Air Force Sustainment Center

Oct. 25, 2012
AFSC goals lay foundation for success

Since taking flight on July 10, the Air Force Sustainment Center hasn't been on auto-pilot.The center, which incorporates a total of eight wings, including three air logistics complexes, stood up in July and has been working toward the art of the possible and establishing goals for its current and
Oct. 22, 2012
AFLCMC commander visits personnel at Tinker

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is tasked with one overriding mission: meet the warfighter's needs with effective, affordable, on-time solutions, Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore II, commander of the AFLCMC, said during a "town hall" meeting recently at Tinker Air Force Base.The AFLCMC was established
Oct. 22, 2012
Air Force awards $365 million Secondary Power Logistics Solution contract at Hill

Officials from the United States Air Force and Honeywell International Inc. signed a new eight-year, $365 million extension to the Secondary Power Logistics Solution contract to provide logistics and depot support for F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft. This extension builds on Increment I of the SPLS
Oct. 22, 2012
DLA, AF collaboration saves time, money

The Maintenance Movers team here - comprised of members from the Defense Logistics Agency-Aviation, DLA-Distribution and the Air Force - has created a turnaround when it comes to handling property - a 97 percent difference in one instance. The team conducted a lean event at the end of December, and
Oct. 4, 2012
Foreign Military Sales a billion-dollar business, Tinker plays a part

Foreign Military Sales are big business to the U.S. Air Force.Brig. Gen. James Haywood, director of the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the overall administrator of a $128.3 billion portfolio supporting Foreign Military Sales to
Oct. 4, 2012
Combined Federal Campaign under way at Tinker

The six-week 2012 Central Oklahoma Department of Defense Combined Federal Campaign is under way, starting with a pancake breakfast from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. today at the flag pole entrance of Bldg. 3001.The annual campaign began Wednesday and continues through Nov. 14. The "early bird" deadline is Nov.
Oct. 4, 2012
Little changes to Tinker thermostats save big money

Temperature set points work. Over the course of the summer, Bldg. 3001 and the facilities linked to substation No. 2 decreased its electrical consumption from last year by 7 percent; the base as a whole decreased by 8 percent. Much of that savings is directly related to setting the buildings'
Oct. 4, 2012
FMS more than just hardware

Foreign Military Sales involve more than bombs and bullets.It includes support equipment and flight line vehicles, instrument landing equipment and radar systems, maintenance and specialized training -- "much more than end items," said Brig. Gen. James Haywood, director of the Air Force Security
Oct. 4, 2012
AFSAC supports aged systems

The U.S. Air Force supports a vast array of weapons systems -- even some that are 60 to 70 years old -- for its myriad foreign partners."A lot of what we support is no longer in our inventory, but we still support it because that's what our partners need," Brig. Gen. James Haywood said during a
Oct. 4, 2012
Tinker equipment specialist’s IDEA earns cash award

Leadra Wood from the 421st Supply Chain Management Squadron was a recent recipient of a $10,000 award from the IDEA program. As an equipment specialist in the 421st SCMS, she is responsible for ensuring that the mechanics on the shop floor have enough parts, through purchase or repair processes, to