Leap Year 5K/2K set for Feb. 29

Participants are encouraged to sign up now for the Leap Year 5K run and 2K walk on Feb. 29.The free activities will start at 3:30 p.m. and begin and end at the General Hill Conference Center near the 72nd Medical Group clinic.The first three 5K male and female participants to cross the finish line

Tinker Hawks play at Gerrity this weekend

Team Tinker will get a chance to see the best basketball on base this weekend as the varsity Hawks play Air Force and Army teams for homecoming.Spectators should see some high-caliber play. The Central U.S. Military Basketball Conference includes players such as Fort Sill's Ella Ellis, a 6-foot-7

Accident prevention: Why it’s important to you

If someone were to ask you why workplace safety is important, how would you respond? You may "know" that it's important to "keep safety in mind" as you go about your daily workplace activities, but how would you explain the reasons behind staying safe?Most companies, including your Tinker employer,

AFSC/CC Message: Presidents Day

Originally observed only as Washington's Birthday to celebrate the life and accomplishments of our first president, Presidents Day has expanded to honor all presidents of the United States.Each president is unique in contributing to the shaping of our country. The first president, George Washington,

PHOTO: Tinker on tour

CGR office handles equipment from cradle to grave

If you've walked around in Bldg. 3001, you might have noticed the Cradle, Grave and Repair office. The four-member office supplies the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex with computer equipment.According to Pete Fellwock, the Cradle, Grave and Repair lead, the cradle side purchases equipment and

Working relationship

Base celebrates VPP safety Stars

Nearly 400 members of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex on Wednesday celebrated achieving the U.S. Department of Labor's highest honor for exceptional workplace safety programs."This is about the safety of our workforce, our most valued resource," Brig. Gen. Mark Johnson, OC-ALC commander,

What’s JFC? Why you should know

The Tinker Junior Force Council is an organization targeting Tinker's junior workforce in mentoring, training and career development opportunities. Though it is intended for new federal employees and federal employees ranked at GS-11 and WG-11 and below, all military and civilian employees are

Air Force and Tinker legend passes

An Air Force legend recognized for his accomplishments in the air and on the ground died Jan. 19.According to multiple news reports, retired Gen. William Y. Smith passed at his home in Falls Church, Va. The former commander of the Oklahoma City Air Materiel Area (now the Oklahoma City Air Logistics