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  • KC-46A public hearing to be held Dec. 6

    All members of the public are invited to attend a public hearing scheduled Dec. 6 at 5 p.m. in Midwest City, regarding the possible environmental impacts associated with the proposed bed down of KC-46A tanker aircraft at Tinker Air Force Base. The public hearing is scheduled to be held at the

  • OC-ALC, Rolls-Royce partner in Department of Defense depot

    The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex (OC-ALC) continues to remain the superior maintenance site for global aerospace power. Adding to its vast repertoire of production the OC-ALC recently stood up the overhaul and repair capability for a new workload in the F-137 engine. This new workload is a

  • CFC: Tinker campaign extended

    The Combined Federal Campaign for Tinker, the annual workplace giving opportunity for federal employees, has been extended to Nov. 30 to encourage federal employees and military members to contribute.

  • Base wins honor for optimal fluoride levels

    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently honored Tinker’s water treatment plant for excellence in maintaining proper fluoridation levels that boost public health. The base is one of only 30 public water systems in Oklahoma to earn the honor, and among 1,510 nationwide.

  • Hooligans nab Tinker Cup

    The MOF Hooligans captured the intramural soccer crown in a Tinker Cup final that lurched from possible early blowout to last-minute squeaker.

  • Golden boys: Reserve Gold clinches back-to-back titles

    Reserve Gold secured its second flagfootball championship of the year Nov. 16, adding the fall league crown to itsSpring Flag Football League triumph last May. “My team came out and did what we did allyear – we bent, but didn’t break,” quarterback Jim Gasaway said after the game.“The offense was

  • 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