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  • Military Saves Week coming up

    The Military Saves campaign is a component of America Saves and a partner in the Department of Defense’s Financial Readiness Campaign. It encourages all service members, civilian employees, and their families, to improve their financial readiness and assess their saving status. Military Saves Week

  • Garbage buries last-minute 424th threat

    The 424th rallied in the second half to overcome a wide Garbage lead Jan. 25, only to lose to a buzzer-beating basket in the last 8 seconds. The teams entered the Gerrity Center with nearly identical intramural basketball records, promising – and delivering – a potentially competitive match-up.

  • AF tattoo policy updates take effect Feb. 1

    According to an Air Force Policy Memorandum for Appearance and Accession Standards Review, revisions for tattoo standards applicable to the Total Force take effect Feb. 1. The guidance, which will be incorporated into Air Force Instruction 36-2903, Dress and Personal Appearance of Air Force

  • Tinker inducts 2017 Honorary Commander Class

    A new class of Honorary Commanders were inducted into the year-long program Jan. 31. The program pairs a member of the community with a key leader from Tinker Air Force Base for one year, during which time they learn more about each other’s professional responsibilities. The relationships the

  • Tinker launches 75th anniversary celebration

    Tinker Air Force Base launched its 75th anniversary celebration on Jan. 30, during a luncheon at the Tinker club with a room full of Tinker senior leaders, distinguished congressional and civic leaders to celebrate the milestone. Among the guests were Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear, the Principal

  • Benefield Anechoic Facility hosts B-52 for HERO testing

    A B-52 Stratofortress from the 96th Bomb Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, is undergoing Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance testing in the Benefield Anechoic Facility.   The test was requested by the B-52 Program Office at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, to comply with

  • Reservists construct $3M emergency communications center

    Five Reservists from the 507th Civil Engineer Squadron here are expected to complete construction on a 1,500 sq. ft. emergency communications center by April 1.The ECC is located within Bldg. 7017, which also houses the 72nd Security Forces Headquarters and Station 4 of Tinker Fire and Emergency

  • Inside OSU with Burns Hargis

    Oklahoma State University President Burns Hargis interviews Lieutenant General Lee K. Levy II on his program "Inside OSU."

  • AFMC promotes American Heart Month

    February is American Heart Month, and Civilian Health Promotion Services will be offering educational briefings throughout February focusing on how to lower your risk factors for developing heart disease.

  • AFMC commander's message on civilian hiring freeze

    Our people are key in AFMC’s ability to serve the nation.  With this in mind, I wanted to share what we currently know regarding the recent Presidential Memorandum that implements a federal civilian hiring freeze impacting prospective civilian employees who had not entered on duty as of noon, 22