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  • Office provides information on active duty, Reserve differential pay

    To ensure a smooth transition from civilian to military service and back to their civilian position, activated federal employees are encouraged to stop by the Employee Relations office in Bldg 3001, post location 1AH190B and pick up the Air Force Personnel Center checklist, which provides

  • Around Tinker: Three earn Wildcatter Awards

    Col. Bob LaBrutta, 72nd Air Base Wing commander, recently awarded three members of the 72nd Medical Group with Wildcatter Awards.Capt. Amy C. Stoots, 72nd Medical Group, has been an exceptional leader and clinical nurse for both the Gynecological and Pediatric clinics. She directed care for 16,000

  • Around Tinker: ‘FM Top Performers’ honored

    Several members of Team Tinker were recently recognized as "FM Top Performers" for fiscal 2011. Those receiving coins from Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center Commander Maj. Gen. David Gillett were:DP: Marianthe BagensieXP: Elizabeth Wilkey PK: Senior Airman Tim Clutter and Joe Starzenski EN: Mary

  • Lizards win two in intramural volleyball

    It was the first intramural volleyball match of the afternoon. The league's second-place Leaping Lizards White was up against Fun for All, eighth in the standings. After 15 minutes of warm-up, the teams took to the court at the Gerrity Fitness and Sports Center main gymnasium Oct. 18. Despite a

  • Air Force building the future force

     Changes are coming to the Air Force and officials are working with the Department of Defense to prioritize current and future resources as part of a national priority to reduce spending. In the spring of 2010 the Defense Department began a comprehensive effort to increase efficiencies, reduce

  • AFMC vice commander visits Tinker

    Air Force Materiel Command's new vice commander is optimistic about the command's future, despite the fiscal challenges facing the Air Force and Department of Defense.During his first visit here as AFMC vice commander Oct. 5-6, Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore II said that -- although reducing defense spending

  • AF ban on USBs still in effect

    If you plug a smartphone or a thumb drive into a government computer at Tinker Air Force Base, the odds it will be noticed and you will receive a warning are incredibly high. You will be violating the USB Banned Policy -- an Air Force-wide policy enforced at Tinker. These policies aren't anything

  • Tinker’s KC-135 SPO wraps up GATM; benefits fleet, warfighter

    With today's ever-evolving technology, the global requirements for airborne communications, surveillance, and air traffic management are constantly changing. In spite of those changes, officials said the dedicated Tinker KC-135 System Program Office team has kept the 50-year old KC-135 fleet of 417