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  • Photo: Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy visits Tinker

    Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith met with Sailors and toured Navy areas on Tinker Air Force Base Dec. 5. The visit included an E-6B walk-through, time in the flight simulator, lunch with the chief petty officers and an all-hands call where he answered Sailors’ questions about new

  • Baby shower event supports military families

    With an air of celebration, a baby shower event Nov. 17 at Tinker Air Force Base put an emphasis on support for the military family.Organized by Tinker AFB Family Advocacy and the March of Dimes, a nonprofit focusing on the health of mothers and their babies, 36 expectant mothers who serve or are

  • 2018 AFMC mentoring campaign resounding success

    The 2018 inaugural year of the Air Force Materiel Command “Growing People” mentoring campaign was a tremendous success, with the command selected to help lead the Air Force-wide mentoring campaign effort for 2019.

  • Tinker’s STEM Explorer Post tours E-3 Sentry and base

    The Tinker Engineers and Scientists Leadership Association at Tinker Air Force Base is working closely with about 20 youth, ages 14-20, who have joined Tinker’s Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Explorer Post.The co-ed STEM Explorer Post was organized in September by Tinker AFB’s TESLA

  • Air Force team in Norman works to maintain radars worldwide

    As one arm of the tri-agency funded and staffed Radar Operations Center in Norman, a small group of Airmen work closely with the National Weather Service and Federal Aviation Administration to perform maintenance on a network of radars around the world.The network includes 159 Weather Surveillance

  • Photos: Tinker Holiday Parade, Tree Lighting and Party

    Tinker welcomed the holidays with their annual parade, tree lighting and celebration at the Tinker Club Nov. 28. The 72nd Force Support Squadron hosted Tinker families at the Tinker Club with a magical candy bar, face painting, photos with Santa and holiday dancing from children in Youth Center

  • 4 tips to manage holiday stress tobacco-free

    Navigating the holidays without tobacco can be challenging, but not impossible. Make sure you are prepared to fight the urge to use tobacco with these four tips: 1. Treat your body well. The holidays are often filled with busy schedules and obligations. Instead of turning to tobacco, give your body

  • Dressing for cold weather

    Hypothermia is defined as abnormally low body temperature caused by prolonged exposures to very cold temperatures. When exposed to cold temperatures, your body begins to lose heat faster than it’s produced. Lengthy exposures will eventually use up your body’s stored energy, which leads to lower body

  • Group makes rosaries for deploying Tinker AFB Airmen

    Four hours a month, a group of six women meet in the Tinker Air Force Base Chapel, talking, laughing and beading rosaries. Some are spouses of retired Airmen, others have other family who serve. They talk, laugh and pray as they spend hours threading strings through bead after bead, producing 500 to

  • Wingman culture promotes healthy mental fitness

    Any member of the military community may at one time or another struggle with mental fitness issues. Service members and their dependents, as well as Tinker Air Force Base civilian employees, have a variety of prevention options open to them.One way to direct them to services is by being an