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  • Tinker Smokeout shows dip in snuff use

    Kindall doesn’t dip snuff anymore, but he did in high school. He quit a while back when many of his friends started getting black tongues from the tobacco habit, he said. He stopped by Tinker’s Great American Smokeout event last week at the football/soccer field to check out the football throwing

  • 552nd ACW Airmen return from deployment

    Members of the 552nd Air Control Wing returned to Tinker on Nov. 17 following a four-month deployment to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Inherrent Resolve. The returning service members included about 150 personnel from the 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron and 90 maintainers from the 552nd

  • Pawhuska students honor General Tinker on Veterans Day

    Pawhuska High School dedicated its lecture hall on Veterans Day to Maj. Gen. Clarence Tinker, a Pawhuska native, Osage Indian and Tinker Air Force Base’s namesake. Eighteen veterans were honored at a student assembly before the dedication ceremony and given a standing ovation for their service.

  • VPP Success Story: Seatbelt safety

    When the Air Force started replacing new fire engines in 2011, modernized technology complemented these vehicles to provide better functionality and designated safety systems. One such safety system in the new vehicles is a data recorder, a system built in specifically for seatbelts and seatbelt

  • Tinker to start holiday season with Nov. 30 parade

    It’s time to start the holidays with the Santastic Holiday Parade. The parade is a perfect way to come out and enjoy Force Support Squadron hospitality while snagging some delicious goodies, warm cocoa, and pictures with Santa himself.

  • 1-yard gain sends 552nd to season final

    You could call the 424th SCMS Thunder and the 552nd MXS the “overtime twins.” The intramural flag football teams were so evenly matched this season that all three of their meetings required overtime to determine the winner.

  • 2016 Federal Benefits Open Season runs through Dec. 12

    The Office of Personnel Management has set the dates for the 2016 Federal Benefits Open Season from Nov. 14 through Dec 12, which includes the Federal Employees Health Benefits program, the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance program (FEDVIP) and the Federal Flexible Spending Accounts