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  • 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

  • Base getting new storm shelters

    Construction crews are currently installing storm shelters at the Tinker Air Force Base dorm campus and the youth center, officials said recently.The Tinker Facilities Board approved a more robust storm protection policy in December that prioritized shelter locations and spurred the new

  • Public Health Office answers Zika questions

    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is a new health threat identified nearly every year. One threat that has been in the news lately is the Zika virus disease. While not a new virus (first identified in 1949), Zika has been spreading through parts of South and Central