PHOTO: Process of elimination

Feds Feed Families total: 9,372 pounds

Team Tinker busted through the 9,000-pound mark to help feed families and children in eastern Oklahoma County.Tech. Sgt. Dwight Veon, with the 72nd Security Squadron and project officer for this year's Tinker AFB Feds Feed Families drive, said donors gave a total of 9,372 pounds of food and other

AFLCMC personnel travel to Brazil for test cell correlation

Four members of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Propulsion Sustainment Division recently traveled to Brazil to conduct an in-country review and perform a "test cell correlation" on a J85 engine for the "Forca Aerea Brasileira," also known as Brazilian air force.The four are part of the

Flu shot best defense against influenza

PHOTO: Resiliency regatta

PHOTO: Wrecking crew

Retirees meet, swap stories about BUFF 695

Sitting in Tinker's Maj. Charles B. Hall Memorial Air Park is "Early Riser," a B-52 with the tail number 695. That aircraft flew countless combat missions during the Vietnam War.On Oct. 1, a small group of retirees from the 461st Bomb Wing met at the air park for a reunion. This group meets every

Seasons change, but Quest for Zero stays the same

As the season changes from summer to autumn, the weather turns cooler, days become shorter, leaves change color and drop from the trees, pumpkins seem to be everywhere and the seemingly never-ending home projects continue.  Autumn is usually a busy time for home improvement projects, many of which

Annual CFC fundraiser kicks off: Theme asks Tinker to: ‘Love your community to the moon and back’

It's that time of year again. The Combined Federal Campaign fundraiser kicked off yesterday and Tinker military members and civilians can now donate to CFC-approved charities. With 2,000 local, national and international charities to choose from, officials said they hope Tinker makes its goal of

Annual Fire Prevention Week focuses on working smoke alarms

Along with firefighters and safety advocates nationwide, Tinker Fire and Emergency Services is joining forces with the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association during Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 4-10.The annual prevention week is held to remind local residents about the importance of having