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  • Club membership drive under way

    All personnel who join the Tinker Club between now and May 30 will automatically receive three months free dues, a free cash back rewards program and a guaranteed chance to win $5 to $100 instantly upon application. "We want all personnel to consider club membership and understand the benefits of

  • Flight Controllers beat SCW-1 to win intramural championship

    The Flight Controllers got game.On March 1, the undefeated team played the Navy's SCW-1 for the intramural basketball championship title, and won 43-30. Ranked No. 1 in the small squadron category, the Flight Controllers met SCW-1, ranked third in the large squadron category, for the first time

  • 'It's working' MXW commander applauds OC-ALC for process improvement efforts

    "Process improvement efforts by the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center are working," said. Brig. Gen. Bruce Litchfield, 76th Maintenance Wing Commander. "The process improvement plan across the ALC is showing big results that are directly contributing to warfighter readiness."The maintenance wing

  • Air Force senior leaders to gather for maintenance review

    March 2 will be a big day at Tinker. Senior leaders from two major commands are scheduled to attend a day-long conference and discuss the game plans for the KC-135 programmed depot maintenance line and F108-engine. Lt. Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger, AFMC vice commander, will attend, along with Lt. Gen.

  • New status board benefits aircraft mechanics

    It's time to get excited about transformation, and for a small group of aircraft mechanics, it's hard to deny their enthusiasm. Inspection Dock personnel in the 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, previously walked by a dry erase board in their work area with various numbers and information

  • Center leans PDM scheduling

    The average person can plan weeks and months ahead of time, but imagine planning for parts and procedures for an aircraft up to three years before it arrives at the maintenance facility.This is exactly what the aircraft experts in the 327th Aircraft Sustainment Wing do for the B-1, B-52, E-3 and

  • Battling the blaze: fire prevention is everyone’s job

    When the Tinker firemen had extinguished the flames it was too late to save the cargo. The damage was done and $35,000 of airplane parts lay ruined on the transport palette. Although a costly fire, it only took a few moments and the simple spark of a stray cigarette butt to cause a fire that day in

  • Tinker ABMS pin on wings

    On Feb. 16, the Air Force honored its newest rated aviators with certificates of aeronautical rating and Air Battle Managers wings. The ceremony culminated two years of intensive training for this elite group of 8 young officers and professional military aviators. These new ABMs were trained by