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  • Resident involvement is key to housing progress

    The first quarterly town hall of the year was held on Feb. 6 in the Tinker Air Force Base auditorium to provide updates on the repair process for base housing and discuss the addition of a residents’ advocate position.The town hall was led by 72nd Air Base Wing Commander Col. Paul Filcek and

  • Director’s career path comes full circle at Tinker

    The 72nd Civil Engineering’s newest engineering directorate director, Stephanie Wilson, firmly believes people are the mission and that it’s her duty to make sure they have the resources they need.Wilson retired from the Air Force in May 2017 after 24 years of service and her last duty station was

  • Airmen graduate from Tinker Airman Leadership School

    Forty-two Airmen recently graduated from Tinker’s Airman Leadership School.Graduates are:124th Intelligence Squadron    Senior Airman Richard Sheldon               158th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronSenior Airman Caitlyn Durant  158th Maintenance SquadronSenior Airman David Streeter    178th

  • Mentor families give Airmen a place to call home

    After two Airmen stationed at Tinker Air Force Base with the 552nd Air Control Wing were fatally wounded in a car accident on the night of Christmas Eve in 2011, Pam Kloiber asked then-Col. Gregory Guillot if there was anything she could do to help.“I didn’t expect an answer, but he looked at me and

  • Health Beat: Know your numbers for heart health

    Tinker Air Force Base’s Civilian Health Promotion Services is encouraging the installation to get informed on a heart healthy lifestyle by encouraging personnel to know their numbers for vital health statistics as part of raising awareness for heart disease during American Heart Month.“Our biggest

  • Health Beat: Escaping the vape? You’re not alone.

    Quitting tobacco is one of the most popular and challenging goals people set for themselves. Although quitting vaping is similar, it is not 100% the same as quitting traditional tobacco products. Follow these six steps to help quit vaping:1. Remember why you want to quit. Maybe you are worried about

  • THE CRC dominates Red Flag 20-1

    On the ground at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Battle Manager Crews from the 729th Air Control Squadron working in a Control and Reporting Center are engaged in directing the Airspace for Red Flag 20-1; More than 100 miles away, members of the same unit built a deployed radar site in the middle of

  • Mobile app supports new hire process

    A new mobile application feature aims to make the on-boarding process and first days of work easier for civilian new hires across the Air Force Materiel Command. The “Newcomers” feature on the AFMC instance of the Air Force Connect mobile application provides new employees with step-by-step

  • AWACS pilot makes history as Red Flag mission commander

    RED FLAG 20-1 marked a significant milestone for the 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron when Capt. Preston Radford, an instructor pilot for the E-3 Sentry Air Warning and Control System, was selected to serve as mission commander for one of the daily exercises.While RED FLAG has been operating out

  • AWACS pilot makes history as Red Flag mission commander

    RED FLAG 20-1 marked a significant milestone for the 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron when Capt. Preston Radford, an instructor pilot for the E-3 Sentry Air Warning and Control System, was selected to serve as mission commander for one of the daily exercises.While RED FLAG has been operating out