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Col Michael Tiemann

Col. Michael D. Tiemann is the vice commander of the 72nd Air Base Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. His responsibilities include leading nearly 3,000 Airmen and overseeing $5 billion in resources and a $311 million operating budget. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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1st Lt Montana Pellegrini

1st Lt. Montana Pellegrini recently visited the Pentagon with the Women’s Initiative Team to brief Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne Bass on proposed changes to hair standards for women in the Air Force. Pellegrini is a contracting officer in the Air Force Sustainment Center's Contracting Directorate. (Courtesy photo)

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Award Presentation

Tinker AFB Exchange General Manager Charles Eaves (left) accepts the Military Order of the Purple Heart’s Spirit of Oklahoma Outstanding Veteran Supporter of the Year award on behalf of Exchange Director/CEO Tom Shull, who received the award for the Exchange’s robust employment of Veterans and Wounded Warriors and attended the Nov. 10 presentation ceremony virtually. Also pictured from left, Retired Navy Master Chief Larry Van Schuyver, Military Order of the Purple Heart representative and chairman of the Oklahoma Veterans Commission, and Joel Kintsel, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Value Stream Mapping

Capt. Kale Pearson, assistant wing deployment officer, and Lt. Col. E. Cliff Williams, Deployment Readiness Flight chief, both in the 552nd Air Control Wing, review results of a recent deployment process value stream mapping event held. Twenty-five subject matter experts from the 552nd ACW and the 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron spent six duty days evaluating the current deployment processing system looking for ways to improve the overall process flow and eliminate inefficient methods of operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ron Mullan)

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Value Stream Mapping

Michael Frasco, 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Air Terminal Function chief, and Ron Stencel, 72nd LRS Deployments and Distribution Flight chief, go over one of 38 constraints identified during a recent deployment process value stream mapping event. Twenty-five subject matter experts from the 552nd Air Control Wing and the 72nd LRS spent six duty days evaluating the current deployment processing system looking for ways to improve the overall process flow and eliminate inefficient methods of operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ron Mullan)

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Value Stream Mapping

From left, Capt. Kale Pearson, assistant wing deployment officer, and Lt. Col. E. Cliff Williams, Deployment Readiness Flight chief, both in the 552nd Air Control Wing, discuss results of a recent deployment process value stream mapping event with Ron Stencel, 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Deployments and Distribution Flight chief. Twenty-five subject matter experts from the 552nd ACW and the 72nd LRS spent six duty days evaluating the current deployment processing system, looking for ways to improve the overall process flow and eliminate inefficient methods of operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ron Mullan)

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Mask Required

The Public/Social Gathering policy released Nov. 5, 2020, states that 100% mask wear is mandatory indoors in all facilities on base. (Photo by Mark Hybers)

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Scott comes home

Chief Master Sgt. Keith Scott recently returned to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, as the 72nd Air Base Wing command chief. He says being back at the base where he has spent 11.5 of his 23 year Air Force career is a great opportunity. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexis Stanley)

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Show some love, Combined Federal Campaign returns

1st Lt. Brandon Teeple, 72nd Operations Support Squadron airfield operations officer, and 1st Lt. Madison Rauenbuehler, 72nd Medical Support Squadron Tricare Operations and Patient Administration Flight commander, hold signs showing their selected causes for the 2020 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 14, 2020. The CFC allows service members; federal employees; federal and military retirees and federal contractors across the government to contribute to their choice of over 20,000 charities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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Tinker Frontlines

David Garza is an aircraft engine mechanic inspector in the 546th Propulsion Maintenance Squadron.

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Tinker Frontlines

David Garza is an aircraft engine mechanic inspector in the 546th Propulsion Maintenance Squadron. (Courtesy photo)

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Tinker Frontlines

Craig Richards is a jet engine mechanical work inspector in the 546th Propulsion Maintenance Group’s F108 Assembly Shop.

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Tinker Frontlines

Craig Richards is a jet engine mechanical work inspector in the 546th Propulsion Maintenance Group’s F108 Assembly Shop. (Courtesy photo)

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Capt. Brandon Casso, 72nd Security Forces Squadron director of operations, poses for a photo at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., October 1, 2020. Capt. Casso was recently recognized by Air Force Materiel Command for his exemplary leadership and performance, earning the AFMC nomination for the Lance P. Sijan award in the company grade officer category. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Danny Rangel)

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Yukla 27 Ceremony

Royal Canadian Air Force Lt. Col. Shawn Guilbault, 552nd ACW Canadian Detachment commander, speaks as 24 members of the Airborne Warning And Control System community stand in formation during a remembrance ceremony at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. 22, 2020. The formation represented the 24 who perished onboard Yukla 27 on Sept. 22, 1995. During the ceremony, each member of the formation read a Yukla 27 crewmember’s name aloud. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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Yukla 27 Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Col. Alain Poisson, 552nd Air Control Wing Commander, speaks during a remembrance ceremony at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. 22, 2020. As part of his address, Poisson reminded his Airmen that even on the best days, uncontrollable events can happen and that they may be asked to make the ultimate sacrifice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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Yukla 27 Ceremony

American and Canadian leadership of the 552nd Air Control Wing lay a wreath during a remembrance ceremony for Yukla 27 at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. 22, 2020. Yukla 27 crashed shortly after takeoff from Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, 25 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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Suicide Prevention Month

September is Suicide Prevention Month. Tinker Talks Podcast sits down with Capt. Andrea Krunnfusz, the director of Psychological Health for the 72nd Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, to talk about programs and resources available to Airmen in order for them to seek help if needed. (Courtesy graphic)

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B-1B Integrated Battle Station modification completed

Two B-1B Lancer aircraft sit tail to tail at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, Sept. 25, 2020. An eight-year project to install the Integrated Battle Station on the B-1B Lancer fleet has been completed ahead of schedule. Sixty aircraft went through the modification process that began in late 2012 and was completed in September 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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