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  • Financial managers set to attend training workshop at Tinker

    About 200 military financial managers from across Oklahoma are signed up to attend an important training workshop Dec. 1 at Tinker Air Force Base.Charisse Slarve, president of the local Sequoyah Chapter of the American Society of Military Comptrollers, said due to past budget constraints this will

  • Team delivers Navy plane in record time

    The E-6 Service Life Extension Program recently delivered a structurally restored communications and strategic command aircraft to the Navy in a record 132 flow days.The Service Life Extension Program in Hangar 2283 began in 2009 to enable the Navy's 16 Mercury aircraft to fly missions for another

  • Tinker Airman coined for going above and beyond

    A Tinker Airman was recently honored for his work over the Independence Day weekend.Senior Airman Benjamin Schwartz, a crew chief with the 552nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, received a coin on Sept. 29 from Gen. David Hicks, 1st Air Force vice commander and deputy Joint Forces Air Component

  • Distracted driving can have fatal consequences

    Distracted driving has become an epidemic in the United States, and its often fatal consequences are a threat to everyone. What is "distracted driving?" The definition is "driving while doing another activity that takes your attention away from driving."The human toll is tragic. In the U.S., around

  • Safety tips for the long holiday weekend

    As we prepare for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, it's time to think about a few ways to stay safe during the long weekend.Drive safelyAccording to AAA, more than 42 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from "home" during Thanksgiving weekend. Extended weekends like this present

  • The wait is over...E-3 Block 40/45 deploys to combat theater

    The long-awaited, highly anticipated deployment of the E-3 "Sentry" Airborne Warning and Control System Block 40/45 aircraft is finally over, with the arrival of the first upgraded weapon system to a combat theater of operations.The first E-3G arrived in Southwest Asia Nov. 18, marking the