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  • Tinker Fire: Be safe during Fourth of July holiday

    With the Fourth of July less than two weeks away, the Tinker Fire Department is asking people to be mindful when celebrating America’s birthday. “We want everyone to celebrate safely,” said Carles E. Williams II, Tinker Fire and Emergency Services inspector. Williams said for anyone who plans to use

  • Helping Agencies: Mental health keeps Airmen mission-ready

    (Editor’s note: This article is an installment in a Tinker Take Off series focused on highlighting the work of Tinker Helping Agencies.) The Mental Health Clinic in the 72nd Medical Group provides patients with an array of mental health assistance including emergency mental health screenings, triage

  • ‘1200 in 12’ initiative success as final new hire pledges oath

    Andrea Tosolini, the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex's 1,200th hire of its '1200 in 12' hiring initiative was sworn in June 24, 2019. The Florida native and 21-year Air Force veteran said getting the job was like winning the lottery. The Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex announced its

  • Changes to Air Force health system addressed during town hall

     With the Defense Health Agency in the process of reforming the entire Military Health System, changes are expected.“The goal is to have the transformation be transparent for the staff and indivisible for the ones we serve,” said Maj. Gen. Ronald Place, acting assistant director of health care

  • Air Force Medical Service unveils new model for active duty care

    In an effort to return more Airmen to duty quicker, the Air Force is rolling out a new medical model to restore the overall readiness of our military.Under the new Air Force Medical Reform model, dedicated provider care teams will be aligned to an Operational Medical Readiness Squadron primarily

  • Views from the fishbowl: getting to know the new AFMC commander

    The first thing that Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr. placed on his desk when he arrived at the Air Force Materiel Command headquarters was not a nameplate, laptop or a to-do list for his first few days in office.Rather, it was a clear glass fishbowl containing a single orange goldfish with wide eyes

  • PCIP interns tour Tinker Air Force Base

    Nearly 90 interns in the Air Force Premier College Intern Program descended upon Tinker Air Force Base last week. The 10- to 12-week summer program partners college sophomores and juniors with current civilian employees and introduces them to opportunities available within the U.S. Air Force.

  • DOD seeks feedback from Airmen, families on Housing Resident Bill of Rights

    The Department of Defense is asking current residents of military privatized housing to provide feedback on a draft version of a Resident Bill of Rights.The Air Force is part of a tri-service initiative to create a Resident Bill of Rights that identifies the basic housing rights of service members

  • Photo: Burchfield takes command of 72nd Medical Operations Squadron

    72nd Medical Group Commander Col. Jennifer Trinkle presents the guidon of the 72nd Medical Operations Squadron to the new commander, Lt. Col. Colin Burchfield during a formal change of command ceremony June 13. Lt. Col. Randall Stevens relinquished command of the squadron he led for the past two

  • OKC Navy Days events support local Sailors

    The sixth annual Gardner Tanenbaum Holdings OKC Navy Golf Classic was held June 10 at the Greens Country Club. The golf tournament is just one of many events hosted by OKC Navy Days throughout the year to support local Sailors and their families.The OKC Navy Golf Classic is different from other golf