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  • Go with the flow: New process drastically reduces shop’s production time

    Scott Sawyer said he is a believer. Despite initial concerns and doubts, he is happy to have been proved wrong. Now, it's just a matter of tweaking the process.Since the 551st Commodities Maintenance Squadron's Painting Shop implemented a modular flow, production time has been reduced by 64 hours,

  • Go with the flow: New process drastically reduces shop’s production time

    Scott Sawyer said he is a believer. Despite initial concerns and doubts, he is happy to have been proved wrong. Now, it's just a matter of tweaking the process.Since the 551st Commodities Maintenance Squadron's Painting Shop implemented a modular flow, production time has been reduced by 64 hours,

  • Gym Rats, Med Group and Reserve White remain unbeaten

    In a defensive battle of two previously unbeaten flag football teams, the Gym Rats defeated the Navy's SCW1 Tuesday night, scoring on offense and defense alike. The Rats won, 14-0, on a touchdown pass, an interception that was run back for a TD and a 2-point conversion.In an earlier game, in which

  • Tinker boxer back on base

    A Tinker Air Force Base boxer won't be competing in the Olympic Games this summer. Nevertheless, Senior Airman Daniel Logan still harbors a goal of winning a national tournament "within two to three years" and then turning pro.Logan was the 165-pound All Air Force boxing champ and won the

  • Hi/Low bowling tournament results

    Curtis Vincent is on a roll at the Tinker Bowling Center.Two weeks after winning the Mixed Doubles 9-Pin, No-Tap Tournament on Feb. 25 with 36 consecutive strikes, he won the High/Low Tournament on March 10 by six pins. Vincent, a jet engine mechanic in the 546th Propulsion Maintenance Squadron,

  • Air Force Assistance Fund kicks off

    The annual Air Force Assistance Fund drive kicked off at Tinker on March 5 and will run through April 13.The fund drive supports charitable organizations that provide for active duty, guard, reserve, retirees and dependents, including surviving spouses. Of the $6.3 million that the Air Force plans

  • VQ-7 Change of Command today

    Navy Cmdr. Mark C. Hustis will take over for Navy Cmdr. Frank P. Volpe Jr. as commanding officer of Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron Seven during an official change of command ceremony today at Tinker AFB.VQ-7 is the Fleet Replacement Squadron for the U.S. Navy's E-6B Mercury. Commander Hustis will

  • Improvement event benefits Tinker movers

    Moving from Tinker just got a little easier.The Personal Property Office, formerly known as the Transportation Management Office, recently improved its process to ship household goods. Officials said the change will reduce non-value added waste by 61 percent."The previous system's limitation made

  • End of an era: last Wing-On for ABMs at Tinker

    A time honored tradition in the Air Force has come to an end at Tinker Air Force Base. The last group of Air Battle Mangers to receive their wings at Tinker did so Thursday afternoon at the final ABM Pin-On ceremony. Col. John Rauch, commander of the 552nd Air Control Wing, was the guest

  • Air Force selects 1,700 for senior master sergeant

     More than 1,700 master sergeants were selected for promotion to senior master sergeant, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced this week. Among those notified that they have been selected for promotion are 20 master sergeants from Tinker. They are:Kavina M. Agnew, 72nd Force Support