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  • AFSC leadership model provides path to reaching goals

    Leaders need goals. But not just organizational goals; effective leaders need to target specific characteristics in order to continually grow in their leadership skills. "Leaders of great organizations modify their behavior to achieve impossible results," Lt. Gen. Bruce Litchfield, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, said. "Effective leaders
  • Ed Mitchell, 778th project manager/construction inspector, shows some of the deterioration of Bldg. 658, one of the sites scheduled for demolition. (U. S. Air Force photo/Sue Sapp)

    Robins demolition projects help put '20/20 by 2020' in sight

     Robins continues to show its commitment to the Air Force's "20/20 by 2020" initiative as 10 base facilities and four houses are scheduled for demolition. That's in addition to six facilities which have already been reduced to rubble. The 20/20 initiative aims to offset 20 percent reduction in funds available for installation support by achieving

  • Pediatrics Clinic receives Air Force first

    The 72nd Medical Group achieved a first for the Air Force and second for the Department of Defense. The National Committee for Quality Assurance, a private not-for-profit organization, recently recognized the pediatrics clinic with a three-year Level 3 certificate, the highest commendation. Col. Dean Prentice, 72nd MDG commander, said credit and
  • After a half-mile uphill litter carry race in the Self-Aid/Buddy Care challenge, the 507th Air Refueling Wing Security Forces Squadron team wills themselves to the finish line during the Nov. 10 Defender Challenge competition. Six teams from Tinker’s 72nd Security Forces, Altus’ 97th SFS and Tinker’s 507th ARW/SFS were pushed to the limits in various combat skills during the first event of its kind here since the 1980s. . (Air Force photo by Margo Wright)

    Tinker hosts Defender Challenge

  • Tinker 76th Propulsion Maintenance Group members huddle around an air frame mounted nozzle sidewall structure, one of four from the F-22 Raptor’s exhaust. Members shown from left are Joanie Miller, sheet metal mechanic; David Oddi, sheet metal mechanic; Jacob O’Connor, AMNS shop supervisor; David Mullens, sheet metal mechanic; Tim Blackwell, water jet operator; Brenda Rawson, sheet metal mechanic; Steven Dorsey, sheet metal mechanic; Bronson Bolvin, water jet engineer; Roy Batts, sheet metal work leader; Justin Sneed, process engineer; Brian Thompson, program manager; and Patricia Welch, maintenance activation process team chief. (Air Force photo by Margo Wright)

    F-22 repair task transferred to Tinker

    New organic workload activated at Tinker Air Force Base will bring an estimated 37,000 hours of repair work annually to mechanics in Bldg. 3001.F-22 Raptor Airframe Mounted Nozzle Sidewall repair capabilities on liners and structures were transferred recently from the supplier, Pratt & Whitney, to the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex. The

  • Open season set for 3 civilian benefits programs

    Open season for three civilian benefits programs will be Nov. 12 through Dec. 10, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced. Those programs are the Federal Employees Health Benefits Pro-gram, the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Pro-gram and the Federal Flexible Spending Account Program. Federal Employees Health BenefitsIn the

  • Commentary - Please remember all our veterans

    Our country's history is anchored by a necessity to preserve and protect the fundamental principles of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...whenever, and wherever it threatens our basic freedom. Since the founding of our Nation, this has required sacrifice in life, blood, and sweat of Men and Women who serve in our armed services. The
  • Tinker and community partners prepare to cut a ceremonial ribbon in front of the Bldg. 5802 steam plant, signifying their commitment to replace old energy-guzzling systems with options that will reap millions of dollars in savings. From left are Debra Harrison, Air Force Sustainment Center Contracting officer; Les Martin, Air Force Civil Engineer Center ESPC program manager; Cathy Scheirman, 72nd Air Base Wing Civil Engineering Directorate director; Col. Steven Bleymaier, 72nd ABW and Tinker installation commander; Paul Orzeske, Honeywell Building Solutions president; and Rex Stanford, 72nd ABW/ CE mechanical engineer/program manager. (Air Force photo by Margo Wright)

    Extensive energy improvements envisioned at Tinker

     Major renovations are envisioned at Tinker under the public/private Energy Savings Performance Contract that was celebrated Tuesday.According to Mark McWhirter, Tinker's new Base Energy Manager, Bldg. 5802, the Central Heating Plant, will be mothballed; Bldg. 208 and Bldg. 2212, a booster plant that provides additional heat to Bldg. 3001 in the
  • Col. Steven Bleymaier, 72nd Air Base Wing and Tinker installation commander, outlines Tinker’s continuing aggressive efforts to reduce energy consumption and save taxpayer dollars. Positioned outside a base heating plant, Bldg. 5802, the commander spoke before joining local, command and contractor partners to cut a ceremonial ribbon signifying the private-public unified energy-reduction program. (Air Force photo by Margo Wright)

    Tinker to undergo energy retrofit

    The largest domestic energy retrofit project in the U.S. Air Force will be launched soon at Tinker Air Force Base through a public-private partnership.The project will remove 56 buildings from the base's steam grid and thereby reduce water consumption by almost 20 million gallons annually, will trim natural-gas usage by about 30 percent, and will
  • Alexander Kovras, 78th Force Support Squadron director, says the Horizons Event Center will allow the base to have more conference space and also serve as a community spot for a variety of functions.. (U. S. Air Force photo/Sue Sapp)

    Money spent at Robins FSS facilities pays back

    The Horizons Event Center has been up and running in its new role for several months now and its benefits are available to all members of Team Robins. Built in the 1940s as an officers' club, the former Horizons Club was re-opened last August as an event center. It will not only allow the base to have more conference space, but serves as a
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