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  • Phase I of exercise under way

    Phase one of a two phase 10-day operational readiness exercise, Resolute Warrior 08-01, began Oct. 15. During the first phase, Airmen prepared for deployment by participating in an exercise deployment line.    As the exercise progresses, Airmen will defend a fictitious installation against Middle

  • Assignment offers new challenges for ALC vice

    Col. Brad Ashley, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center vice commander, is being reassigned as the director of Communications, Head-quarters Air Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. As the senior communicator for AMC, Colonel Ashley will oversee the management of the command's terrestrial and

  • Financial Management transformation under way at Tinker, across Air Force

    The Air Force Financial Management transformation currently under way is the greatest single change in the organization's 60-year history.    "We -- and all of Air Force Financial Management -- are transforming the way we conduct business to better provide expert decision support and analysis to

  • Resolute Warrior 08-01: Three units prepare for exercise deployment

    Tinker warriors will bring the warfront home for a two-phase operational readiness exercise, Resolute Warrior 08-01, later this month. During the 10-day exercise, Airmen will prepare for deployment and defend a fictitious installation against Middle Eastern aggressors.    Three units -- the Oklahoma

  • Safety doesn’t end with the duty day: Be safe in base parking lots

    Tinker Air Force Base has a well-documented history of safety practices in the workplace; however, safety doesn't end with the duty day.    Base officials have an increasing concern with the safety of the parking lots.    The combination of high traffic, inattentive pedestrians and speeding drivers

  • New purchase request processing system to deliver faster results

    Air Force Materiel Command has developed a system capable of streamlining the arduous purchase request process across the enterprise.    The 559th Combat Sustainment Squadron is spear-heading the local implementation of this new system, the Purchase Request Process System, also known as D203.   

  • Turn it off: October is Energy Awareness Month

    You don't have to drive a hybrid car or have a solar-powered house to conserve energy. October is Energy Awareness Month and Tinker energy manager John Hurd said that conservation is a team sport.    "If a thousand people do a little thing, it becomes a big thing," Mr. Hurd said.    He said although

  • AFPC releases improved force development tool

    The Airmen Development Plan is a new Web-based decision support tool designed to integrate numerous force development tools, including electronic records, duty histories, and assignment preferences, into one platform. Phase one of the ADP, launched in September, will apply to active duty officers

  • Commissary patrons encouraged to share favorite Thanksgiving recipes

    Turkey and dressing, giblet gravy, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie are the traditional "must haves" for any Thanksgiving celebration. But, it's the side dishes, special salads and additional dessert choices served alongside that allow families to personalize the menu into unique tradition. Some of

  • Fall 2007 Airman now available online

    The F-22 Raptor is coming into its own, flying high and turning heads. Its pilots and maintainers are discovering just how much the stealth jet can do.    The Airmen are finding there is no other aircraft that even comes close to matching the Raptor's capabilities -- the new benchmark for