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  • Wind up for wallyball; tournament set/Honey Badgers hibernate this season

    Wallyball enthusiasts and newcomers alike have until Jan. 21 to sign up teams for an intramural tournament later this month at the Gerrity Fitness and Sports Center.Wallyball is basically volleyball played in a racquetball court and shots off the wall are legal. The 5 p.m. tournament dates from Jan.

  • Green Dot to roll out across Air Force

    Airmen will take the first step of a five-year strategy to decrease interpersonal violence across the service from January through March when 1,500 Airman implementers attend one of 22 Green Dot prep sessions worldwide.Tinker Air Force Base will host one of the regional Green Dot Trainings from

  • AF officials announce civilian reduction in force

    WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- In a continuing effort to meet Defense Department funding targets and rebalance the civilian workforce, some Air Force installations will implement civilian reduction in force authorities effective through April 4.Following a major command needs assessment in early August, more

  • AFMC command chief speaks to ALS graduates

    The Airman with the most time in grade of any chief master sergeant in the Air Force offered leadership advice to Tinker Airmen last month.Chief Master Sgt. Michael Warner, command chief for Air Force Materiel Command, was the guest speaker for the Airman Leadership School graduation Dec. 17.Chief

  • Fly right: Know the rules before flying that new drone

    As the holiday season has come and gone many children and children-at-heart may have received drones or small remote controlled unmanned aircraft.  Before you break those aircraft out of the box, there are a few things you must know to stay out of trouble.On Dec. 14, 2015, the Federal Aviation

  • Tickets on sale for 72nd ABW Annual Awards banquet

    Come "Reach for the Stars" and support all the nominees at the 72nd Air Base Wing's Annual Awards banquet that will be held Jan. 30 in the Tinker Club ballroom.Social hour begins at 6:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7 p.m.This event is formal, so military should wear the mess dress or

  • AROUND TINKER: Wildcatters earn 72nd ABW awards

    The 72nd Air Base Wing recently honored one team and one individual from the 72nd Medical Group with Wildcatter Awards.The Mental Health Team is made up of 38 highly educated, skilled and trained personnel selflessly serving the greater population of Tinker Air Force Base day in and day out.During

  • AROUND TINKER: ITEC Spotlight

    The 72nd Air Base Wing Communications Directorate's Information Technology Equipment Custodian, "ITEC Spotlight," for December honors Sheila Wakely of the Missile Sustainment Division (AFNWC/NDM).Ms. Wakely is the Primary ITEC for an IT Asset Management account of 184 assets valued at more than

  • Tinker fire officials want to keep you safe, warm this winter

    With cold temperatures outside, most Team Tinker families take to the indoors to keep safe and warm. What they may not realize is that turning up the heat can increase the risk of home heating fires.According to the National Fire Protection Association, home heating equipment is the second leading

  • Base agencies can help you keep your resolutions

    With the beginning of a new year, many people make resolutions to do something different to enrich or better their lives.Some of the most common resolutions include losing weight, getting healthy, eating better, saving money, going back to school or becoming more spiritual. If any of these sound