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  • 513th ACG reveals new facility

     The 513th Air Control Group – call sign “Thumper” – has officially moved into its new home Sept. 7, after six years of planning, bringing the operations, support and headquarters elements together in the same building for the first time in almost a decade.Representatives from across the Tinker Air

  • Change your health insurance before the clock runs out

    Unlike in years past, all TRICARE participants have the chance to change their health insurance plan during open season, Nov. 12 to Dec. 10, according to information provided at a town hall meeting held by 72nd Medical Group Commander Col. Jennifer Trinkle on Sept. 5 here.More than 200 Tinker Air

  • A Day That Resonates

     By looking at him you wouldn’t know it, but Tech Sgt. Trevor Brewer, a flight chief with the 72nd Security Forces Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, has deep scars from a day seven years ago that took the lives of two fellow Airmen, and severely wounded two others. His wounds are

  • Resilient kids, ready Airmen

    One thing Airmen worry about when they deploy is the well-being of their family, especially children who may have a hard time coping with the challenges that come with a parent’s deployment.The impact of deployment on children is a key component of Airmen readiness. Knowing their family is well

  • SAPR empowers, supports Airmen

    Sexual assault can be a deeply traumatizing event in anyone’s life. Across the Air Force, Airmen and their families have access to Sexual Assault Prevention and Response or Family Advocacy Program resources to get support and guidance on how to move forward.

  • Take a break on base for your mental fitness

     Editor’s note: This article is part of a series dedicated to highlighting mental health resources on base. Look for related articles in the weeks to come.When life gets busy, it is easy for stress or overwhelming feelings to build up. However, finding the space and time during a busy week to take a

  • Rules for weapons on base remain strict

    Following an incident in which an individual attempted to bring an improperly secured firearm onto Tinker Air Force Base, members of the 72nd Security Forces Squadron want to emphasize the protocol for personally owned firearms, weapons and ammunition.While residents permanently stationed at Tinker

  • Tinker employee makes faux injuries an art

    As an office manager for the women’s health and pediatric clinic at Tinker Air Force Base, Sunny Schones greets and assists patients in the 72nd Medical Group, Bldg. 1094.However, come time for training for those responding to a car or plane crash, triage or the twice-yearly base active shooter

  • Active shooter training conducted at medical group

    When the 72nd Medical Group in Bldg. 1094 at Tinker Air Force Base closed for monthly training Aug. 15, several forces on base jumped into action.Maj. Denise Zona, mental health flight commander, with moulage makeup forming a neck wound and fake blood splattered onto the front and back of her