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  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Early detection leads to higher survival rate

    For more than 20 years, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month has helped focus attention on breast cancer and the importance of early detection and treatment. This year in America, more than 211,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. The good news is that today, if detected early, the

  • ANG’s RC-26 visits Tinker

    A lesser known Tinker-supported aircraft arrived on base Oct. 15.The Air National Guard's RC-26 Metroliner visit allowed Tinker personnel who support the twin-turboprop aircraft to view it up-close and experience a full-mission intelligence surveillance reconnaissance flight demonstration."The RC-26

  • What’s your facility’s Winter Weather Plan?

    Building on last year's success, base civil engineers with safety will hold a special Facility Manager's Winter Weather Preparations, Energy Conservation and Safety meeting from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Oct. 28 at the base theater. Wing, group and agency commanders should attend with their facility managers.

  • Supply Management Workforce Development gets refocus

    One of the Air Force's priorities is to "Develop and Care for Airmen and their families."The Air Force Global Logistics Support Center is doing its part by offering its workforce a competency-based Supply Management Certificate Program, which provides AFGLSC employees a roadmap on how to progress

  • The politics of social media, where does Hatch Act fit?

    Wherever politics are involved the potential exists for things to get murky. For federal employees and servicemembers who are politically active, there are guidelines to follow when election season rolls around. Servicemembers are bound by Department of Defense directives and federal employees must

  • On-base units combat the ‘War on Lack of Parts’

    For the past five months, the 448th Supply Chain Management Wing has been embroiled in a fierce battle. But, with their games faces on, the unit is making progress in the War on the Lack of Parts.In May, Air Force Global Logistics Support Center Commander Maj. Gen. Gary McCoy declared a War on the

  • Construction Zone: Base projects moving along

    You don't have to be at Tinker very long to realize there's a lot of construction going on. With about 100 major and minor projects currently in progress, things are constantly changing. Several larger-scale projects are steadily moving forward. The Tinker Gate, a $4.4 million project is on target

  • Three receive Wildcatter Awards

    Three members of the 72nd Air Base Wing were recently honored with Wildcatter Awards. The leadership skills of Capt. Quinette A. Brown, 72nd Medical Support Squadron, were evident in her team's success not only executing a $28 million budget to the penny, but also being recognized as the first of 74

  • Show of support: DLA director visits Tinker

    His trip was two-fold and an overall success. On Oct. 6, Tinker welcomed Navy Vice Adm. Alan Thompson, Defense Logistics Agency director.Admiral Thompson visited with significant customers and stakeholders including the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center to see how DLA supported the center and what

  • Air National Guard: Tinker’s largest customer

    It's a given that Tinker's mission has global implications, as airplanes and parts are deployed throughout the Air Force network. But perhaps lesser known is that Tinker's top customer resides in our very own back yard. The Air National Guard spent $648 million at Tinker in fiscal 2010, making it