Hawks vie for title this weekend/All call for dodgeball

The varsity Tinker Hawks went three games and out in the Central U.S. Military Basketball Conference tournament, but will have a shot at a national title this weekend in San Antonio.The Hawks' last two conference championships were in 2013 and 2014. Coach Jonathan Morgan said the competition in the

Reserve AWACS unit breaks ground on new facility

Officials from the 513th Air Control Group, Tinker Air Force Base, Air Force Reserve, Fortis Networks Inc. and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gathered to break ground on the new operations facility April 14 during a ceremony in the field east of the 72nd Air Base Wing Headquarters, Bldg. 460.The

PHOTO: Toasting history

Tinker to salute Vietnam veterans

America has a rich heritage of service and its veterans symbolize that commitment. While there has been an outpouring of support, honor and respect for veterans returning from combat in the Middle East and Afghanistan, it is right and appropriate to take a moment to also honor those who served in

Many AFMC employees to convert to AcqDemo Pay and Appraisal System

Some 13,000 Air Force Materiel Command personnel have been notified they will transition to the Department of Defense Civilian Acquisition Workforce Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) pay system on June 12.For those converting to AcqDemo, their current GS performance period will end on June 11 and they

COMMENTARY: Fraud hurts everyone

  As employees of the Air Force, we are all very aware of external threats to the Air Force mission.When we drive onto the base, we see what our force protection posture is. When we log onto our computers, we see what our information protection posture is, and we even get notices of severe weather!

552nd ACW getting new entry control facility

If you have visited the 552nd Air Control Wing lately, you might have noticed quite a bit of construction going on.Three projects are going on simultaneously, including a new entry control facility, installation of E-3 fuel hydrants in the parking ramp "birdcage" and re-enforcement of the aircraft

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