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  • Combined Federal Campaign nears kick-off

    The central Oklahoma military community is gearing up for the Combined Federal Campaign beginning Oct. 3.    Officials are encouraging Team Tinker to prepare for the season of giving by donating to the campaign that serves more than 1,800 charities.    "The beauty of the campaign is that you can

  • Month focuses on alcohol, drug addiction recovery

    September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month.    The Recovery Month effort aims to promote the societal benefits of alcohol and drug use disorder treatment, laud the contributions of treatment providers and promote the message that recovery from alcohol and drug use disorders in

  • Let’s play Family Feud! Annual Services Division event set for Nov. 1

    The 72nd Services Division invites all Air Force and Navy squadrons, units, groups and divisions to get teams together for the Team Tinker Fabulous Family Feud challenge.    This year's feud will be held at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 1 at the Tinker Club. Door prize drawings will be held between games and

  • Tinker Rangers take third at tournament

    The Tinker Rangers traveled to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Sept. 9-11 to participate in the 2007 U.S. Air Force Baseball tournament.   Though only nine players made the trip, the team was confident about their chances against squads from Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.; Andrews AFB, Md. and Luke AFB,

  • Tinker plans for elite engine test cells

    The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center Propulsion team took the first steps toward the creation of two elite engine test cell facilities. They will be at Tinker in approximately five years, dependent upon funding.    The OC-ALC Director of Propulsion staff and the Propulsion Environmental Working

  • Tinker units receive Air Force award

    The 72nd Air Base Wing, 448th Combat Sustainment Wing and the 38th Engineering Installation Group of Tinker Air Force Base were awarded the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award.    The honor is awarded by the Secretary of the Air Force to numbered units that have distinguished themselves by

  • 12th Air Force commander visiting 3rd Herd

    The 12th Air Force and Air Forces Southern commander will arrive at Tinker Air Force Base today to visit with Airmen of the 3rd Combat Communications Group.    During his visit, Lt. Gen. Norman Seip is expected to have lunch with 3rd CCG officers and take a brief tour of 3rd Herd facilities before

  • The E-3 Sentry Puzzle: Air and senior surveillance technicians

    There are many people in the 552nd Air Control Wing who aid in each successful E-3 Sentry mission, and every person is an integral piece of the big wing puzzle: communications, maintenance, flyers and the Airmen who support them.    Like all the other pieces of the Airborne Warning and Control

  • Center’s ‘A-Team’ manages technical orders

    They consider themselves the "A-Team" of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center. Playing on the "A" of the GBHA office symbol, the 558th Combat Sustainment Squadron's Technical Order Management Support Flight manages more than 29,000 technical orders.    TOs provide instructions for the safe and

  • Suicide Prevention Week: Looking for warning signs can save a life

    Actor Owen Wilson attempted suicide in late August. His situation brings light to a harsh reality, that he isn't alone.    As National Suicide Prevention Week continues through Saturday, experts are informing the general public about the grim facts.    "Suicide is often the result of untreated