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  • 1st ASF NCO saves Cessna crew after crash

    A 1st Aviation Standards Flight reserve technical sergeant is being hailed as an angel in waiting after he and a co-worker saved two Cessna 421 crew members from their burning wreckage at Fort Worth Spinks Airport.On Sept. 12, Tech. Sgt. Brent Castleberry was performing routine maintenance on the

  • A mother's point of view on sexual assault

    When Mary Lauterbach shared a story of sexual assault April 8, she told it from a different perspective. It was not that of a victim, perpetrator or legal counsel, but from the mother of a murdered daughter.Standing behind a podium, the adopted mother of Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Frances Lauterbach

  • Airman returns to flying status after having part of leg amputated

    Senior Airman Justus Bosquez is a pioneer and an inspiration, but not in an obvious way. When he walks down a narrow hallway in his Airman Battle Uniform, he looks no different than his peers. Like many of them, he can do salsa, merengue and two-step dances. He can run a marathon wearing a 30-pound

  • Art of the Possible: 546th PMXS achieves monumental accomplishment

    The 546th Propulsion Maintenance Squadron embraced change and recently achieved a monumental accomplishment, epitomizing the "Art of the Possible."The unit completed a task in record time and exceeded a goal that had never before been met. The group gave life to the Air Force Sustainment Center

  • Tinker civilian serves in SW Asia for 2 years

    A Tinker Air Force Base civilian employee has been voluntarily deployed in Southwest Asia for the past two years through the Civilian Expeditionary Workforce program.Randy Mathes deployed to Iraq in 2010-11, then volunteered for deployment to Afghanistan in 2012-13. The Air Force CEW program manager

  • Tinker shop looking for trouble

    There's one shop in the 507th Maintenance Squadron that spends its time looking for trouble. Trouble in the form of cracks -- metallurgic imperfections that can play havoc with high-stress machinery if not detected. The forensic specialists in the squadron's Non-Destructive Inspection lab here marry

  • Toastmasters aim to provide development for Tinker employees

    Tinker employees can improve their communication skills by participating in their local Toastmasters organization. This is a non-profit educational organization that helps their members become more confident in their public speaking abilities and provides a "learning environment in which to develop

  • 564th AMXS team achieves 'Art of the Possible'

    In recent years, the 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron has made news for streamlining their efforts and reducing KC-135 Stratotanker flow days. Despite their historic accomplishments, the unit continues to strive for better performance and has taken further steps toward the art of the possible.

  • Centers bond through working relationship

    In summer 2012, two new and interdependent organizations were introduced into Air Force Materiel Command. As part of AFMC's "5-center construct," the Air Force Sustainment Center and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center were born, and due to their dependence on each other for mission success, they

  • CSCs focus on resiliency

    Amid a challenging fiscal and personnel climate, the Air Force recently created a Community Support Coordinator position at 71 Air Force installations to help Airmen and their families withstand, recover from and grow in the face of stressors and changing demands.The position was developed to