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  • Military Tuition Assistance benefits program changes

    Several elements of the Military Tuition Assistance benefits have changed and now give more responsibility to students. Students should view their Air Force Virtual Education Center record through the Air Force portal and ensure that all personal contact data is up-to-date. One of the recent

  • KC-135 tankers get a boost from innovative, fuel-saving engines

    Some decades-old KC-135 Stratotanker are drinking from the fountain of youth -- or at least the engines are.Airmen installed the first of 1,440 upgraded Stratotanker engines at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 15. The 1970s engine parts will be replaced with modern engines that burn less fuel and

  • AFMC outlines near-term budgetary guidance

    The budgetary uncertainties currently facing the Department of Defense, combined with a projected $1.8 billion shortfall in Air Force funding for overseas contingency operations, require prudent steps to mitigate budget execution risks, according to Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, Air Force Materiel

  • Bomber programs busy in ‘12

    Tinker's bomber maintenance programs continue to compile an impressive list of achievements. Chiefs of the B-1, B-2 and B-52 Divisions here were given an opportunity to brag about the accomplishments of their personnel during the "town hall" meeting Maj. Gen. Dwyer Dennis held Jan. 10."This is a

  • ‘Life Cycle Thrust' directorate making a name throughout command

    In six months, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Propulsion Directorate has come into its own. Emphasizing the motto, "Life Cycle Thrust," the directorate prides itself on a new way of doing business.Introduced by Air Force Materiel Command in the summer of 2012, the propulsion

  • Greening Tinker: Base installing solar hot-water heating panels

    If supporting the Air Force's renewable energy goal is a base New Year's resolution, Tinker is right on track. Solar hot-water heating panels are being installed on the rooftops of six buildings. With completion scheduled for June, officials said the panels will offset 50 to 75 percent of the fuel

  • Former Airman sentenced to 80 years

    Ten years for each broken rib. That was the reasoning behind the Oklahoma County District Court judge's Dec. 19 decision to sentence former Senior Airman Gabriel B. Solis to 80 years in prison for beating a 1-year-old child entrusted to his care.The mother of the child made Mr. and Mrs. Solis the

  • New vision and mission to guide AFMC

    New vision and mission statements are at the foundation of a new command strategy designed to ensure Air Force Materiel Command continues to deliver preeminent support to the warfighter.The command's vision is "one team, delivering capabilities to fly, fight and win ...today and tomorrow." AFMC will

  • Air Force leaders deliver budget guidance to force

    Air Force leaders delivered guidance to the force recently, telling them to begin planning for the uncertain budget environment ahead, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley said Jan. 11 in a press briefing."Even though we're not presuming this worst case will occur, prudent planning for the

  • MOC a ‘readiness/response center’

    Describing the 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group's Maintenance Operations Center at Tinker AFB is difficult, considering all that it does. Col. Brad Tannehill, commander of the 76th AMXG, says simply it is the Oklahoma City Air Logistic Complex's "24/7/365 readiness/response center."The MOC is tucked