UNDER CONSTRUCTION

There are orange cones and temporary fencing in several locations across the base, and for good reason too: progress.Brad Beam, 72nd Air Base Wing Civil Engineering Directorate deputy, said some of these projects have been sorely needed.The new fuel station on the corner of Vanaman and Air Depot is

Surprise! TOSC scholarship recipients awarded twice as much as expected

Fourteen scholarship winners showed up to the April 13 Tinker Officers' Spouses' Club luncheon knowing they would walk out with money to help with their college experiences. In the end, they left with double the expected amount, thanks to a generous donation from the guest speaker.A total of $15,000

Canadians set to defend Can/Am Cup

After eight years of tradition, the 552nd Air Control Wing Can/Am Cup is more than a game.It's an event.That's how USAF Maj. Derrick Iwanenko - one of the game's co-founders - describes it. He'll be playing April 29 in the eighth annual Can/Am Cup, the free hockey skirmish between the 552nd's

Showtime knocks off No. 1 seed to advance/Football playoffs start Tuesday

Showtime upset No. 1 seed Flight Controllers 49-36 on Tuesday to advance in the intramural basketball tournament.Results after Tuesday night's games (the latest results available due to Take Off deadlines) had Bunch of Losers also advancing with a 42-37 victory over 72 MDG. 552 OSS beat SCW-1 by

AFAF campaign extended to April 26

The Tinker installation commander has extended the Air Force Assistance Fund donation campaign to help boost Tinker's contributions to the charity by and for Airmen.Last year the AFAF-funded Air Force Aid Society office at Tinker's Airman and Family Readiness Center provided more than $200,000 in

552nd ACW deploys first E-3 Block 40/45 to PACAF

Members of the 552nd Air Control Wing once again made history recently by deploying the first-ever E-3G "Sentry" Airborne Warning and Control System Block 40/45 aircraft to the Pacific Air Force area of operations.The wing also made history late last year by deploying the first E-3G to a combat

PHOTO: Fond farewell

FVAP makes voting easy, official says

All it takes for a military member or their voting-age family members to vote in upcoming elections is access to the Internet and a printer.That's the easiest way, said Kenneth Warford, deputy director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program. If that's not possible, it's still easy to contact

Base celebrates Month of the Military Child

April is the month of the military child, a time when children in military families are recognized for their courage and sacrifice.The Month of the Military Child is part of the legacy left by former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger. He established the Defense Department commemoration in 1986 to

Put down the phone: April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Most of us have heard the term "distracted driving," but it seems as though a lot of us fail to understand exactly what it means to "drive distracted" and to fully grasp the nasty consequences incurred when the inevitable occurs -- and it will, sooner or later!How many times have you done this --