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  • 552 participates in local education program

    Airmen from the 552nd Air Control Wing spent an afternoon mentoring 25 gifted high school students from the Del City district Nov. 13 as they toured the E-3 Sentry and mission simulators. The event was sponsored by the DelQuest Future Leaders of America Program, which selects deserving high school

  • Base begins work on new bollards at gates

    Work began Nov. 21 to install sleeker traffic bollards at three Tinker gates. New 6-inch, twist-and-lock removable bollards will replace the bulky 12-inch-wide, spring-balanced, pop-up bollards at Gott, Vance and Eaker gates. Gates will be repaired one at a time. When finished, gate guards or

  • General sends special Thanksgiving message

    To the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center Airmen, both military and civilian, Thanksgiving is tomorrow and I would like to share my thoughts with you. I have been amazed at the generosity I have seen on and off base this year. You, and the others at Tinker, have given more than $1.8 million to the

  • Open season for three civilian benefit programs

    Open season for three civilian benefit programs continues until Dec. 8. The three programs are the Federal Employees Health Benefits program, or FEHB; the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance program, or FEDVIP; and the Federal Flexible Spending Account, or FSAFED, program. Federal

  • Looking for the best

    The 349th Recruiting Squadron is the face of the Air Force in the region. The 349th RCS is responsible for all Air Force active duty enlisted and line officer recruiting in Oklahoma, Kansas, most of Missouri and Arkansas, covering 183,000 square miles. The squadron has a recruiting goal of 1,275 new

  • HOOAH!-lympics

    Members of the 3rd Herd participated in fourth annual Hooahlympics last week, despite the cold and windy conditions the 34th Combat Communications Squadron, last year's Hooahlympics trophy winner, hoped to retain the trophy for a back to back win. Unfortunately the 34th CCS did not repeat their win.

  • Prime event

    No one said establishing a business relationship with the Air Force would be easy, but it can be done. And, officials said it is worthwhile. At the Tinker and the Primes keynote luncheon Nov. 18, the Honorable Sue Payton, assistant secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition and guest speaker, spoke

  • AWACS unit turns tech-trailblazers

    The 960th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron, led by Lt. Col. Lawrence Brundidge. The squadron was deployed to Southwest Asian in support of the Global War on Terror for four and a half months. When the 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron returned from Southwest Asia in September, they had

  • New 3rd Herd building will allow progress

    The 3rd Combat Communications Group's mantra "Anytime, anywhere" holds new meaning for one of its units -- the 31st Combat Communications Squadron. In late October, the 31st CCS officially opened Bldg. 7017, its new 30,140 square-foot facility. Equipped with three large bays and enough space to