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  • John Lee: bug hunter with a mission

    John Lee is a volunteer insect collector for the 72nd Civil Engineering Directorate’s Natural Resources office, helping to create an inventory of insects on the base since 2002. He earned an agriculture degree from Oklahoma State University in the 1970s, with an emphasis on entomology. He’s had a

  • Be aware of fire ants found on base

    The base’s Pest Management shop has begun eradicating fire ant colonies that have been discovered on Tinker Air Force Base for the first time. Exterminators recently began eradication treatments around a significant number of mostly small- to medium-sized nests, or mounds, found on the grounds near

  • CareerTech partnership creates jobs pipeline for OC-ALC

    The announcement last fall that the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex planned to hire 1,000 people in 100 days made headlines across Oklahoma and beyond. To meet the ambitious goal, the OC-ALC revived a hiring program it hadn’t used in many years: the Helper-Trainee program.

  • Nature’s hazards: Poisonous plants

    State parks and woodlands are favorite places for many people who enjoy outdoor activities. Unfortunately, contact with poisonous plants can make these outings a miserable experience.Poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac all contain the plant oil urushiol, which can cause severe skin rash when any

  • Huge energy savings ahead for Bldg. 9001

    A $19.1 million project to modernize the central utility plant for Tinker Air Force Base's largest building is projected to cut yearly energy consumption there by 44.3 percent and lower energy expenses.The 2.5 million-square-foot Bldg. 9001 on the base's south side is home to aerospace industrial

  • Tornado Survivor: A Look Back

    On May 20, 2013, an F-5 tornado destroyed parts of Moore, changing lives forever.One of those whose life was altered is Tech. Sgt. Rhonda Stockstill, who works in the surgery clinic of the 72nd Medical Group."The tornado sounded like a 747 airplane and a wood chipper," said the sergeant, whose

  • Reserve AWACS unit breaks ground on new facility

    Officials from the 513th Air Control Group, Tinker Air Force Base, Air Force Reserve, Fortis Networks Inc. and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gathered to break ground on the new operations facility April 14 during a ceremony in the field east of the 72nd Air Base Wing Headquarters, Bldg. 460.The

  • Okies of the 507th ARW

    The largest Air Force Reserve Command flying unit in the state of Oklahoma can be found right here at Tinker.More than 1,100 Citizen Airmen in the 507th Air Refueling Wing, affectionately known as "Okies," support, fly and maintain eight KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft on the south side of Tinker,