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Block 45

Trey Wilson and Nhan Le, 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Block 45 avionic technicians, work together to route wire strands while building an integrated flight management system kit for the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft in building 986 Nov. 15, 2016, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The desktop shop aids shown here were custom built by the 564th AMXS to allow work that used to be done on the aircraft to now be done in the shop for more reliability, consistency and quicker final installation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)

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Block 45

Flight deck of a KC-135R Stratotanker after completing the Block 45 avionics upgrade Nov. 15, 2016, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Block 45 completely remodels the inside of the flight deck with new liquid crystal displays, radio altimeter, auto-pilot, digital flight director and other computer module updates. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)

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Block 45

Belinda Schantz, 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Block 45 unit chief, stands in front of the wiring schematic for the KC-135 Stratotanker avionics upgrade Nov. 27, 2016, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Schantz has empowered her technicians to innovate for time and cost savings which has dramatically lowered the workflow days and sped delivery of the aircraft back to the warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)

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Block 45

Members of the 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Block 45 avionics modification team pose on the flight line near two KC-135Rs undergoing upgrade Dec. 15, 2016, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Four spots on the south ramp are designated exclusively for the Block 45 upgrade. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)

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Blumert visit

The Honorable Carrie Blumert, Oklahoma County Commissioner District 1, center, is briefed by Col. Paul Filcek, 72nd Air Base Wing commander, left, and Bill Ward, 72nd Civil Engineer Directorate, right, on construction progress of hangars for the KC-46A Pegasus tanker during a visit to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, August 26, 2019. Blumert and her staff visited Team Tinker to receive an overview of the Air Force Sustainment Center and how global logistics and the sustainment mission support the Air Force and also toured the KC-135 programmed depot maintenance line, the 76th Software Maintenance Group, the REACT Lab and the 552nd Air Control Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)

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Brave and Shaved

Michele Robertson, a branch chief in training and development for the Directorate of Personnel for the Air Force Sustainment Center, headquartered at Tinker Air Force Base, shows off her newly shaved head during a recent “Brave and Shave” event. Surrounded by friends and family members, Robertson had her head shaved because she is undergoing breast cancer treatments. She wants Team Tinker to become educated about breast cancer during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.

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Brave and Shaved

From left, Laura Hickenboth, owner of Premier Beauty Bar in Edmond, and Michele Robertson, branch chief in Training and Development for the Directorate of Personnel for the Air Force Sustainment Center, headquartered at Tinker Air Force Base. Robertson is undergoing treatment for breast cancer and wants to help educate Team Tinker during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.

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Brazil

An F-5EM Tiger II aircraft belonging to the Brazilian Air Force Força Aérea Brasileira sits on a runway Aug. 2 at Canoas Air Force Base, Canoas, Brazil. Members of the U.S. Air Force International Engine Management Program, based at Tinker Air Force Base, visited Brazil July 27-Aug. 11 to help the ally create a standardized engine for the aircraft and reactivate and correlate engine test cells.

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Brazil

A Brazilian Air Force J85-21 Engine Test Cell being correlated by an attached J85 standardized engine Aug. 6 at the Parque de Material Aeronautico de São Paulo — São Paulo Maintenance Depot — in São Paulo, Brazil.

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Brent Burgess Official Photo

Brent Burgess Official Photo

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Brig Gen Moore

Official headshot of Brig. Gen. Moore.

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Brig. Gen. Brian Moore

Brig. Gen. Brian Moore

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Brig. Gen. Preston McFarren’s Oklahoma City Air Logistic Complex emersion

Blake Yort, 76th Propulsion Maintenance Group mechanical engineer (left), demonstrates the power of additive manufacturing to Brig. Gen. Preston McFarren, Mobilization Assistant to the Air Force Sustainment Center Commander (right), as they both hold different 3D engine parts, Oct. 17, 2024, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The process, aimed at sustaining engine workload, showcases the potential of 3D printing technology, which is revolutionizing the defense industry.

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Brig. Gen. Preston McFarren’s Oklahoma City Air Logistic Complex emersion

Brig. Gen. Brian Moore, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex commander, discusses KC-135 programmed depot maintenance with Brig. Gen. Preston McFarren, Mobilization Assistant to the Air Force Sustainment Center Commander, during OC-ALC emersion Oct. 17, 2024, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd. Lt. Kaseyann Cornwall)

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Brig. Gen. Preston McFarren’s Oklahoma City Air Logistic Complex emersion

Brig. Gen. Preston McFarren, Mobilization Assistant to the Air Force Sustainment Center Commander (right), fist bumps Paul Brown, Squadron Director for the 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (left), for his exceptional KC-135 programmed depot maintenance briefing, Oct. 17, 2024, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd. Lt. Kaseyann Cornwall)

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Brig. Gen. Preston McFarren’s Oklahoma City Air Logistic Complex emersion

Brig. Gen. Preston McFarren, Mobilization Assistant to the Air Force Sustainment Center Commander, being greeted by 565th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron senior leaders in charge of the OC-ALC’s B-52 programmed depot maintenance, Oct. 17, 2024, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd. Lt. Kaseyann Cornwall)

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Building the ‘Sandcastle’: 76 CMXG starts sand casting aluminum parts

A finished bearing housing for a B-1B Lancer aircraft avionics cooling system, in front of a rough aluminum casting and the mold from which it was created, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, April 13, 2023. The bearing housing is an example of an aluminum part that can be created by the 76th Commodities Maintenance Group using its new sand casting capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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Building the ‘Sandcastle’: 76 CMXG starts sand casting aluminum parts

A model sandcastle sits on a table in front of an ExOne S-Print sand 3D printer at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, April 13, 2023. Affectionately known as the ‘Sandcastle,’ the 76th Commodity Maintenance Group’s new foundry can sand cast aluminum parts up to 120 pounds, providing another avenue for sourcing aircraft parts not easily obtained through traditional contracting methods. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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Building the ‘Sandcastle’: 76 CMXG starts sand casting aluminum parts

An example of a sand mold and raw sand sitting inside a 3D sand printer at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, April 13, 2023. Using 3D-printed molds to cast aluminum aircraft parts gives the 76th Commodities Maintenance Group another avenue for sourcing hard-to-acquire parts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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Building the ‘Sandcastle’: 76 CMXG starts sand casting aluminum parts

Ted Fetchik, a 553rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron welder, pours molten aluminum into a mold at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 1, 2023. The 76th Commodities Maintenance Group and the Reverse Engineering and Critical Tooling Lab have recently added the ability to sand cast in aluminum, creating parts weighing up to 120 pounds through its newly launched foundry. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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