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  • Tinker named Tree City USA for 22nd year

    For the past 22 years, Tinker Air Force Base has been recognized as a Tree City USA.Part of the requirements of being a Tree City USA is holding an Arbor Day celebration. Col. Christopher Azzano, 72nd Air Base Wing and Tinker installation commander, proclaimed March 27 as Arbor Day at Tinker. To

  • AGE Airmen keep aircraft aloft

    It's the minute details of tasks that make what Airmen do so vital to accomplishing their missions. For the Aerospace Ground Equipment flight, these details have a profound impact on flightline operations each day."We support, maintain and repair aerospace ground equipment," said Staff Sgt.

  • NFL great tackles mental health issue during Tinker visit

    Former NFL running back Herschel Walker knows how to overcome obstacles.To defeat a stutter early in life, he repeatedly practiced reading aloud in front of a mirror. Although the stutter had nothing to do with his smarts, he became an "A" student to boot.When University of Georgia football coach

  • Tinker acquires land for KC-46A Pegasus maintenance

    Tinker Air Force Base officials announced Wednesday the acquisition of 158 acres of land on the southwest side of the base to stand up a depot maintenance facility for the Air Force's next-generation aerial refueling aircraft, the KC-46A Pegasus.The land purchase was made possible through a joint

  • Intermittent trail closure for safety improvements

    Base personnel and visitors enjoying Tinker's Urban Greenway Trail system could find small portions of the trail intermittently closed from Dec. 15 through the first two weeks of January. To ensure trail user safety while tree masticating operations take place; bikers, runners and walkers could

  • Restored deck and boardwalk dedicated

    Base leaders on Wednesday thanked the more than 50 Team Tinker volunteers who helped restore a dilapidated deck and boardwalk closed for years as a safety hazard.After a demolition and rebuilding, the tree-shaded deck and bow-shaped walkway next to Prairie Pond along the Scissortail Trail now

  • Tinker psychologist wins prestigious award

    Dr. Gilbert O. Sanders, a psychologist with the 72nd Medical Group, was awarded the American Psychological Foundation's Gold Medal Award, 2014, for Life Achievement in the Practice of Psychology.Dr. Sanders said he is very humbled by having his life's work recognized by the American Psychological

  • Deployed AWACS squadron flies 4,000th combat sortie

    On April 5, the 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron flew their 4,000th combat sortie, a milestone that began in 2007."This accomplishment is not only a testament to the aircrews and staff that have rotated through the AOR, but also a phenomenal feat for AWACS maintainers," said Air

  • Tinker celebrates Arbor Day by planting trees

    National Arbor day is April 25, but Tinker celebrated Oklahoma Arbor Day the last week in March, when members of Team Tinker and other volunteers planted 50 new cedar trees on the installation. John Krupovage, natural resources manager with the 72nd Air Base Wing Civil Engineering Directorate, said