Recruits take oath at PBR event

Efficiencies, balance main focuses of FY12 budget

Air Force officials said despite a reduction in the top line request, combat capabilities and balance will remain focal points in the Air Force's portion of the president's fiscal 2012 budget presented here Feb 14.The total Air Force budget request for FY12 is $166.3 billion, down from $170.8

Airmen helping airmen

Snow removal a team effort

Feb. 1, 2011, won't soon be forgotten. Blizzards crippled the majority of the United States and Oklahoma was no exception. Tinker closed for two days. When the base reopened, Tinker roads fared better than many city streets and highways. The effort appeared seamless, yet took the dedication and hard

Snow storm’s unsung heroes

Tinker's road crews were not alone in their battle against Mother Nature. Throughout the Tinker campus, dozens of unsung heroes donated their efforts and time to ensure the base operated like normal.As the Feb. 1 blizzard assailed Tinker, personnel at Balfour Beatty, Tinker Support Services Joint

Contracting Directorate welcomes director

Imagine a family practice doctor leading the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center Contracting Directorate. While it may seem like a foreign concept, metaphorically, that's how the new director sees himself.Robert Boyles has a wide breadth of experience. The retired colonel knows the ins and outs of

New leader, Dr. Blake, takes charge at Tinker’s 76th Software Maintenance Group

Dr. Douglas Blake officially gained the title of director of the 76th Software Maintenance Group at his assumption of command ceremony on Jan. 31. Several friends and co-workers attended the event that was held at 3 p.m. in Bldg. 3001 in the Oklahoma Room. Maj. Gen. Bruce Litchfield, Commander of

Step Up

Base transitions phones to Internet service, will save money but up-front costs borne by units

A new wave of the future telephone is Voice Over Internet Protocol and Tinker will gradually install this system across the base. VOIP is a telephone system that connects using the local area network. Though it's new to a lot of people, it is a system that has been around for a while, and the Air

3rd Herd unit connects comms for Secret Service

Protection is a key mission for the United States Secret Service, and Tinker's 3rd Combat Communications Group now plays a major role in accomplishing it. After 24 years the 3rd Herd reassumed the responsibility of a two-fold Secret Service mission -- to help protect all prominent political