What is 6S? Final lessons from The Garage Project

Editor's note: This is the last in a series of articles on 6S. Saving time and working more efficiently should be the goal of any large organization, especially one trusted with the nation's safety and tax dollars. To live up to their own high standards, the Air Force enacted Air Force Smart

Survey set for 76th MXW

Research confirms a direct correlation between positive business outcomes (such as productivity, turnover, low absentee rates and adherence to budget) and the relationship between the supervisor and their employees. Air Force Materiel Command recognizes the importance of that correlation, and

Virtual in-processing aims to save time, mistakes

The 72nd Civilian Personnel Flight implemented the Civilian Virtual In-processing program recently. The cVIP application is Web based and will support all aspects of employment in-processing, including validating and verifying eligibility for employment. cVIP also streamlines complex in-processing

To catch a pest

Travelling to the ends of the earth all in a day's work

Flight Safety is serious business in the Air Force and for one Air Force Reserve organization it's so important, they're willing to go to the ends of the earth. Or at least one of them... Five members of the 507th Air Refueling Wing's 1st Aviation Standards Flight departed Oklahoma City this week

A flying coalition:552nd unit makes history while deployed

Americans, Australians, British and Canadians are flying operational sorties on the same crew for what is likely to be the first time in history. The 965th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron is the first unit of its kind to deploy to this location with three different coalition partners as

Secretary Donley, Lt. Gen Gabreski to visit Tinker for ceremony

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Lt. Gen. Terry Gabreski, Air Force Materiel Command vice commander, are among a host of military and civic leaders who will visit Tinker next week to participate in a special Tinker Aerospace Complex ceremony. The ceremony, which will be held Thursday,

Airmen urged to budget, avoid financial trouble

There is a difference between "want" and "need." Yet, too many Airmen discover the difference the hard way: through trial and error. In an unsteady economy where gasoline prices have reached well over $3 a gallon then plunged back down, a steady paycheck and beneficial advice could be the difference

Transformation team moves concepts from shop floor to offices

It's often difficult for Administrative and Staff Offices to really embrace or envision how Lean and Six Sigma techniques can be applied to their daily processes. Administrative processes can be a constraint to production or operating processes. Recently, a team from the 76th Aircraft Transformation

President signs 2009 defense budget

President Bush signed the fiscal 2009 defense budget into law today, authorizing a $512 billion base to support military readiness, as well as $66 billion for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The law also authorizes a 3.9 percent pay raise for service members, to take effect Jan. 1. This