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  • Bicycle safety and Quest-for-Zero

    Collisions between motorists and bicycles have exponentially increased in recent years with both sides to blame. Legally speaking, in nearly every state a bicycle is considered to be a “vehicle” and therefore, like motorists, cyclists must follow the rules of the road. According to Air Force

  • Veterans Day: A time to honor those who have gone before

    Veterans Day is a time to honor American Veterans of all wars. Each year we set aside this special day to remember those who have served in our Armed Forces. From those brave service members who fought and died in the trenches of World War I, to those who are fighting on the ground, at sea, and in

  • Exercise Global Thunder 17 Concludes at Tinker

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Exercise Global Thunder 17, an annual command post and field training exercise, concluded Oct. 31 with elements of the 507th Air Refueling Wing taking part. U.S. Strategic Command, in coordination with U.S. and partner nation government agencies, conducted the

  • Energy aware

    An Energy Expo was held Oct. 27 at Bldg. 3001’s Hollywood and Vine. More than a dozen companies, along with the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex and the 72nd Civil Engineering Directorate energy teams, showcased innovations to lower energy costs at Tinker Air Force Base. Two OC-ALC projects in

  • Composite Shop brings it all together

    Today’s modern aircraft structures are increasingly made of a wide variety of strong, flexible and light-weight materials called composites. The professional maintainers of the 553rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron are composite experts supporting global power for America. “Composites” describes

  • Career Development Fair

    The Tinker Career Development Fair was held Oct. 26 in Bldg. 3001. The fair, hosted by the 72nd Force Support Squadron Education & Training Section, provided 325 Tinker employees an opportunity to visit with 16 colleges, universities and career technology centers. There were also 9 workplace

  • CFC helping Home Away From Home

    The Combined Federal Campaign’s mission is to promote andsupport philanthropy through a program that is employee-focused, cost-efficientand effective in providing federal employees the opportunity to improve theirquality of life. Tinker’s Home Away From Home program is one beneficiary ofthe CFC.

  • 148 graduate from the Community College of the Air Force

    Tinker graduates from the Community College of the Air Force accepted their diplomas during a formal graduation ceremony Oct. 25. The Fall 2016 graduating class included 148 graduates receiving 156 diplomas. Eight graduates earned more than one degree. Overall in 2016 the CCAF distributed 11,496

  • Soccer, football playoffs begin soon

    Playoffs start this week for the intramural soccer and football teams after an interrupted regular season. The seasons for both sports were shortened while the running track surrounding the athletic field north of the dorms was replaced. Soccer and football teams played their final regular season

  • The importance of Veterans Day

    In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a bill establishing Nov. 11 as Veterans Day. He stated, “I do hereby call upon all of our citizens to observe Nov. 11 as Veterans Day. On that day let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly on the seas, in the air and