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  • People-focused commander retires

    "The Air Force has afforded me the opportunity to meet people," explains Col. Jim Eilers, commander of the 72nd Mission Support Group. "It's amazing the people you meet along the way and the relationships you build." Col. Eilers' career spanned the globe and after 33 years, many of the people met

  • Col. Cotts takes over at 38th EIG

    The former deputy commander and commander of the 3rd Combat Communications Group is back at Tinker, this time as the new commander of the 38th Engineering Installation Group. Col. Christopher D. Cotts assumed command of the 38th EIG June 30. He was the deputy commander and commander of the 3rd Herd

  • ALC chief of staff set for transition

    Patti Ripple said, bar none, she will miss the people of Tinker. After a near 30-year career at Tinker, the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center chief of staff and deputy to the commander for support will soon depart to the National Defense University's Industrial College of the Armed Forces. As a

  • Spreading the word for career field important to contracting officer

    Even though he's "just" an Air Force contracting officer, Capt. Jamey Hartsel and his team contributed greatly to the deployed mission in Iraq. It's important to him to get the story out on the often overlooked contributions of his career field. "You don't hear a lot of stories about the Air Force

  • Nearly five years in Iraq: Tinker AAFES employee dedicated to mission

    In 2004, David Lukinbill, an Army and Air Force Exchange Service employee from Tinker, volunteered for an overseas deployment to Iraq. After six months abroad, the Oklahoma native did the seemingly unthinkable he volunteered to stay ... for another four years. Mr. Lukinbill returned to Tinker this

  • Reflecting on a local gathering of warriors

    A few days after a reporter had published an article about the 40 year reunion of my rescuers, I received a phone call. I was invited to attend a small gathering of veterans. Hesitant to accept the invitation, I reluctantly decided at the last minute to go ahead and go because the gentleman that had

  • Land of lizards

    They knew he was there, his camouflage blending in with the long grass. The searchers moved slowly, peering intently at the ground and prodding occasionally at the grass while listening to the beeping of the radio transponder that told them their prey was close. But the searchers aren't soldiers

  • Airman, Lt. go to Washington with commander

    The last time Senior Airman Alvin Taisague reported to the commander's office he was given a week to pack his bags for deployment, only to have the mission cancelled at the last minute. This time, he had a month to prepare and there was no chance of cancelling the mission. This time, Airman Taisaque

  • Education gets electrified at tech center

    You might call Don Staley a bright spark. A student of aircraft propellers in an era when they were common, Mr. Staley now educates about electricity. An instructor with the Tinker Technical Center, Mr. Staley is currently the sole instructor for the center's 120-hour AC/DC basic electrical course.

  • F119 engine modules arrive at OC-ALC

    The first modules from the production engines powering the Air Force's F-22 Raptor are beginning to arrive at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center for depot-level maintenance and the center's experience with these high-tech engines puts Tinker in the running for the contract to maintain the