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  • Tinker celebrates Arbor Day by planting trees

    National Arbor day is April 25, but Tinker celebrated Oklahoma Arbor Day the last week in March, when members of Team Tinker and other volunteers planted 50 new cedar trees on the installation. John Krupovage, natural resources manager with the 72nd Air Base Wing Civil Engineering Directorate, said

  • Tinker recognized as Tree City

    Twenty-two volunteers from the Rose State College Civic student group along with base natural resource officials celebrated Arbor Day at Tinker's Fam Camp March 30. The Arbor Day Foundation has recognized Tinker as Tree City USA for the 19th year running. Rose State volunteers planted 35 trees of

  • CE personnel remove invasive trees, plan to replace with native plants

    To improve the health of some of Tinker's natural areas, non-native trees are being chopped down at five sites on base comprising a little over five acres within the Urban Greenway and the golf course.Each of the sites has been choked with dense stands of invasive tree species, primarily lacebark

  • Tinker reservist transitions from Air Force sergeant to Navy ensign

    Steven Johnson enlisted in the U.S. Navy Reserves in 1995, where he was assigned to the Seabees, but switched to the Air Force Reserves in 2006. Recently he transferred back to the Navy Reserves, as a junior officer.After 16½ years of enlisted service, Mr. Johnson wanted to become an officer and the

  • Federal program relocates Tinker wetlands to Edmond

    Students at Deer Creek Grove Valley Elementary School received a unique learning tool April 22, 2011. As part of Earth Day Celebration activities, the Edmond elementary school completed construction on wetlands on school grounds to be used as an outdoor classroom.More than one acre of federally

  • Greening Tinker: Earth Month priorities

    April 22 is Earth Day and the remaining 29 days in the month are designated "Earth Month," a time aimed to encourage understanding and appreciation for the Earth's native surroundings. At Tinker, officials said Earth Month and Day are a time to practice conservation and plan for the future."When

  • Colonel LaBrutta assumes command of the 72nd Air Base Wing

    Under a beautiful Oklahoma sky, Col. Bob LaBrutta assumed command of the 72nd Air Base Wing June 25.  Maj. Gen. David Gillett, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center commander, presided over the change of command during the outside ceremony at the Tinker Club. Colonel LaBrutta succeeded Col. Allen

  • Prescribed burn maintains native ecosystems

    A prescribed burn took place this week in open fields and brush areas located in the south west quadrant of Tinker Air Force Base.Tinker's 72nd Air Base Wing Civil Engineer Directorate has held in-depth discussions with the experts from the Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation

  • 72 ABW CE Directorate programs, people grab four AFMC awards

    The 72nd ABW Civil Engineer Directorate recently won four Air Force Materiel Command-level awards. Three AFMC Headquarters awards commended the directorate for their teamwork and include the Gen. Thomas D. White Natural Resources Conservation Award for a small base; the Maj. Gen. Del. R. Eulberg