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  • EFMP and Families with Special Needs Open House May 9

    The Tinker Club will host an open house from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. May 9 for the Exceptional Family Member Program and Families with Special Needs.The event is an opportunity to bring together EFMP families, those families with special care coordination needs and various base and local area support

  • Reserve Gold holds off 72nd Med Group

    In a game that could have slashed their undefeated record, Reserve Gold went ahead late to overtake the 72nd Med Group 14-7.Gold led the charge with the first possession of the game, but after a few plays with incomplete passes, they were forced to punt, turning the ball over. Amped and ready, the

  • Ninth CAN/US Cup puck drops on May 12

    Both the Canadian and U.S. team captains are predicting a competitive ice war this month in the ninth annual CAN/US Cup hockey spectacular. “I think it’s going be a completely different game this year because there are different skaters and different skating abilities on both sides,” American

  • 552nd OSS Simulation Training Program named best in Air Combat Command for 2016

    The 552nd Operational Support Squadron’s (OSS) Simulation Training Program was recently named the best in Air Combat Command (ACC) for 2016. “This is the third year in a row that the unit has been recognized,” said Lt Col Ryan Fleishauer, Commander of the 552nd OSS. “This award is a reflection of

  • Company Grade Officers tour E-3 Sentry aircraft

    Maj Ryan, a pilot with the 964th Airborne Air Control Squadron, 552nd Air Control Wing, answers questions from Capt. Samantha Goff, left, Aircraft Maintenance Group, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex and 2nd Lt. Wilma Molina, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, during a tour April 21. The

  • Canadian Detachment's Mess Dining In

    LCol Don Saunders, Commander, Canadian Detachment, explains Mission Crew Commander procedures to LGen Pierre St. Amand, Royal Canadian air force and Deputy Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The general was the guest speaker at the Canadian

  • 386th airfield managers take runway to new heights

    SOUTHWEST ASIA – Managing an airfield is never an easy task, especially when it’s one of the busiest in the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility and owned and controlled by a host nation. Responsible for the overall continuity of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing’s airfield, the

  • OC-ALC earns historic energy certification

    The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center — the sprawling industrial aerospace operation that is also the Air Force’s largest single-site energy consumer — recently became the first organization in the federal government to be certified to a rigorous international energy management standard to boost

  • AIR FORCE HISTORY: The early years of American air combat

    The Lafayette Escadrille, which became operational in April of 1916, was established as a squadron of mostly American volunteer pilots flying and fighting for the French Air Service during World War I. The planes, mechanics and the pilot uniforms were French, as was the commander, Capt. Georges

  • TINKER HISTORY: Republic F-84 Thunderjet fighter

    The Republic F-84 Thunderjet was a single-seat day fighter designed around an all-metal wing positioned low to mid fuselage. The single-engine jet sat on tricycle landing and lacked a radar which limited it tactically to daylight operations. The first flight of the XP-84 took place in Feb. 1946. The