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  • It’s time to go CAMP CFC

    The Combined Federal Campaign is in full-swing once again at Tinker AFB with a goal of raising $1,148,581.38. This year’s theme for the world’s largest and most successful annual workplace charity campaign is ‘Camp CFC: Let the CAMPaign Begin’.

  • Tinker celebrates tanker’s history

    Members of Team Tinker were joined by mission support partners Oct. 7 to honor an Air Force icon. The KC-135 Stratotanker’s 60 years of service were recognized during a ceremony at Dock 5 ½ in Bldg. 3001. The KC-135’s actual anniversary coincides with the first flight on Aug. 31, 1956, so the fall

  • Lori Shannon, breast cancer survivor: A positive attitude is everything

    Though she has extensive experience dealing with emergencies, nothing could have tested that quite like the news Lori Shannon received nearly a year ago. In November 2015, following a regular, routine mammogram exam, Ms. Shannon was diagnosed with breast cancer. October is Breast Cancer Awareness

  • Marinko sees bright future after Rio Games

    The Team USA men’s sitting volleyball team ended winless during the 2016 Paralympic Games, but it wasn’t a total loss for future competitiveness, Tinker’s Paralympic athlete J. Dee Marinko said recently.

  • New vice commander praises 72nd Air Base Wing

    The new vice commander of the 72nd Air Base Wing said he is honored to serve at Tinker Air Force Base and is impressed with the caliber of the two groups, two directorates and various wing staff agencies he will help supervise. “I don’t get the sense when I go around to the different agencies in the

  • Retired Army officer tells story of resiliency

    A former Green Beret with three Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts spoke recently at Tinker Air Force Base about surviving catastrophic combat injuries and losing fellow soldiers in battle.

  • Don’t wait – check the date!

    Does your home have a smoke alarm? According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the answer is likely yes: NFPA research shows that most American homes have at least one. But do you know how old your smoke alarms are? If you’re like most people, you’re probably not so sure.

  • Sports Day, Resiliency Training come together for Wingman excellence

    Several five-person teams participated in a fun obstacle course where they simultaneously walked on planks across the soccer field near the Airman Leadership School, then carefully walked or kangaroo-hopped another length of field with a softball between their knees. The next stretch, they