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  • Upgrades underway at the Vanwey Dining Facility

    The Vanwey Dining Facility is experiencing significant nutritional changes, at long last. More changes are coming, too, but there are numerous hoops to jump through first. New management has made strides in moving the DFAC in a healthier direction, though it’s not as easy as responding to requests

  • 44 Airmen and a Sailor graduate from Tinker Airman Leadership School

    Forty-four Airmen and one Sailor graduated from Tinker’s Airman Leadership School on Feb. 8. Graduates are: 137th Special Operations Force Support Squadron Senior Airman Caleb Lakins   138th Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman Caleb Snovel   284th Air Support Operations SquadronSenior Airman Wesley

  • The ALS schoolhouse gets a new locker

    Part of nearly every junior enlisted Airman’s Air Force career involves the successful completion of the Airman Leadership School; it is a compulsory tick of the box before any Senior Airman can promote to Staff Sergeant. Over the course of five weeks, Senior Airmen study various topics pertaining

  • Former interns value Team Tinker’s internship opportunities

    Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex Workforce Development Program Analyst Rolando Monge, 37, is a study in the art of endurance. Determined to work at Tinker Air Force Base, he earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Southern Nazarene University. He applied 115 times for different

  • Tinker Housing Town Hall highlights ongoing base projects

    Col. Kenyon K. Bell, 72nd Air Base Wing commander, led two Tinker Housing Town Hall meetings on Jan. 26 at the Tinker Club. Topics included the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command’s Exercise Agile Warrior now wrapping up at Tinker Air Force Base, the $9.7 million four-gate upgrade and Balfour Beatty

  • Chaplain Corps introduces Faithworks

    The Air Force Chaplain Corps recently launched an Air Force-wide campaign that will be infused throughout the year. The campaign, Faithworks, is designed to educate Airmen over the evidence regarding the positive relationship between spirituality, religion and health, and to encourage Air Force

  • Tinker VITA office is now open for tax season

    The Tinker Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Office program, organized by the base legal office, is open through April 13. The VITA office is located in Bldg. 1, Door 3 on the west side of the building. There are signs guiding visitors to the office. VITA hours of operation are from 7:30 to 11 a.m.

  • AFMC promotes wellness screening campaign

    During the month of February, Air Force Materiel Command is launching its “Do You Know Your Numbers” wellness screening campaign. The purpose of the campaign is to raise awareness of the importance of knowing your numbers to help prevent chronic diseases such diabetes, hypertension, and