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  • Business board calls for changes to personnel system

    WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- In its final report, a Defense Business Board task group has recommended a "reconstruction" of the National Security Personnel System. Former Deputy Defense Secretary Rudy DeLeon chaired the group. Defense Department officials will use the board's recommendations as they ponder

  • New class graduates Tinker ALS

     Tinker's Airman Leadership School had a full house during its latest session, graduating 51 Airman of Class 09-G August 13. One of the busiest schools in the Air Force, Tinker's ALS ran at full capacity with four flights of students. One of more than 80 ALS facilities around the country, Tinker's

  • Former chief says Airmen need wingmen

    Retired Chief Master Sgt. Robert Shannon told the latest graduating class from Tinker's Airman Leadership School to be committed -- to their careers, their wingmen and their families. Now an acquisition logistics management specialist at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Mr. Shannon is one of

  • Drowning claims nearly 4,000 lives annually in U.S.

    If you do not think of drowning as a major health problem, you probably do not work in an emergency room. Drowning is the third most common cause of accidental death in the United States, causing almost 8,000 deaths each year. Worldwide about 150,000 people drown annually. Statistical reporting on

  • Jets fly past Nordiques in hockey action

    The Tinker Nordiques have gone through the up and downs of a tumultuous hockey season. After a seven game unbeaten streak, the team is now in the midst of a two-game slide after losing to the Jets 5-2 Aug. 23 at the Arctic Edge Ice Arena in Edmond. "We played real well during that streak, and now we

  • Swingers capture sixth straight title with shut out in civilian championship

    The Swingers captured their sixth consecutive civilian league championship with a shut out victory over the Geckos Aug. 24. The Geckos, fresh off a 16-13 comeback victory over the Defense Information Systems Agency, were poised to give the Swingers a run for the title. But they couldn't muster any

  • Lean event speeds mechanics’ logon

    A team from the 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group recently used Lean principles to streamline what was becoming a cumbersome task for Tinker maintenance workers, and they ended up increasing worker satisfaction and possibly saving the Air Force significant amounts of money. "The return on investment

  • Tinker chiefs nominated for top spots

    Even in seventh grade, Scott Ferguson said he knew he wanted to join the Air Force. Now after nearly 27 years in the Air Force, the chief master sergeant said he cannot believe he's a Tinker command chief master sergeant candidate. Fellow nominees, Chief Master Sgts. Roddy Hartsook and Jackie Green,

  • Navy education office named best in service

    From helping a Sailor choose the right degree plan to guiding a chief petty officer through the tuition assistance process, the hard work and dedication that Strategic Communications Wing ONE Navy College Office Director Chris Kern-Garcia displays everyday was recognized when she earned the 2009

  • Tinker turns tech with two expos

    The Tinker Club was the place to be Aug. 11 through 13. Both the ballroom and northwest grounds were sites of technology events. Inside, the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association's Oklahoma City chapter hosted the Information Technology Expo and the Combat Communications Steering