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  • ACC chief impressed with Tinker Airmen

    Air Combat Command's top enlisted Airman visited with hundreds of the more than 4,000 members of the 552nd Air Control Wing last week.Command Chief Master Sgt. Steve K. McDonald said he was impressed with Tinker Air Force Base's Airmen and operations he encountered in the four-day tour Feb. 22 to

  • AtHoc system capabilities expanded at Tinker

    Tinker Air Force Base's emergency mass notification system recently upgraded a possibly life-saving capability to warn personnel about military-related active shooter incidents within a 100-mile radius of the base.  The Advanced Technology Helping Organizations Communicate (AtHoc), Emergency Mass

  • Spring softball gearing up

    Get a head start on spring softball by signing up your team ASAP.Intramural play is tentatively set to begin April 4. Team entries are due by 6 p.m. March 18.The competition and fun is open to any team comprised of authorized Tinker AFB personnel. That includes active duty, Reservists, DOD federal

  • Financial Fair highlights Military Saves Week

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center celebrated Military Saves Week with a  Financial Fair Feb. 24 at the Tinker Club."Financial readiness is a critical component of personal and family readiness for our military community," said Patricia Black, community readiness consultant with the A&FRC. Ms.

  • CHPS celebrates 10-year anniversary

    Throughout 2016, Civilian Health Promotion Services will celebrate its 10-year anniversary of providing health and wellness services to Air Force Materiel Command's workforce. The CHPS program began in 2006 in collaboration with Federal Occupational Health to maintain a healthy and productive

  • Flight Controllers handle 552 MXS 56-43

    552 MXS put up a good first-half against the undefeated Flight Controllers Feb. 24 before their opponent jetted off to a 56-43 triumph in the second.Three Flight Controller players posted the majority of points, 42, for the team. D. Finley was the game's lead point maker with 16. Squad mates Ryan

  • Air Force Sustainment Center hosts OK Commanders Summit

    The state's highest-ranking military commander recently hosted the first Oklahoma Commanders Summit aimed at building cooperation and efficiency among the state's military installations across all service branches.Lt. Gen. Lee Levy II, commander of the Air Force Sustainment Center, headquartered at

  • Emergency? Dial 911

    Ask almost any school-aged child who to call when there is an emergency and they will tell you to dial 911.Most everyone knows that right?Well, not everyone. Tinker 911 operators say that there are still emergency calls being made to the fire department or security forces' seven-digit telephone

  • New 507th commander selected

    The chief of Air Force Reserve announced the new commander for the 507th Air Refueling will be Col. Douglas E. Gullion.Colonel Gullion is currently the 507th Operations Group commander and he will assume command of the wing during the 507th ARW change of command ceremony, set for 10 a.m. April 2 in

  • Hiring surge yields lessons and successes, leaders say

    The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex's "1,000 hires in 100 days" initiative generated a new pool of nearly 1,400 qualified applicants, a welcome outcome for the ongoing hiring surge at one of the country's largest Air Force maintenance depots, officials said."We are extremely pleased with the