AFSC News

  • Robins Fast Forward Clinic off to an outstanding start

    More than 300 medical visits have been provided to Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex employees at the FAST FORWARD facility since opening in June."Providing high quality, convenient and accessible industrial medicine care is the key to its success," said Col. (Dr.) Michael Rappa, Occupational

  • Unique Robins machine contours aircraft parts

    The Makino 5-axis milling machine in Bldg. 140 churns out aerospace components at incredible speeds, making it a truly unique capability when it comes to servicing its customers. "This is one of the most reliable machines we have," said Joe Romanelli, 573rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron

  • No decisions yet on cutting furlough days, official says

    Despite media reports that say Defense Department civilians may face up to five fewer furlough days, "no decisions have been made at this time," a Pentagon spokesman said July 30.More than 640,000 civilian employees are being furloughed one day a week for 11 weeks, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Nate Christensen

  • Air Force takes swift action against sexual assault

    It's not an overstatement to say that the past many years have been challenging for those in the military working to prevent sexual assault and sexual trauma. However, for those who've been victimized it has been much worse, and we should never forget that. The harm in this crime is not just

  • Tinker Airman sentenced for drug offenses

    A Tinker Airman admitted recently that he sold marijuana on multiple occasions.At a general court-martial last month, Senior Airman Christian Mann of the 72nd Security Forces Squadron pleaded guilty to distribution of marijuana and conspiracy to distribute marijuana.The presiding judge, Lt. Col.

  • CC Message: Listening to you

    The last couple of weeks I've been out and about in an attempt to really understand the furlough impacts. Unfortunately, travel restrictions have prevented spending time at each location, but the messages appear similar across the Center. It's easy to see the mission degradation, but I really wanted

  • Community thanks military members with summer picnic

     More than 3,500 military and family members got their choice of barbecue brisket, chicken wings, four different salads, watermelon, strawberry shortcake, ice cream sandwiches, microbrews, soft drinks, water and milk on July 12 at Centennial Park. And that was only the food.It was one way for local

  • Greening Tinker:

    The "Off We Go Energy Reduction Competition" is back and is anyone's game. Introduced last summer by Col. Steven Bleymaier, former 72nd Air Base Wing and Tinker Installation commander, the contest challenges on-base commanders to reduce energy consumption in their headquarters buildings. "The

  • First B-52 arrives at depot for CONECT upgrade

    The first B-52H Stratofortress departed Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 16 and arrived at Tinker, for the Combat Network Communications Technology, or CONECT, upgrade.The CONECT upgrade will allow B-52 crews to receive and send real-time digital information such as updated intelligence, mapping

  • AFMC recognizes second quarter “Graduates”

    Congratulations to the following members of the Air Force Materiel Command team on completing a degree or certificate program during the second quarter of 2013, AFMC's "Year of the Graduate."The goal of YoGrad is to inspire those considering or currently working on an education plan to start,

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