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  • Tinker Reservists to return from Southwest Asia

    Citizen Airmen from the 507th Air Refueling Wing here are scheduled to return home today after supporting deployed air operations at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, against the Islamic State group.An additional group of Airmen is scheduled to return from deployment on Sunday, Feb. 19.

  • PHOTO: Kicking off Military Saves week

    72nd Air Base Wing Commander Col. Stephanie Wilson, 72nd ABW Command Chief Master Sgt. David Tuck and the 72nd Mission Support Group Commander Col. Michael Green, sign pledge cards kicking off Military Saves week. Present are Rickie Smith, director of the Airman & Family Readiness Center, and Gia

  • Drop the dip and drop your risk

    When we think about February, we think of a few things. First, it’s winter, which means many of us are spending more time inside with the people close to us. Second, there’s Valentine’s Day. Whether you are single, in a relationship or married, this time of year just gets us thinking about

  • Med Group nicks Navy 39-38

    Med Group rallied in the last half of the second period Feb. 9 to overcome a long-held Navy lead and slip by with a 39-38 buzzer victory.Three-pointers from Strategic Communications Wing ONE’s Kione Morgan and Shane Sapaugh helped propel Navy to a 9-1 lead out of the gate. 72nd Med Group soon

  • Safety is key to successful Tinker marathon

    Safety on the roadways is important every day, but will be even moreso on Feb. 25.That’s the day of the Team Tinker Half Marathon, a race that will take place on the open roads of Tinker Air Force Base. From 8 a.m. to noon, runners will be traversing high traffic areas stretching from Bldg. 3001 to

  • F-22 depot activation project

    The 76th Propulsion Maintenance Group’s F-22 Aircraft Mounted Nozzle Sidewall back shop team, partnered with Boeing, recently completed the last phase of a depot activation project in support of the F-22 Raptor aircraft by stud welding of the AMNS liner. Four previous phases (blocks 1-4) were

  • Airmen, Sailors graduate from Tinker Airman Leadership School

    Thirty-seven Airmen and two Sailors graduated from Tinker’s Airman Leadership School last month.Graduates are:137th Aeromed Evac SquadronSenior Airman Kyle Henry146th Air Support Operations SquadronSenior Airman Matthew Supan189th Logistics Readiness SquadronSenior Airman Richard Grant235th Air

  • Air Force Flight Standards Agency HQ moving to Tinker

    The Air Force Flight Standards Agency headquarters will move to Tinker Air Force Base next year.AFFSA Commander Col. Matthew Yetishefsky said the relocation from two facilities near Will Rogers World Airport will reduce leasing costs, among other advantages.  “This will allow our whole organization

  • Leadership expert addresses 552nd Airmen

    A Pentagon expert on character building and leadership recently spoke to hundreds of 552nd Air Control Wing members about “Professionalism Enhancing Human Capital.”Lt. Col. Kevin Basik, the Air Force representative to the Secretary of Defense’s senior adviser for military professionalism,

  • TINKER HISTORY: Allison J33 engine, unprecedented advancement

    The Allison J33 turbojet was the first mass-produced jet engine used by the military. The J33 was an outgrowth of the turbojet engine developed for aircraft use prior to and during World War II by the British in the form of the Whittle engine.The J33 powered what became known as “jet” aircraft like