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  • One more week for CFC: $72,000 needed to reach goal

    During the past month, Tinker Air Force Base and the central Oklahoma military community has buzzed with generosity and contributions to this year's Combined Federal Campaign.    With just one week left, the central Oklahoma military community is $72,000 short of the $1.65 million goal.    Base

  • Legislators nationwide to visit Tinker

    Government officials and legislators from across the United States and its territories will visit Tinker Air Force Base Wednesday as a part of the Council of State Governments annual meeting.    "They will visit static aircraft displays, do some hands-on things on readiness and deployment," said Dan

  • Volunteers sought to transfer to DLA

    In compliance with the Base Realignment and Closure, the Air Force is transferring existing Supply, Storage and Distribution functions from the present competitive area to a new Defense Logistics Agency competitive area.    Tinker Air Force Base employees can volunteer for transfer to DLA if they

  • Top 8th AF enlisted member to visit 552nd Air Control Wing

    With the upcoming transition of 8th Air Force to Air Force Cyberspace Command merely months away, the current command's senior enlisted member will make a stopover at Tinker Air Force Base next week to discuss that subject and more with enlisted members of the 552nd Air Control Wing.    As the

  • Initial aviation ‘A’ school training to be relocated to NATTC Pensacola

    The Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training has announced that all Aviation Electrician's Mate, Aviation Structural Mechanic, Aviation Electronics Technician and Aviation Machinist's Mate "A" school training will be relocated to the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Pensacola, Fla.   

  • AFMC helps return damaged B-1B to friendly environment

    When a $283-million aircraft that's a segment of America's long-range bomber force loses one of its four engines -- over the skies of Afghanistan -- Airmen kick their fix-it instincts into high gear.    Thanks to a unified effort led by Air Force Materiel Command, a maintenance team repaired a

  • Operation Resolute Warrior perseveres through rough weather conditions

    War doesn't stop for cold temperatures, rain or wind. Neither did Operational Readiness Exercise Resolute Warrior 08-01, the week of Oct. 22.    Winds howled and torrential rains soaked Glenwood Training Area and the south aircraft parking ramp on Monday. Some 500 participating Airmen from three

  • 552nd ACW Airmen generate sorties during exercise

    Airmen from the 552nd Air Control Wing set up at South Ramp, a playing area on the Navy side of base. Their mission was to generate sorties while enduring chemical runs, mission threatening scenarios and "mortar" attacks that drastically changed force protection conditions and mission oriented

  • BRAC implemented as Air Force detachment transfers to DLA at Warner Robins

    Defense Logistics Agency gained 240 employees Oct. 15 when DLA-Warner Robins stood up at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. DLA activated the new detachment of its aviation supply and demand chain in response to 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Supply and Storage legislation.    The "new" employees will