Oct. 7, 2019 Preparing for PEGASUS Work on the first leg of the new KC-46A Pegasus’ maintenance depot, the single-largest construction project to hit Tinker Air Force Base since the 1940s, is progressing ahead of the official ribbon-cutting scheduled for Oct. 18.The new 156-acre maintenance campus will eventually boast 14 hangars,
Oct. 2, 2019 Voluntary Protection Program going strong Since its inception 13 years ago, the employee-driven Voluntary Protection Program has been the lead safety program for Tinker Air Force Base and the Air Force Sustainment Center.VPP is an Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiative that promotes worksite safety and health through
Sept. 30, 2019 Air Force and Congressional leaders visit Tinker to address housing Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe, chairman of the U.S. Senate Armed Service Committee, and Matthew Donovan, acting secretary of the Air Force, are visiting Tinker Air Force Base this week to learn more about a recent discovery of possible disturbed asbestos in older privatized housing.Tinker leadership
Sept. 30, 2019 Air Force Recognizes Energy Action Month 2019 October is Energy Action Month, an opportunity to highlight why energy is a critical enabler to combat capability for the U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense, and to encourage smarter energy use and management for installations, ground vehicles, and aircraft. Unveiled this year, the Air Force
Sept. 26, 2019 Knowing how to REACT When the U.S. Air Force calls, Tinker’s Reverse Engineering and Critical Tooling lab knows how to REACT. A recent situation involving two Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses that are undergoing planned depot maintenance, is one of the latest examples of the REACT Laboratory, located in Bldg. 9001, helping
Sept. 26, 2019 Innovation Center Team up for national award Air Force Materiel Command is recognizing the Air Force Sustainment Center Innovation Center Team for their many applications of technological advances by nominating the team for the national Gears of Government Award.“These guys are doing incredible things every day with this technology,” said Lt.
Sept. 24, 2019 Facilities, IT top themes in AFMC We Need study Facility quality and information technology infrastructure topped the list of concerns identified through the Air Force Materiel Command’s AFMC We Need initiative, now in the survey analysis and implementation stage. The command-wide study launched by Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr. shortly after he took
Sept. 23, 2019 Team Robins “sparks” innovation: Spark Cell hosts inaugural Pitch Day The Robins Spark Cell hosted its Inaugural Pitch Day Sept. 20 at the Advanced Technology and Training Center in Warner Robins, alongside Air Force Sustainment Center Contracting located at Robins Air Force Base. The pitch day is a first of its kind for AFSC, cutting a process that can take, on
Sept. 20, 2019 Commander shares State of the Air Force Sustainment Center message with community Attendees of the Sept. 5 “State of the Aerospace Industry” luncheon got a comprehensive look at the structure, purpose, opportunities and challenges of the Air Force Sustainment Center.AFSC Commander Lt. Gen. Gene Kirkland spoke about the State of the AFSC at the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber event
Sept. 16, 2019 Fusion splice repair passes field tests The Air Force Sustainment Center and Air Force Research Laboratory worked with the 309th Aircraft Battle Damage Repair and Expeditionary Depot Maintenance team at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, from Sept. 9-12 to test the feasibility of a new fiber optic fusion splice repair technique for