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  • Tinker recognizes National Physician Assistants Week

     National Physician Assistants Week wraps up Oct. 12 at Tinker Air Force Base with fliers placed in the Medical Group clinic this week recognizing the profession and its overall contributions to the nation’s health.72nd Medical Operations Squadron Commander Lt. Col. Randall Stevens, a practicing PA

  • AFMC civilian hiring pilot program targets efficiency, timeliness

    A two-year pilot program to test strategies to improve the Air Force civilian hiring process will begin Oct. 28. The ultimate goal is to improve civilian hiring timeliness and throughput across the Air Force by providing the Air Force Materiel Command wider opportunities to implement agile and

  • Hit me with your best 2018-19 flu shot

     Humming “Hit Me with Your Best Shot,” the infectious 1980s song by Pat Benatar, might be a good reminder for you to get this year’s flu shot and help Team Tinker stay healthy.The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses and can cause mild to severe illness. 72nd Medical

  • Tinker natural resources supports monarch population

     When Carrie Oehlerich, the lead office assistant for Aramark, a food service at Tinker Air Force Base, found a caterpillar in her garden four years ago, she took to the internet, just to make sure it was not one to be concerned about.She soon found that it was harmless — just a monarch butterfly

  • Learning about domestic violence and the law

     Picture this scene: a small, tidy living room. A couple is arguing. The tension builds — a fist lashes out and one partner is hurt. She or he runs to the kitchen and picks up the phone — “I’m calling the police!”“You’re not calling anyone! Give me that *#@! phone!” A determined hand claws out and

  • Community think-tank drone discussion held

     On Sept. 26, Col. Kenyon Bell, 72nd Air Base Wing commander, hosted members of the community and Team Tinker for a discussion on the issue of commercial, off-the-shelf small unmanned aerial systems — otherwise known as drones.Members of the community included representatives from the Federal

  • U.S. Defense Health Agency now responsible for Military Health System

     72nd Medical Group Commander Col. Jennifer L. Trinkle said that the U.S. Defense Health Agency became officially responsible for the administration and management of healthcare at all military medical treatment facilities on Oct. 1.“There is a lot of medical reform that is happening,” Trinkle said.