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  • AIR FORCE HISTORY: CMSAF #4 Thomas N. Barnes

    Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Thomas N. Barnes, born Nov. 16, 1930, entered the Air Force in April 1949. In fact, Barnes left Chester, Pa., on an unsegregated train for basic training and arrived to be segregated for basic training. At the time segregation in fact existed in the north, but

  • TINKER HISTORY: AT-6 Texan

    The North American AT-6 “Texan” was a single-engine, basic trainer built for the Army Air Corps during World War II. It also saw service with the U.S. Navy with the designation SNJ (Scout Trainer North American) and with Royal Air Forces’ as the Harvard. The design featured robust main landing gear

  • Tinker leaders pass on wisdom to 8th graders

    Wade Wolfe felt very much at home recently addressing teacher Nathan Lawson’s eighth-grade science class at Jarman Middle School. Even though the vice director of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex is one of the top leaders of a more than 10,000-person workforce delivering $3.4 billion of

  • Biomedical Sciences Corps’ impact on base reaches deep

    Many Team Tinker members may not immediately know what the Biomedical Sciences Corps is, but thousands of them have personally benefited from what the BSC does. In all, the Air Force Medical Service BSC encompasses physical therapy, optometry, podiatry, physician assistants, audiology, speech

  • VPP inspectors in action

    Rose Meyer, left, 72nd Force Support Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base Arts and Craft Center director, shows Kelly Hyatt, a Voluntary Protection Program inspector, data sheets for chemicals used within the facility during an inspection to ensure the workplace meets Occupational Safety and Health

  • Operation Supplement Safety: Choose dietary supplements wisely

    The Department of Justice entered into a comprehensive agreement with GNC, a widely-known distributor of dietary supplements, seeking to reform the practice and usage of supplements. The announcement came long-overdue, as an investigation concluded that distributors were failing to ensure the safety

  • Center offering new art classes

    Is Pinterest your favorite pastime? Have you been searching the shelves aimlessly at stores looking for the perfect decorations for your home or office? Well look no further! Tinker Arts & Crafts has the perfect solution. The conclusion of winter break brought some exciting new things to the Force