‘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

DLA develops innovative training for forward-based personnel

What do you do when you have hundreds of people to train and no space to do it? That was the challenge for the Defense Logistics Agency team charged with training its work force at forward sites on the Agency's Inventory Management and Stock Positioning system. From necessity -- and a good dose of

Second round of CheckMATE surveys set to kickoff in ALC

The 76th Maintenance Wing is set to kick off its second round of CheckMATE Q12 surveys. This round of surveys will begin on Oct. 26 and run until Nov. 6. CheckMATE is an Air Force Materiel Command initiative that provides a framework and methodology enabling supervisors to create a world-class

Tinker soccer club falls to Eglin in overtime

 It was muddy. It was very muddy. On a field that more resembled a mud wrestling arena than a soccer pitch, the Tinker United Soccer Club had its tournament hopes cut short last weekend by Eglin Air Force Base in a close 3-2 loss. The Tinker club entered the entirely Air Force Defender's Cup ranked

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Navy celebrates new chiefs

Twenty-one Sailors from the Take Charge and Move Out community had their gold anchors pinned on, signifying their advancement to the rank of chief petty officer, during a ceremony held at Rose State College Sept. 16. The chief's pinning ceremony dates back to the introduction of the chief petty

3rd Herd under Space Command, new wing

The Air Force's combat communications groups recently underwent a major reorganization. As of Oct. 5, the 3rd and 5th Combat Communications Groups report to the new 689th Combat Communications Wing under Air Force Space Command. Headquartered at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., the 689th CCW is the