Oct. 19, 2021 ‘You got here first!’ Tinker reduces reserved parking spots Shoppers visiting Tinker Air Force Base’s Exchange and Commissary will now have an easier time finding a parking space, especially junior enlisted Airmen. Col. G. Hall Sebren Jr., 72nd Air Base Wing commander, directed that reserved parking spaces for senior leaders be reduced and dedicated spaces
Oct. 12, 2021 Fiscal Year 21 drives innovation, readiness across command, enterprise The Air Force Materiel Command executed more than $68.5 billion across all funding areas in fiscal year 2021, closing out the year 99.9% obligated despite challenges related to the coronavirus, Operation Allies Refuge and Welcome, underfunded enterprise programs, innovation needs and more.
Oct. 12, 2021 526th EMXS removes human from process, saves time, costs HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – The 526th Electronics Maintenance Squadron, part of the Ogden Air Logistics Complex and responsible for the maintenance and overhaul of airborne generators, replaced its process of winding and forming coils by hand with automated equipment in order to save time and money
Oct. 4, 2021 Idea earns sustainment center civilian a Spark Tank semi-finalist spot A simple idea to add a QR code to a Department of Defense form could bring major improvements in tracking aircraft parts and other ordered assets across the globe.
Oct. 1, 2021 Personnel Directorate introduces new Centralized Selection Process for hiring The Air Force Sustainment Center Personnel Directorate has finalized plans for a new, command-directed centralized hiring process that will help reduce potential for hiring bias and get critical positions filled faster. The program launched October 1.
Sept. 30, 2021 Chaplains create connections through ice cream socials Chaplains and staff from the Tinker Air Force Base Chapel discovered a tasty way to support their National Suicide Prevention Awareness month efforts by sponsoring an ice cream social, using ice cream truck vendors at various locations around the installation.
Sept. 29, 2021 Virtual symposium to focus on women in leadership The Air Force Materiel Command will host its second Women’s Leadership Symposium Nov. 8, with the theme of “Women in Leadership – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.”
Sept. 27, 2021 Retirement brings reflections on service, people Chief Master Sgt. Stanley C. Cadell, the Air Force Materiel Command’s senior enlisted leader, will retire after 30 years of active-duty Air Force service, Oct. 1.
Sept. 27, 2021 OC-ALC researchers to speak at Digital Avionics Systems Conference Department 70 is the Oklahoma City Air Logistic Complex’s applied research laboratory that focuses on research that is relevant to the complex and supports the various platforms it sustains. The Digital Avionics Systems Conference is an academic conference backed by the Institute of Electrical and
Sept. 24, 2021 DAF awards Rolls-Royce B-52H engine contract The competitive single award contract provides for 608 military derivative commercial engines, plus spare engines, associated support equipment and commercial engineering data, to include sustainment activities, to be used on the B-52H bomber fleet.