days from 22 to 14. Officials have also pushed the start of the furlough to the last seven pay periods during the fiscal year - which means furlough letters will