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  • Tinker nominated for AF-level award

    For the second year, Tinker is a nominee for an Air Force-level honor: the 2010 Commander-in-Chief's Installation Excellence award. Tinker is representing Air Force Materiel Command in the competition against other major commands for the second year in a row. A winner is expected to be announced in

  • Tinker marksman shoots for Olympic squad

    Fit your palm neatly into the ergonomic pistol grip and feel it snugly against your firing hand. Check. Take several deep breaths to lower your heart rate. Check. Next, raise your pistol above the target and slowly release a breath as you center on the bull's-eye. Roger. Apply constant trigger

  • DLA supports Tinker mechanics with ‘Mega MIC’

    It's being called a "Mega MIC," the 144,000 square foot forward support point run by Defense Logistics Agency Oklahoma City at Tinker Air Force Base. The materiel inventory center, or MIC, currently has a $4.7 million inventory of 355 national stock number parts supporting the Air Force's TF33

  • New leader takes over OSI Det

    Special Agent Danny Powers sat behind a large desk. Dressed in civilian clothes, the new commander of Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 114 spoke about goals for the unit. Special Agent Powers, who succeeded Special Agent-in-Charge Jack Angelo in late August, said the detachment

  • Settling into 9001

    Ah, home sweet home. Four Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center and Defense Logistics Agency shops have moved or are in the process of relocating to Bldg. 9001, the newest facility in the Tinker Aerospace Complex. Formerly an automobile assembly plant, several shop employees said they like their new

  • Naval Flight Officers earn their wings

    The "Roughnecks" of Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron SEVEN held a Naval Flight Officer Winging Ceremony Aug. 20 at the Tinker Club. Four student NFOs received their Navy "Wings of Gold" from Cmdr. Mark Mayerske, VQ-7 commander. By earning their wings, Lt. Jonah Westcott, Lt. j.g. John Anhalt,

  • Open house attracts Air Force and community leaders

    Air Force leaders, Oklahoma state, county and local community officials gathered at Tinker Air Force Base Aug. 17 to celebrate the installation's newest addition, Bldg. 9001 in the Tinker Aerospace Complex. "Thanks to those who had the vision and thanks to those who carried it out," said Gen. Donald

  • Ceremony set to celebrate new work in Bldg. 9001

    The wait is almost over. The official open house for Bldg. 9001, the newest addition to the Tinker Aerospace Complex, is Monday. Several hundred people are scheduled to attend the event in the former General Motors automobile assembly plant. Among those speaking at the open house are Gen. Donald

  • Chief of staff settles into new spot

    A portrait of a B-52 -- call sign Raider 21 -- hangs on the office wall. The aircraft and its six-man crew were lost little more than a year ago during deployment to Guam. A beautiful portrait of the aircraft in flight, it is still a stark reminder of the cost of conflict. It also serves as a

  • Highly-respected 552 ACW Command Chief retires

    After over 29 years of service, August 14 is the last day Chief Master Sgt. James "Jim" Foltz, command chief, 552nd Air Control Wing, will serve as an active duty member of the United States Air Force. Countless friends, family members, and colleagues have travelled to Tinker for his retirement