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  • Gate renovations will enhance base security

    A $9.7 million four-gate construction project is set to kick off in mid-January that will enhance the security on Tinker Air Force Base. Over a three-year period, four gates will close one at a time, in order to meet with Department of Defense facility criteria for entry control points. Capt.

  • Vigilance important as winter arrives

    Winter is upon us and now is the time to prepare for freezing temperatures not just at home, but in the facility where you work.Marc Owen, infrastructure planning chief, 76th Maintenance Support Group, said, “Failure or loss of even part of a facility can have a significant impact to the delivery of

  • Air Force Marathon to feature MQ-9 Reaper

    The MQ-9 Reaper has been selected as the featured aircraft for the 2018 Air Force Marathon.  Built by General Atomics Aviation Systems Inc., the Reaper is an armed, multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely-piloted aircraft that is employed primarily against dynamic execution targets

  • AFMC encourages sober driving during the holiday season

    The holiday season is a time of year for family gatherings, office parties, and socializing with friends, but the holiday season is also known for being the deadliest season when it comes to buzzed driving. A driver’s license mixed with a few alcoholic beverages is dangerous. No one intends for

  • New Oklahoma firearms law won’t apply on TAFB

    While a new Oklahoma law went into effect Nov. 1 which authorizes active duty military members to carry handguns without a license, Tinker Air Force Base officials say the law will not apply while military members are on the installation.Under the new law, active duty members as well as those in the

  • Tinker History: Cessna L-19 Bird Dog aircraft profile

    The Cessna L-19 “Bird Dog” was a relatively simple, strut-braced, high-wing, single-engine aircraft mainly used by American forces in the observation and Forward Air Control mission. Bird Dog’s contributed significantly to the FAC and personnel rescue missions during the Vietnam War. The L-19 was a

  • Bauer receives Civilian Personnel Achievement Award

    Eberhard Bauer, right, 72nd Air Base Wing Plans and Program Office management analyst, is recognized for 20 years of civilian service along with a Civilian Personnel Achievement Award for his contributions on the Civilian Mentoring Council from Robert Sandlin, 72nd ABW director of staff, Nov. 28,

  • Officials hold ceremony to bury Tinker Time Capsule

    On an unusually warm Nov. 17, Team Tinker senior and civic leaders, airmen and civilians attended the burial ceremony of a time capsule to be opened in 2092 at Maj. Charles B. Hall Memorial Airpark.Col. Kenyon Bell, 72nd Air Base Wing commander, described the many commemorative special events that