Vol. 76, No. 25 Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. Friday, June 22, 2018 Piazza Gate AFSC commander presents keynote will be closed June 22, 5:30 p.m. to June 25, 4:30 a.m. speech during Sovereignty Symposium for road construction. Pegasus Gate and Truck Gate open 24-hours during this time. INSIDE Cloud Hosted Enterprise Services, the DOD’s transition to Microsoft Offi ce 365 Page 6 Plating shop undergoing Air Force Sustainment Center Commander Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II delivers the keynote address during the 31st annual Sovereignty Symposium June 6, in downtown renovations Oklahoma City. The symposium, hosted by the Oklahoma Supreme Court justices, provides a forum on Indian law where legal issues can be exchanged in a non-ad- versarial environment. The general’s speech focused on the infrastructure of relationships, which must be “nurtured, maintained and watered constantly because they Page 8 connect our past with our future.” See full story on Page 3. (U.S. Air Force photo/April McDonald) Employee Enhancement Program holds panel of senior leaders Daisy Grant on base. The panel included Staff Writer discussion and intermittent question-and-answer sessions, Senior leaders spoke with with panel members giving members of a professional suggested readings. Sun sets on Air development program about Stamey began the discussion Force Academy- leadership and advancement at a by defi ning toxic leadership, hosted 2018 recent panel. which he said can “kill” or Warrior Games The panel made up of “devastate” an organization. three members, spoke to the “A toxic leader is someone who Pages 12-13 Employee Enhancement Program abuses their power, they promote participants on June 13 at the themselves instead of others. A Tinker Air Force Base Club. typical trait of a toxic leader is that The panel included Kevin they will berate others, they will Stamey, Executive Director of the belittle others, they will not treat Air Force Sustainment Center, others with respect,” Stamey said. Steven Morani, the Director Stamey discussed a toxic high Visit us online at of Logistics for the AFSC and ranking leader he encountered Members of the Senior Executive Service from Tinker spoke about leadership www.tinker.af.mil Elwood Lewis III, Director of early in his career, saying the to the current Employee Enhancement Program class on June 13 and shared Financial Management for the way the leader treated people personal stories about their careers, and both good and bad leadership traits they AFSC comptroller. demotivated them from wanting have recognized and experienced throughout their years of service. From left, The EEP is a competitive to follow him. Steven Morani, Air Force Sustainment Center Director of Logistics; Kevin Stamey, professional development AFSC Executive Director; and Elwood Lewis III, AFSC Financial Management. program for civilians working See Leadership page 16. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kelly White) Calling all storytellers! Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/ See Page 3 tinkerairforcebase 2 — www.TinkerTakeOff.com — June 22, 2018 Teamwork, planning and communications keep B-52s fl ying Kevan Goff-Parker Engineering contacted our maintenance Staff Writer and our non-destructive inspection technicians and asked for their input Maintenance units assigned to the on the best way to get access to the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex areas on the aircraft (that needed led the way as the Air Force completed inspections) and how to issue technical urgent, fl eet-wide inspections of the orders in a way that made them easier to B-52 Stratofortress fl eet to ensure accomplish. It was a collaborative effort airworthiness and mission readiness for from the beginning on how to do these combatant commanders. inspections on the aircraft.” OC-ALC’s 76th Aircraft Maintenance She said a plan was created, but Group’s Expeditionary Depot the timeline was diffi cult to establish Maintenance fl ight and associated 565th because it was uncertain what they Aircraft Maintenance Squadron have would fi nd during the unscheduled proven that collaborative teamwork and depot-level maintenance inspections. superior planning and communications If problems were found, it could can oftentimes overcome some of the complicate the effort because more time most challenging tasks associated with could be needed for repairs. the maintenance, repair and overhaul of “Now, it was Global Strike the U.S. Air Force’s aircraft. Command’s issue, but the thing that Tinker Air Force Base’s 565th also confronted them was that they Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Director didn’t know the condition of the Connie Davis said while reviewing fl eet,” Davis said. “If we let all the their records about a year ago, the B-52 inspections happen during planned System Program Offi ce discovered depot maintenance that would take four seven inspections that should have been years because it is a four-year cycle and completed and were now overdue. that wasn’t acceptable. We also didn’t As a result they levied three time want to negatively impact the Periodic compliance technical orders to complete Depot-level Maintenance line.” seven overdue inspections that needed She said 76th AMXG Commander to be completed quickly to ensure the Col. Michael P. Allison put his EDMX safety of the B-52 Stratofortress fl eet. fl ight on the task to augment the 565th “The seven inspections were rolled AMXS’s personnel and to minimize into the three TCTOs, which are any impact to the PDM line. EDMX divided by areas of the aircraft – the technicians worked with the squadron’s outboard engine struts, upper main fuel, post-dock and non-destructive longeron fi tting and the trailing edge inspection technicians as part of the Jackie Smith, 565th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, checks bolt holes on a TF-33 engine strut for of both outboard wings,” Davis said. Aircraft Structural Integrity Program potential cracks. Three Time Compliance Technical Orders identifying seven overdue inspections “The inspections were different types of team. Allison also provided a shared resulted in the formation of the B-52 Aircraft Structural Integrity Program team — made up of 76th nondestructive inspection in those three resource maintenance hangar for Aircraft Maintenance Group’s Expeditionary Depot Maintenance Flight and the 565th AMXS — areas. to plan out the urgent inspections with minimal interruption to Programmed Depot Maintenance. “Our System Program Offi ce See B-52s page 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kelly White) The Commander’s Action Line serves as a direct link for Tinker personnel to bring questions or concerns to the 72nd Air Base Wing commander’s attention, in the case that a timely resolution of issues through facility management or unit chain of command doesn’t occur. Items of interest to the installation overall will be published in the Tinker Take Off to effect positive change across Tinker and lead to improvements in safety, working conditions, quality of life and a better understand- ing of base programs and processes. Below are some helpful telephone numbers to assist you in trying to resolve an issue. To submit an Action Line, send an email directly to [email protected] and a response should be received in a timely manner. Col. Kenyon K. Bell 72nd Air Base Wing Commander Suicide Prevention Assistance Key Numbers Base Chapel ..............................................734-2111 Base Legal Offi ce ...........................................739-5811 IG Complaints (for appt.) ...............................739-2051 Suicide Prevention - Lifeline .........1-800-273-8255 Base Safety Offi ce ..........................................739-3511 Military Equal Opportunity ............................739-2104 Military Mental Health ............................ 582-6603 Civilian Health Promotion Services ......... 582-6817 Base Restaurants ............................................734-3161 Military Pay ...................................................739-5768 Civil Engineering ...........................................734-3451 Public Affairs .................................................739-2026 Sexual Assault Response Civilian Personnel ..........................................739-3334 Retirement (civilian) ........................... 1-800-525-0102 Sexual Assault 24-hr line ......................... 734-7272 DOD Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline .........800-424-9098 Security Forces ...............................................734-2878 Military Family Life Counselors ............. 432-6311 Equal Employment Offi ce ..............................739-7889 Force Support .................................................734-3566 Domestic Abuse Hotline & Services ........ 256-2825 Fraud, Waste and Abuse .................................739-3922 Alternate Dispute Resolution .........................736-2151 June 22, 2018 — www.TinkerTakeOff.com — 3 AFSC commander presents keynote speech during Sovereignty Symposium April McDonald offer to you that if that weren’t the 72nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs case, we wouldn’t be in this room today and this symposium would Air Force Sustainment Center not have survived 31 years and Commander, Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy flourished the way it has.” II, was the keynote speaker during The general said though the the Sovereignty Symposium June relationship network is thriving, 6 at the Skirvin Hotel in downtown it is fragile and the technology of Oklahoma City. today often gets in the way as people Over the last 31 years, the annual go through life with their heads symposium has provided a