Making Progress: 78th clinic renovations move to next phase

Things are slowly taking shape as renovations continue inside and outside Bldg. 700, home to the Robins Medical Clinic.  The $29.5 million restoration and modernization project has reached the halfway point, having just wrapped up the second of four phases this past July. The second phase involved

A Plane of a Different Color: Who knew paint could do so much?

Painting a C-130H with a new glossy paint scheme doesn’t happen very often in the Corrosion Control Flight at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex. Most of the time its professional cadre of aircraft painters spray on the customary flat gray color familiar on many a surface of weapon systems that

KC-135 remains backbone of AF air refueling

The KC-135 Stratotanker celebrates its 60th anniversary this week. From the start, Tinker Air Force Base has played a crucial role in the longevity of the jet."We want to celebrate," said Col. Mark Mocio, Legacy Tanker division commander and KC-135 program manager. "Tinker has long been the home of

Success Here = Success There: JSTARS crews combat mission ready 365 days a year

It takes meticulous planning and coordination to deploy every aircrew member of the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System from Robins. Before that E-8C leaves the flight line for an undisclosed location, the men and women aboard will have completed dozens of individual tasks that

AFSC Commander hosts CLP meeting at Tinker

Members of the Air Force Sustainment Center Community Liaison Program 2016-2018 class came together on Aug 25-26 here.  AFSC Commander Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II hosted 12 class members representing each of the AFSC installations."Our civilian community partners are vital to the overall success of the

F-35 prepared to undergo chemical, biological decontamination testing

After years of preparation, the 461st Flight Test Squadron and Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force are ready to test the F-35 Lightning II's ability to be decontaminated from chemical and biological weapons exposure.Contractors, Airmen and Air Force civilians have been tirelessly working in

President Of Kansas Ladder Company Pleads Guilty To Bribery At Tinker Air Force Base

Jeffrey A. Green, 46, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, pled guilty today to offering a bribe to a public official at Tinker Air Force Base, announced Mark A. Yancey, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.Read the full story at

Fat Albert Makes Stop at Tinker

AFSC Commanders Conference

Lt. Gen. Levy presides over 635 SCOW change of command

Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II, Air Force Sustainment Center Commander, served as the presiding official over a change of command ceremony for the 635th Supply Chain Operations Wing (SCOW) last month.The ceremony took place on Tuesday, July 19 at the Scott Events Center at Scott Air Force Base,