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  • TF33 jet engine shop up and running at Tinker AFB

    The Air Force's lone TF33 Jet Engine Intermediate Maintenance shop here achieved full operational capability status in mid-October. During a ribbon cutting ceremony, Brig. Gen. Judy Fedder, 76th Maintenance Wing commander, said "this marks a shift of engine workload from field units to the Oklahoma

  • Tinker unit designs new welding process for B-2

    When the B-2 Systems Support Manager at Tinker AFB needed three spar caps refurbished for a spare right aft deck kit, he uncovered a larger problem. The aft deck panels on the stealth bomber were not originally designed to be replaced, so there were only a couple of spare right aft deck kits

  • Beale expands environmental cleanup ability

    Beale Air Force Base environmental members, in conjunction with environmental consultants, recently completed a project that greatly expands the base's ability to perform critical environmental cleanup operations. The project uses a revolutionary process that naturally cleans contaminated

  • C-17 flight uses synthetic fuel blend

    C-17 Globemaster III took off Oct. 22 on a flight using a blend of synthetic and JP-8 fuels in all four fuel tanks. This is the first time a C-17 has flown using a Fischer-Tropsch/JP-8 blend as the only fuel on board. Air Force members successfully flew a C-17 Oct. 19 with the Fischer-Tropsch/JP-8

  • Air Force continues success in reducing energy impact

    The mission of the Air Force is to deliver air power for the defense of America and its global interests, a mission that requires a rapid-response fighting force capable of flying and fighting in air, space and cyberspace anywhere at anytime. Every October, the Air Force, along with the rest of the