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  • Assesment teams heading to Tinker

    Tinker is slated to receive an external Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health Compliance Assessment and Management Program assessment within the next several weeks. Teams from Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command will perform an evaluation of Tinker's environmental, safety, and

  • Sponsors an important part of Air Force life

    There's nothing like moving to a new place and the challenges that come with it. In the Air Force, it's a given - "home" is often a kind of fleeting reality. Adaptation is a must and change an old friend. So the importance of wingman support is paramount.Thankfully, here in Oklahoma City, good the

  • Tinker’s 507th ARW teams with Navy for joint Pacific exercise

    Four 507th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft and more than 180 Air Force Reservists will join forces with the U.S. Navy during July to support the world's largest maritime exercise which is hosted by U.S. Pacific Fleet.The exercise, called RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific), is a series of

  • 72nd CONS inactivates, merges with ALC directorate

    June 29 commemorated an end and a beginning. The 72nd Contracting Squadron deactivated and became the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center Operational Contracting Division. The unit is aligned with the OC-ALC Contracting Directorate.Held in the Tinker Club ballroom, approximately 100 people attended

  • 76th PMXG welcomes new commander

    The 76th Propulsion Maintenance Group welcomed a new commander June 30. Standing in front of approximately 150 people at the F117 Heavy Maintenance Center, Post X75, in Bldg. 3001, Col. Robert Helgeson accepted command. Colonel Helgeson succeeded Col. Evan Miller, who, during the ceremony, received

  • “America’s Wing” says a fond farewell to Col. Hoffman

    Col. Pat Hoffman is leaving Tinker ... again. The 552nd Air Control Wing commander who has been stationed at the 552nd ACW three times in her Air Force career is completing her command tour and heading to Stuttgart, Germany where she will be the foreign policy advisor to the commander of United

  • Deployed Tinker Airman earns Purple Heart defending Air Base from attack

    On June 11, 2010, Col. Jack Briggs, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, commander, honored Airman 1st Class Giovanni Flores with the Order of the Purple Heart, in front of more than 75 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Airmen."This is a rare but distinguished occasion for all of us," Col.

  • 552nd ACW change of command set for July 15

    Col. John Rauch succeeds Col. Pat Hoffman July 15 as the 552nd Air Control Wing commander. The official change-of-command ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. on Thursday, at Bldg. 230, dock 2.Arriving from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Colonel Rauch most recently served as vice commander of the 55th

  • 448th SCMW welcomes back Gilbert Montoya as director

    Gilbert J. Montoya was appointed as the director of the 448th Supply Chain Management Wing here June 29.From humble beginnings, Mr. Montoya has accomplished many extraordinary feats in his quest to do great things in his civilian career. Among his peers, and in front of his new command, Mr. Montoya

  • 448th SCMW welcomes new civilian director

    Gilbert J. Montoya was appointed as the new director to the 448th Supply Chain Management Wing at 10 a.m. June 29 in the Tinker Club ballroom. The 448th SCMW is the designated supply chain planning and execution element of the Air Force Global Logistics Support Center Mission. The 448th SCMW is