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  • 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

  • Tinker kicks off diamond anniversary with luncheon

    Phil Tinker, grandson of Maj. Gen. Clarence Tinker, Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II, commander of the Air Force Sustainment Center, and Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear, Principal Chief of the Osage Nation enjoy the festivities of Tinker’s 75th Anniversary kickoff luncheon Jan. 30 at the Tinker Club. This was

  • AFSC Director awarded Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive

    Jeffrey Allen, executive director of the Air Force Sustainment Center receives a letter from Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, commander of Air Force Materiel Command from Lt. Gen. Lee Levy II, commander AFSC on Mr. Allen’s award for the 2016 Presidential Rank award of Meritorious Executive. The letter was

  • AIR FORCE HISTORY: Daniel ‘Chappie’ James Jr.

    In the first issue of the Tinker Take Off for 2017 we discussed the F-4, the greatest air battle of the Vietnam War, Operation Bolo, and the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing’s famous leader, then-Colonel Robin Olds. However, Olds did not conceive or conduct the greatest air battle of the Vietnam War alone.

  • Tinker History: P-51 Mustang

    The North American P-51 “Mustang” was a single-engine, air-superiority fighter and bomber escort which served the Army Air Corps during World War II in all theaters. The sleek design was built around the massive V-12 engine driving an even larger propeller. The aircraft was famously used in the

  • Gate-runners put lives at risk

    Tinker is federal property and requires authorization to enter. Leadership wants those who would contemplate running the gate to get this message: Don’t do it!  According to the 72nd Security Forces Squadron they have seen a rise in the number of incidents where people have “run the gate” while