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  • Tinker to gain manpower positions

    Tuesday the U.S. Air Force announced its proposed force structure realignment for Fiscal Year 2011. It provides a summary of the civilian and military personnel changes and aircraft assignments at Air Force installations for the upcoming fiscal year. This announcement supersedes all previous

  • Former TACAMO aircraft gets new life in Netherlands Air Force

    An EC-130Q aircraft that flew TACAMO Sailors on national defense missions in the 80s is now back to work flying for the Royal Netherlands Air Force, ending an approximate 20-year retirement. The completely refurbished C-130H made a stop at Tinker Air Force Base April 30 to May 3, where members of

  • Hold onto CAC cards; lost card is a big deal

    \While it may not seem so, losing a common access card is a big deal.Officials said roughly 15 lost or stolen CAC cards are replaced each day and one-third of them are for repeat offenders. While the statistic may not trigger alarms, it is a cause for concern among base officials. After all, only 5

  • Military benefits no small part of compensation

    Throughout my Air Force career, my appreciation of the benefits and advantages the Air Force provides me and my family has grown significantly. When I was a first-term Airman many years ago, I was a bit ignorant of how Air Force benefits and compensation stacked up against those in the civilian

  • Tinker Airmen graduate leadership school

    Tinker's Airman Leadership School graduated a new crop of Airmen May 6. The school prepares Airmen for the next step in their careers, leaders in the ranks of non-commissioned officers. Throughout the class, the Airmen spent time with three command chief master sergeants, Rodney McKinley, former

  • Wingman Stand Down 2010 in May focuses on Airman safety, well-being

    For a half day in May, Airmen will learn strategies to prevent suicides and private motor vehicle accidents as part of Wingman Stand Down 2010. The exact date for the stand down was left to individual units to determine.The 76th Maintenance Wing stand down is scheduled for today. The 3rd Combat

  • AFMC commander sets tone for Wingman Stand Down 2010

     Gen. Donald Hoffman, Air Force Materiel Command commander, set the tone for the command's observance of the Air Force-directed Wingman Stand Down by holding a Commander's Call May 7.The general's focus was on the AFMC mission, but he kept safety and the wingman concept at the forefront by

  • Reserve White claims title with OT field goal

    Chris "Monty" Montalbano watched in horror as his 18-yard field goal attempt went flat then wide left. He missed it. The game was over. Wait. No. He had one more chance. It was overtime in the spring flag football championship game May 6 and Montalbano, the go-to bootsman for Reserve White, had a