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  • 76th CMXG office makes group successful

    The 76th Commodities Maintenance Group Resource Office is not often talked about. In many ways, the office of 35 personnel is a mystery, flying under the radar. But, from behind the scenes and out of the limelight, the unit is vital to the success of the group.Subdivided into three smaller branches,

  • 72nd SFS Airmen prepare to deploy; participate in heavy weapons training

    Eighty Airmen from the 72nd Security Forces Squadron are one step closer to being ready for a November deployment. Earlier this month, they participated in a combat-arms heavy weapons' training and earned certification for up to four weapons.The two-part training course occurred at Tinker for

  • New system improves support

    Tinker Air Force Base service members referred for medical evaluation boards after today will go through a new Disability Evaluation System that integrates the processes of the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs.The Integrated Disability Evaluation System provides a more seamless transition

  • Fireworks prohibited on base

    Fireworks, while literally a blast, are not permitted on base. "Some people think this only pertains to industrial areas and not base housing," said Earnest Baxter, Tinker fire inspector. "It's not; fireworks are prohibited throughout the installation."Fireworks are the cause of thousands of fires

  • Maj. Gen. Litchfield to be next logistics center commander

    Air Force officials announced June 16 the selection of Maj. Gen. Bruce Litchfield as the next commander of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center. General Litchfield will succeed Maj. Gen. David Gillett, who will retire after more than 34 years of military service. A change of command date has not

  • Combined AFMC, ACC inspections to start July 25

    Two teams of more than 200 functional experts from Air Force Materiel Command and Air Combat Command Inspectors General offices and A4 will visit Tinker July 25 to assess our programmatic compliance to include our maintenance, logistics, supply chain management , base support, safety and Uniform

  • PCSing 76th CMXG commander brags about unit

    He couldn't help but brag about his unit. Col. Herbert Phillips said he is extremely proud of the 76th Commodities Maintenance Group. From a seat at a small circular table in his office and armed with typed notes and a pen, the colonel eagerly talked about his unit's accomplishments and what he will

  • 552nd ACW vice leaves Tinker for Germany

    When Col. Scott Forest, 552nd Air Control Wing vice commander, arrived at Tinker in May 2009, he began an assignment completely different in tasking and geography than his previous post at the Pentagon. Although this is Colonel Forest's second assignment here, he said his experiences at Tinker have

  • 848th SCMG welcomes new commander

    The 848th Supply Chain Management Group welcomed a new leader June 16. Col. Raymone Mijares succeeded Col. Luis Rosa-Berrios.Held in the base theater, Gilbert Montoya, 448th Supply Chain Management Wing director, presided over the ceremony."Ray Mijares is the right guy to make sure we continue to

  • VPP guru wows Tinker management

    The message was simple, "Great leaders change the culture."Using Forrest Gump impersonations, personal experience and stories about real people, Voluntary Protection Program guru Paul Savage spread the message to Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center and Defense Logistics Agency management June 13-16.