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  • 72nd MDG accepting new patients at clinic

    Opportunity is knocking on the proverbial door and 72nd Medical Group officials encourage active duty family members to answer it. For a limited time, the medical group is accepting new primary care patients. So far, the group has accepted roughly 100 new patients. Officials said there is room for

  • Tinker career assistance advisors work for Airmen

    They directly assist more than 5,000 on-base and deployed Tinker Airmen. They offer advice, suggest options, recommend resources and seek job opportunities for enlisted Airmen. Senior Master Sgt. Bethann Fleming and Master Sgt. Bernard Anderson are Team Tinker's career assistance advisors. Stationed

  • Saving time and money with IDEAS

    The 76th Maintenance Wing IDEA team recently completed validations of two suggestions submitted by wing personnel. Brigadier General Bruce Litchfield, 76th MXW commander, visited the work centers Jan. 26 to present checks to all three men. "It's really wonderful when you can recognize folks who put

  • Tinker Airmen deploy with bomb-jamming radio device

     Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Devices are a common threat to lives in deployed locations, yet the casualties due to these RCIED's are becoming fewer as Airmen from Tinker step up to help. Several members from the 552nd Air Control Wing have voluntarily deployed to some of the most dangerous

  • Tinker finished refurbishing NASA’s ‘super’ large aircraft

    Stamped with Tinker's proverbial seal of approval, the Super Guppy returned Jan. 16 to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA's B-377-SG/SGT-4 Super Guppy arrived at Tinker in April 3, 2008 for a programmed depot maintenance-like inspection. Yet, when inspectors examined the aircraft, they

  • ID card section makes customer service upgrades

    The ID card section recently started an upgrade to their waiting area that will make it more comfortable for their many customers, and smooth what can be a frustrating process. The office, which serves an average of 2,500 people every month, is visited by active duty members of all services, Guard,

  • Housing ready for an upgrade

    Tinker's residential community will see big changes later this year. Phase one of the housing privatization program is underway, and 132 houses will be built or renovated this year. "Housing privatization is the single biggest program we have to improve the quality of life of our military families,"

  • Base to get new emergency notification computer program

    Tinker members may notice a new addition on their computer's task bar that looks like a purple dot. That dot is AtHoc, an alerting system which is a network and web-based program with "canned' alerts for weather warnings, force protection conditions, etc. The program's primary purpose is to

  • Tis the season, base tax center opens

     It's tax season, one of the most stressful times of the year for many Americans. At Tinker, completing and filing tax forms can be painless, simple and free for those who visit the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Office. The VITA program, organized by the base legal office, opened Jan. 26 and will