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  • Tinker will be hopping on Easter weekend

    The Easter bunny is coming to Tinker on April 15, and bringing lots of eggs and goodies for Tinker’s Eggstravaganza. An egg hunt will take place at noon on the base soccer fields, located behind the Iszard pool across from CDC West. The soccer fields will be divided into different age groups,

  • MXS #1 snags rebounds, moves on to victory

    MXS #1 booted the 72nd Med Group to the loser’s bracket right before the semi-final round of games. Getting off to an odd start, the maintainers won the first possession and traveled to the wrong end of the court. That wouldn’t be telling of how the rest of the game would fare, however.After getting

  • The end of 2016 tax season is in sight

    Wow, it seems like the Tinker VITA office just opened yesterday but we’re almost to the end of the tax season!  We still have appointments available, however, we are getting booked so call and make your appointment now. Call 739-7754 or 739-7792 to schedule your appointment. Some of the documents

  • AIR FORCE HISTORY: ‘Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio and the 7th AAF

    Before World War II, the Hawaiian Air Force was jokingly referred to as the Pineapple Air Force. After the attacks on Dec. 7, 1941, it was renamed the 7th Army Air Force and a born leader and warrior, Brig. Gen. Clarence L. Tinker, was sent in to get the unit in fighting form. That he did,

  • TINKER HISTORY: Douglas C-54 Skymaster

    The Douglas Aircraft Corporation C-54 “Skymaster” was a four-engine cargo and troop transport built around a high-aspect ratio wing with conventional tail unit featuring a single rudder. The low-wing configured aircraft sat on retractable tricycle landing gear. Building upon the success of the

  • Director of AF Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate visits Tinker

    Brig. Gen. Gregory Gutterman, director of the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate, visited Tinker to participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Mission Support Office, Bldg. 4001.The ribbon cutting ceremony marked a significant achievement for the AFSAC Directorate

  • Summer Camp registration begins April 3

    Summer is a time for warm weather, cool friends, and lots of fun activities. Kids everywhere await the summer anxiously from their classrooms all year long. When that final bell rings, it’s time for months of fun and play.One place for summer fun is the Tinker Youth Center. This summer program

  • Reserve White, Gold blow out opponents

    The Spring Flag Football League recently kicked off and will continue through mid-May with games every Tuesday at the field north of the dorms.Defense was the key March 7 as all four games ended in shutouts.Perennial powerhouses Reserve White and Reserve Gold blanked each of their opponents with

  • Basketball playoffs blast off

    The first week of the intramural basketball playoffs contained few surprises as the top-ranked teams advanced to the next round.In three evenings of games last week, undefeated 366th MPC beat 72nd Operations Support Squadron (2-9 regular season). The 72nd Med Group (10-1) toppled CGOC.Also advancing

  • Russell Lathrop: A Tinker legacy from barnstorming days to KC-135s

    Russell “Russ” Lathrop was 9 years old when aviation lifted his feet off the ground — literally and figuratively — in the middle of the Great Depression.His next-door neighbor in the southern Oklahoma town of Ardmore was Ben Scott. He was a mechanic and aviator who flew out of the local sod-runway