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  • EEO manager wins Air Force award

    Paula Cochnauer and her office are knee-deep in problems and conflicts, and they can't avoid it.    Day in and day out they endure angry, hurt or even belligerent people with disputes, but many leave better than they came.    That is why this office is so special, and there is no dispute about that.

  • Airmen protect President during travels across Europe

    While President George W. Bush prepared to visit several countries in Europe for the G8 Conference during June, Airmen and aircraft from the 552nd Air Control Wing also made preparations - to help protect their commander in chief during his travels. "We constantly train for a variety of missions,

  • AAFES employee volunteers for deployment to Balad, Iraq

    For some people, supporting the troops may mean placing a bumper sticker on your car, or sending care packages. But Army and Air Force Exchange employee Greg Templeton was compelled to do more.    At a glance, you can't tell the red, white and blue pride that flows like a tidal wave through his body

  • Officials announce airfield operations awards

    Air Force officials announced the winners of the 2006 Air Force Airfield Operation Awards June 13.    Airfield operations include airfield operations and control, specifically airfield management and air traffic control.    The 2006 winners are as follows:    Airfield operations flight complex of

  • Air Force, academia to partner in USAF Marathon

    Leadership from both the Air Force and Wright State University gathered at a press conference June 13 to discuss their new USAF Marathon partnership, and other details of the September race.    Standing on the flightline of the 445th Airlift Wing in front of a massive C-5 Galaxy - the featured

  • 552nd celebrates 30 years of the E-3 Sentry

    With the E-3 Sentry 30th anniversary events fast approaching, the 552nd Air Control Wing extends an invitation to military members, civilian employees, retirees and families to come out and see the Sentry and learn about this aircraft's history.    The schedule of events is as follows: Friday, June

  • Blue Star Mothers, YMCA make new Military Welcome Center possible

    Who among us will remind you not to forget to call home? Who will be waiting anxiously at the airport for your 2 a.m. arrival? Who will get up at 12 a.m. to bake cookies so they will be warm when you arrive? Only a mother and not just any mother... a Blue Star Mother.    The Blue Star Mothers of

  • Pistol competition sharpens skills, builds relationships

    Nearly 120 federal law enforcement agents came bearing arms, ammunition and a smile at the 10th annual Federal Law Enforcement Pistol Competition last Friday.    The Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 114 hosted the event that consisted of 15 federal law enforcement agencies

  • From the fifth grade to the 3rd Herd

       Most fifth-grade classes conduct their field trips at the Oklahoma City Zoo, the Omniplex Science Museum, or even the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum, but not 'Ellard's Energizers'!    Rhonda Ellard's class of 19 students from Cross Timbers Elementary School in Tecumseh had an exciting

  • Tinker officials warn military members against identity theft

       Identity theft is a threat and no one is immune, not even military members.    Despite the scams and thieves, military members can take steps to protect themselves from a stolen identity scenario.    "The most effective way to defend yourself against pretexting - the practice of getting your