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  • AFMC names Tinker teen Youth of the Year

    Air Force Materiel Command Services recently announced that Chiara Foster of Tinker Air Force Base was selected as the 2010 AFMC Youth of the Year. The Youth of the Year Program recognizes superior leadership skills, academic achievement and outstanding service to the community.By receiving this

  • Tinker boxer scores TKO in first bout

    Russell Harding said he just wanted to see what it was like. He had trained unofficially for a year and officially since February, but, he had never actually boxed in a match. On July 10, he not only competed in his first match, but won by a technical knockout.At 6-feet-3-inches tall and 213 pounds,

  • Swingers hang on to first place

    They came out swinging and didn't rest until they won the July 19 doubleheader.The 552nd OSS didn't stand a chance against the first-place Swingers. At Field 1, the Swingers took the lead early on and won the first game 15-2 in four innings. They then took the second game 20-1 in four innings.From

  • Vanwey saved: Dining facility to remain open

    Tinker's Vanwey Dining Facility will not close Oct. 1 as was previously announced. The budget decision that resulted in Air Force Materiel Command headquarters directing Tinker and three other installations to close their dining facilities was reversed and funding restored. As a result, the primary

  • AFMC civilians set for Sept. 12 transition from NSPS coverage

    The majority of Air Force Materiel Command employees covered under the National Security Personnel System will transition to the General Schedule beginning Sept. 12, the final of four phases within the Air Force that began on July 4. This conversion out of NSPS was mandated by the Fiscal 2010

  • 72nd ABW commander shares vision

    Col. Bob LaBrutta is a man with a plan, or rather a vision. The new 72nd Air Base Wing commander said he intends to work with his team of 3,000-plus professionals to propel the air base wing to be "the premiere in-garrison and expeditionary service and support organization in the Air Force.""We have

  • OC-ALC welcomes new EN director

    The new Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center Engineering and Technical Management director has several not-so secret weapons up his sleeve.Armed with a wealth of engineering intellect and 24 years experience, David Robertson's background is varied, which he said, is a great strength and has prepared

  • Previous 327th ASW unit to new OC-ALC/GK names and symbols

    327th ASW Command and Staff Offices327th Aircraft Sustainment Wing (327th ASW) = Aerospace Sustainment Directorate (OC-ALC/GK)· Engineering Office (EN) = Engineering/Technical Management Office (GKE)· Financial Management Office (FM) = Financial Management Office (GKF)· Contracting Office (PK) =

  • 327th reborn as directorate

    July 1, the 327th Aircraft Sustainment Wing became the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center Aerospace Sustainment Directorate, but while its name changed, its mission stays the same. The result of an Air Force-wide structure realignment decided on in 2009, officials said outside of being named a

  • 552nd ACG welcomes new commander

    Under the ominous clouds of a mild midwestern morning that gave way as a backdrop for a historic change of command, Col. Roger Brown assumed command of the 552nd Air Control Group in what was the group's first change of command conducted in a tactical environment, with Control and Reporting Center