Supplying warfighters critical to ALC

The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center mission is to "deliver and sustain air power ... anytime, anyplace." In order to accomplish this, officials say a team effort is required, with everyone working toward the same goals. "A goal gives us a point on the horizon. We can look up from the work on our

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14 days until Operational Readiness Inspection

A joint operational readiness inspection is two weeks away and officials said Tinker is ready for it. The knowledge is based on the results of War Wagon 10-01, a week-long exercise that wrapped Oct. 9. The last scheduled-formal exercise before the ORI was held at Glenwood Training Annex, just north

Initiative aims to increase engines

It worked. A Repair Network Integration initiative, born from a conceptual idea on improving the repair process for F101 engines, will soon be used in everyday business at four installations. The purpose of the RNI initiative, as part of the Expeditionary Logistics for the 21st Century campaign, is

Despite crunch, shop turns emergency part

Punching calculators and rustling papers, trying to close out the fiscal year while simultaneously aligning next year's funding are normal sounds during this time of year in the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center. This year was no different -- except for the burning of midnight oil and a

Experience guides propulsion safety

As a production engineer for an oil company, Chris Burden didn't care much about safety. That is, he didn't care until someone got hurt. "One of my best friends got injured," Mr. Burden explains. "That's what really got me to understand what safety was all about." Now, worker safety isn't just a

‘Transformer’ surveys Tinker goals

A senior advisor to the commander of Air Combat Command toured Tinker last week for a second time to review how the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center is working to improve efforts to deliver aircraft and systems to the warfighter. Don Doles, a retired executive with the Danaher Corporation, is one

Roadmap laid out for success in ORI

The Operations Readiness Inspection is 14 days away and in advance of the Inspector General's visit, the 72nd Air Base Wing Plans and Programs office has a few tips for everyone to remember. This is the fifth in a series of articles to be published leading up to the inspection. Observers: ·There may

VPP Gameplan program kicks off

Forget OU or OSU football this autumn season. October kicks off the Tinker Voluntary Protection Program's "Game Plan" challenge. The incentive program dares Tinker employees to incorporate safety into their everyday lives. Participants, who do so by completing 80 percent of the suggested challenges

Fire smart, fire safe

Tinker celebrated National Fire Prevention Week Oct. 4-10. Applying this year's theme, "Stay Fire Smart, Don't Get Burned," installation fire department official hosted several events throughout the week. Among the most popular activities were the visits to Sparky's house by Tinker Elementary