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  • Tricare prescription coverage changes for beneficiaries

    The 72nd Medical Group Pharmacy has seen some changes over the past year, one of the most notable changes are the availability of certain medications in the pharmacy.With this change, there are certain non-formulary medications that the pharmacy is no longer carrying.“There are certain medications

  • Tinker assists Metro Tech in mass casualty exercise

    The Metro Technology Center in Oklahoma City holds a mass casualty exercise for their health careers students with the participation of high school students across the metro annually. This year however, they had some assistance from volunteers from Tinker Air Force Base.“We brought roughly 70

  • Take action for teen dating violence

    This is the 10th year that Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month has been observed in February and this year’s theme, Action into Outrage, calls on parents and teens to be aware of the signs of dating abuse in order to help stop it.According to the Center for Disease Control and

  • Extra security measures keeping Tinker safe

    The Department of Defense and U.S. Northern Command have directed additional force protection measures at military bases across NORTHCOM, which has caused some noticeable backups at Tinker Air Force Base gates.“Tinker has been directed to implement some Force Protection measures as random

  • Tinker graduates 2019 Honorary Commanders, inducts 2020 class

    A new class of 13 Tinker Honorary Commanders were inducted as the outgoing class graduated during the annual Honorary Commander Graduation and Induction Ceremony Jan. 30 at Midwest City’s Reed Conference Center.Hosted by Col. Paul Filcek, 72nd Air Base Wing commander, the ceremony brought together

  • AFMC virtual town hall updates command, focuses on readiness

    The theme of readiness wove throughout the Air Force Materiel Command Virtual Town Hall, Feb. 3. Resiliency, fitness, the AFMC We Need, Space Force and more among the topics of focus during the hour-long event. Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., AFMC commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Stan Cadell, AFMC senior

  • Winter Storm Update

    Team Tinker, Swing and Grave shifts today, Feb. 5, will NOT be operating, with the exception of designated emergency essential personnel.  Civilian employees now on duty (Feb. 5) who wish to leave prior to the end of their approved duty schedule can request leave through their supervisor.  Military

  • Coronavirus: What providers, patients should know

    With news of the contagious and potentially deadly illness known as novel coronavirus grabbing headlines worldwide, military health officials say that an informed, common sense approach minimizes the chances of getting sick.Many forms of coronavirus exist among both humans and animals, but this new

  • Photo: Leadership Oklahoma Members tour Tinker

    Members of Leadership Oklahoma, a statewide leadership program, received an integrated tour of Tinker Jan. 9. They were able to learn about the Navy's TACAMO mission and receive a tour of an E-6B Mercury, hear about new and ongoing innovations in the 76th Software Engineering Group and R.E.A.C.T.