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  • STARBASE: Supporting STEM in schools with mentoring

    Mentors from Tinker Air Force Base participated in a STARBASE 2.0 graduation ceremony with Carl Albert Middle School on April 19.STARBASE 2.0 is a mentoring program emphasizing science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. Targeting sixth, seventh and eighth grade students, STARBASE

  • Base holds Spring CCAF graduation ceremony

    Tinker graduates from the Community College of the Air Force received their diplomas during the spring’s formal ceremony May 4. The graduating class of 133 earned degrees in various fields, including aviation maintenance technology, criminal justice, human resource management, information systems

  • Walk this way

    The new Urban Greenway sign stands proud at the entrance to the scenic walking trail, located at Mitchell Ave. and Reserve Rd. The old sign, installed in 1995, had deteriorated beyond repair and the new one was recently installed in January of this year. The 3-dimensional sign was redesigned with a

  • Keeping Tinker free of debris

    Master Sgt. Nic Husted and Master Sgt. Don Botkins helped pick up trash from the Scissortail Trail area of the Urban Greenway April 28. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)

  • Tinker Public Health Flight’s extensive reach

    Public Health Week was recognized April 3-7, and the PH Flight set up informational booths in various locations around the installation, such as the 72nd Medical Group, the Base Exchange and Commissary, the Child Development Centers and the Youth Centers.Topics of discussion included everything from

  • Auto fire near Bldg. 9001

    William Green, Tinker Fire and Emergency Services firefighter, sprays water on a vehicle which caught fire May 4, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The privately owned vehicle developed mechanical trouble and caught fire near the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complexs' building 9001. The fire was

  • Tick season has arrived

    Ticks are very prevalent through the spring and summer months, depending on the weather. Ticks are small arachnids and ectoparasites, which live on the outside of their host and feed on the host’s blood. Their hosts vary from humans, pets, livestock or wild animals. There are more than 800 species

  • 552nd AMXS shooter excels in tourney

    A member of the 552nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base recently finished 11th out of 60 competitors in the open division at the Multi-Gun Nationals in Boulder City, Nev.Tech. Sgt. Eric Crotsley, the 552nd AMXS section chief, competed as part of the four-person U.S. Air Force

  • Five-O cuffs Reserve White

    Security Forces roared off to their first TD in just a few plays and didn’t stop the onslaught until topping off a 25-0 shutout of Reserve White May 2. On first possession, “Five-O” quarterback Eric Huston connected early with Christian Anderson, who slipped past three would-be tacklers for a