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  • Extensive energy improvements envisioned

    Major renovations are envisioned at Tinker under the public/private Energy Savings Performance Contract that was celebrated Tuesday.According to Mark McWhirter, Tinker's new Base Energy Manager, Bldg. 5802, the Central Heating Plant, will be mothballed; Bldg. 208 and Bldg. 2212, a booster plant that

  • Tinker to undergo energy retrofit

    The largest domestic energy retrofit project in the U.S. Air Force will be launched soon at Tinker Air Force Base through a public-private partnership.The project will remove 56 buildings from the base's steam grid and thereby reduce water consumption by almost 20 million gallons annually, will trim

  • Duo brings new ‘energy’ to Tinker team

    Tinker's Energy Team recently welcomed two fresh faces -- Mark McWhirter and Gary Krivokapich.Base energy manager, Mr. McWhirter comes to Tinker from the University of Oklahoma where he was a mechanical engineer. Mr. Krivokapich, utilities engineer/manager, arrived at Tinker from Holloman Air Force

  • Base achieves environmental milestone

    Tinker's Bldg. 9001 is the first facility in the U.S. Air Force to receive a Brownfields certificate on a former industrial site.The environmental milestone was celebrated Oct. 16 in a ceremony held inside the building, which previously housed a General Motors automobile manufacturing plant. The

  • TACAMO Navy Ball celebrates service’s 237th birthday

    Strategic Communications Wing ONE at Tinker Air Force Base celebrated the Navy's 237th birthday recently, along with the bicentennial of the War of 1812, which was "the genesis" of the U.S. Navy.The Continental Congress established the Continental Navy on Oct. 13, 1775, by authorizing the

  • Airmen learn dangers, expense of drunk driving

    A driving under the influence offense in Oklahoma will cost a first-time offender an average of $10,000 to $14,000. Sgt. Jason Yingling, of the Oklahoma County Highway Safety Office, asked Airmen from the 34th Combat Communications Squadron Sept. 28 if they could afford that expense.He briefed the

  • Tinker Airman part of ‘blended’ security forces protecting Afghan base

     The population of Bagram Airfield represents a true "melting pot" of the ongoing international effort to support stability in Afghanistan. Servicemembers from America's four major military branches, military members from several NATO member nations, civilians, and even Afghans, all work together

  • Inspector General settles complaints, attacks fraud

    Resolving complaints, ensuring compliance with official Air Force instructions and policies, and stopping fraud, waste and abuse at Tinker Air Force Base, are key responsibilities of the Inspector General, Lt. Col. Aaron Troxell.Successful complaint resolution is intended to enhance an

  • Tinker’s Green Infrastructure Plan harvesting big returns

    Most people would associate hay baling operations with agriculture and not grounds-keeping at one of the busiest aerospace maintenance, overhaul and repair complexes in the Air Force. At Tinker, baling hay is yielding a harvest designed to "green" the base while cutting grounds-maintenance

  • Tinker participates in STEM programs

    Flowers and plants depend on their stems for survival. Tinker also relies on a stem or STEM. Science, technology, engineering and math are Tinker's roots to the future, success and survival.Tinker and its personnel participate in and sponsor several kindergarten through college STEM outreach