May 18, 2020 Tinker Frontlines: Meet Diann Riter Tinker Frontlines: Meet Diann RiterDiann Riter is the Installation Emergency Manager at the Emergency Operations Center and has served in this position for over seven years.Riter, originally from Scotch Plains, New Jersey, has spent 16 years in civil service and is an Air Force retiree.In her free
May 17, 2020 Tinker Frontlines: Meet Edith Lowe Tinker Frontlines: Meet Edith LoweEdith Lowe, a work leader in the meat department at the Tinker Commissary, has worked here for almost 20 years.Her duties include paperwork, cutting meat, filling cases and helping customers.She likes helping all of her customers, especially now during this time of
May 16, 2020 Tinker Frontlines: Meet Sonny Barber Tinker Frontlines: Meet Sonny BarberSonny Barber is a contract QA for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and has worked for them around six years.He enjoys spending time with his family, is passionate about travelling and loves riding motorcycles.As QA, he assures the contractor is meeting the
May 15, 2020 Return to full capacity; a message from the AFSC commander Teammates,Across the Air Force Sustainment Center, we are taking actions to “Return to Full Capacity.” During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have collectively adapted to considerable changes to how we operate our installations and work centers. Where the job can effectively be performed through
May 15, 2020 Tinker Frontlines: Meet Tech. Sgt. Crystal Carr Tinker Frontlines: Meet Tech. Sgt. Crystal CarrTech. Sgt. Crystal Carr is the lead for military pay in the 72nd Comptroller Squadron.Originally from Florence, South Carolina, Carr has served in the U.S. Air Force for 12 years. Tinker is her fifth assignment, which includes one deployed to Al Udeid,
May 14, 2020 AFFSA navigates mission-critical support during COVID-19 Across Tinker Air Force Base, Airmen have been adapting their regular routines to ensure mission-critical operations continue with minimum disruption in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. For the Air Force Flight Standards Agency’s Remote Maintenance Center, an organization that already
May 13, 2020 Tinker Frontlines: Meet Ryan Floyd Tinker Frontlines: Meet Ryan FloydRyan Floyd, an F108 jet engine mechanic in the 76th Propulsion Maintenance Group, has been part of the Air Force family for two-and-a-half years.The Blanchard, Oklahoma, native enjoys hunting and fishing.Floyd is a newer mechanic who is fully certified in the F108
May 11, 2020 Gate’s Airmen still trucking through COVID-19 The Truck Gate at Tinker Air Force Base is taking additional precautions when screening vehicles in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.Officer Jason Allen, the non-commissioned officer in charge of Vehicle Search, said the process for allowing these large vehicles, which are often transporting
May 4, 2020 Childcare providers continue to support Hill families using special guidelines Service members are critical to carrying out the Air Force mission, which is why the Child Development Center and School Age Care program at Hill Air Force Base have continued to stay open during the COVID-19 pandemic. The CDC and School Age Care program at the Youth Center are providing weekly care
May 4, 2020 Esper Discusses DOD Readiness Amid Pandemic Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper held a virtual conversation with the Brookings Institution to discuss defense policy and readiness amid the COVID-19 pandemic.