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  • Building a community through Tinker’s Hobby Hub

    For Airmen at Tinker Air Force Base looking for a new way to connect with each other, the new Hobby Hub group sponsored by Tinker’s Helping Agencies was launched earlier this month to help build that sense of community.The group offers more than 20 distinct areas of interest that include cars,

  • You are tougher

    Since 1977, the American Cancer Society’s initiative, The Great American Smokeout, has taken place in November with a goal of urging tobacco users to quit and adopt healthier alternatives to dealing with stress and other life triggers that cause tobacco use.This year’s theme is “tobacco is tough,

  • Tax season looms, volunteers needed

    Over the years, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program has provided a valuable service to the Tinker Air Force Base community. Last year, this program saved the Tinker community more than $120,879 in preparation and electronic filing fees.As the income tax season approaches, plans are underway

  • WWII Soldier’s dog tags reunited at Tinker AFB

     Seventy-five years after his aircraft was shot down by German anti-aircraft fire in the Netherlands during World War II, Tech Sgt. Orville Bruce Journey’s dog tags were finally brought back to his family. The dog tags were presented to Bruce Journey’s brother, 87-year-old Oklahoma City resident

  • AFMC to host Virtual Career Fair

    The Air Force Materiel Command, in conjunction with the Air Force Personnel Center, will host a Virtual Career Fair Dec. 17, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. EST. The event will focus on filling more than 100 vacancies across the command in career fields to include contracting, financial management, force support,

  • Someday is today: let’s quit

    The time has come! November is Tobacco Cessation Month and Nov. 21 is the Great American Smokeout. Now is the perfect time to prepare to quit. Change does not happen overnight or even with one try. To increase your chances of quitting tobacco and/or nicotine products, make sure you’re prepared and

  • Safe vehicles aid drivers in hazardous weather

    Fall brings a change in the weather and provides a reminder of upcoming holiday travels, which highlights the importance of vehicle maintenance for safety both on and off base.Steve Serrette, occupational safety manager, 72nd Air Base Wing, said that poor visibility and wet driving conditions are

  • Is the State Constitutional Carry allowed on Tinker AFB?

    On Feb. 27, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed Constitutional Carry into state law, effective Nov. 1.Although eligible citizens and military members will be allowed to carry firearms without a permit within the state of Oklahoma; this state law does not supersede federal laws regarding firearms on

  • Photo: Seeing outside the box, saving millions for DLA

    William Willis, an employee with New View Oklahoma, paints a final finish on a cardboard box to be refurbished and reused. New View Oklahoma has saved the Defense Logistics Agency $22.4 million since 2012 with their refurbishment of wood and cardboard boxes. As an Ability One affiliate agency, New

  • Military Retiree News

    I hope you were able to be with us on Nov. 2 for our annual Military Retiree Appreciation Day. We had 300 folks who came and shared the day with us. We will very soon begin planning Retiree Day 2020, which will be held the first Saturday in November, so mark your calendars to attend. Our Retiree