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  • AFMC promotes social fitness through spring Wingman Day

    Wingman Day remains a tradition in the Air Force community and supports a culture of caring and commitment to each and every Airman. It reinforces the Air Force wingman concept as the foundation to build resilient Airmen. On Wingmen Day and every day, we encourage you to pause, appreciate each

  • It’s Showtime! Showtime wins Tinker hoops championship

    Showtime avenged their runner-up finish last year with a runaway win for the 2016-2017 intramural basketball championship last Thursday. The 10-member team overcame a hard-won first half comeback by defending champs 366th MPC Bunch of Losers, seizing the trophy 58-42. “The second half we started

  • Tinker PH engages in Public Health Week, April 3-9

    April 3-9 is National Public Health Week. The Tinker Public Health Flight would like to raise awareness about the flight’s mission, responsibilities and goals to further positively impact our Tinker AFB community. Every weekday during Public Health week, flight personnel will be located at the 72nd

  • 72nd ABW preparing upgrade to begin May 1

    Tinker Air Force Base organizations that require hardware, software, video teleconferencing and other communications assistance soon will have new procedures to follow. The 72nd Air Base Wing Communications Directorate will transition to a Work Order module of the Air Force Cyberspace Infrastructure

  • Tinker Toastmasters host speech contest

    The Tinker Toastmasters hosted a speech contest in the Keith Howard Conference Room March 21.The contest included two participants who gave speeches, Diana Ashford and Robert Adams. Both speeches were between five and seven minutes long, and touched on personal experience. Contestants are assessed

  • Continuing installation security initiatives

    In an ongoing effort to make Tinker Air Force Base more secure, the 72nd Security Forces Squadron and the Tinker Integrated Defense Council voted to implement several initiatives to keep Tinker a safe and secure place to live and work.First, effective immediately, as authorized by Tinker AFB

  • 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,