Aug. 20, 2009 Open house attracts Air Force and community leaders Air Force leaders, Oklahoma state, county and local community officials gathered at Tinker Air Force Base Aug. 17 to celebrate the installation's newest addition, Bldg. 9001 in the Tinker Aerospace Complex. "Thanks to those who had the vision and thanks to those who carried it out," said Gen. Donald
Aug. 19, 2009 Hanscom SFS continues critical relationship with State Troopers Hanscom security forces Airmen received specialized tactical training as part of an ongoing partnership with the Massachusetts State Police Special Tactical Operations team. The training, which took place in the dormitories, offered instruction on handling active-shooter scenarios. This is the
Aug. 14, 2009 Logistics leaders address AF future A summer lecture series devoted to logistics brought past and present air logistics center leaders together July 31 for a panel discussion and question and answer period. Hosted by the Logistics Officer Association's Crossroads Chapter, the "Logistics over Lunch" attracted approximately 70 people.
Aug. 13, 2009 Communications Directorate consolidates, stands-up Robins recently became the first Air Logistics Center in AFMC to stand up a communications directorate. As a part of an effort to consolidate the communications squadrons and the information technology directorates, the three AFMC ALCs are required to combine the two. In a ceremony here July 31, the
Aug. 7, 2009 Air Force family's "Extreme" home revealed Amid a hearty "welcome home" shout-out from fellow Airmen, James Terpenning fought back tears as he and his family saw their new, custom-built home for the first time Aug. 6. Mr. Terpenning, a civilian computer specialist at nearby Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, received the house after being
Aug. 6, 2009 E-tools gives support personnel access to digital data For decades, whenever an aircraft mechanic at Robins needed a technical drawing, technical order or any other document related to a repair, he had to traipse over to a warehouse, locate the drawing and return to the aircraft. That process would typically be completed many times over the course of
Aug. 4, 2009 Air Force volunteers pitch in for co-worker's extreme home makeover A team of Air Force military members and civilians volunteered their Saturday morning, Aug. 1, to help a fellow civilian Airman who is getting a new home as part of ABC-TV's popular series, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." The commander of Air Force Materiel Command, Gen. Donald Hoffman, and
July 31, 2009 Sheppard, AF retires workhorse of pilot training More than 50 years of dependable service is a lot to ask, especially from a tool used to train thousands of people in a critical and sometimes dangerous business. But as the U.S. Air Force said farewell to the T-37 Tweet July 31, it did so knowing it got all it asked for and more from the venerable