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  • Team making progress at TAC

    The Tinker Aerospace Complex is projected to be ready mid-summer for its first depot-maintenance shop tenants. By the end of fiscal 2009, five additional Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center shops are scheduled to move into the main facility. Shops from the 76th Propulsion Maintenance Group, 76th

  • 552nd Airmen aid local fire victims

    After recent wildfires destroyed more than 100 homes in the local and surrounding areas, Staff Sgt. John Goodson, communications technician instructor, 552nd Training Squadron, jumped at the opportunity to help those in need. According to Tech. Sgt. Brent Karaffa, airborne radar technician

  • Activation ceremony marks change for 72nd LRS

    Roy A. Piatt became the first civilian commander of an Air Force logistics readiness squadron during an activation ceremony last week that transformed the 72nd Logistics Readiness Division into the 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron. The standing down of the division and standing up of the squadron

  • AFGLSC commander visits Oklahoma

    Maj. Gen. Gary McCoy, who took command of the Air Force Global Logistics Support Center last November, made his second visit to Tinker for meetings to discuss key programs and initiatives with the 448th Supply Chain Management Wing. Prior to arriving at Tinker he met with key commercial partners in

  • AFAF drive: still time to give

    For those wishing to contribute, there is only one week left for this year's Air Force Assistance Fund campaign. AFAF is the Air Force's official charity and contributions are used to fund a number of services, including grants, scholarships and interest-free loans for emergency assistance. Money

  • Team gets green light for high velocity

    A team of high-level Air Force officials gave the go-ahead last week for work to proceed on the High Velocity Maintenance program for the B-1B Lancer strategic bomber. Consisting of officials from Air Force Materiel Command, Air Combat Command and the Air Staff, the "red team" visited Tinker last

  • Commander’s Action Line

    Got the time? Q:Will the large time and temperature sign at the dead-end near Base Ops (Bldg. 240) be replaced, or is it gone for good? A: Thank you for the opportunity to address the removal of the message sign on the west side of Bldg. 95. The building is in the process of being demolished because

  • 964th supports super-sized Red Flag

    For 21 days and nights, hundreds of U.S. and Coalition aircraft tore through the skies over the bare Nevada desert, participating in the first three-week-long Red Flag Exercise in 28 years. Behind it all, coordinating the intricate battle plans, were the members of the 964th Airborne Air Control

  • Oklahoma rolling ‘n shaking

    What is an earthquake? An earthquake (also known as a tremor or temblor) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. At the Earth's surface, earthquakes manifest themselves by shaking and sometimes violent movement accompanied by displacement of the

  • Practice makes perfect

    Emergency Evacuation drills, why do we need them and what mandates them? When we were kids we did them in school, but probably didn't think much about why we were doing them. The teacher told us it was a good thing to do, so we did them. Emergency evacuation drills are still a requirement in many