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  • Freedom Citation Essay: Understanding the cost

    As I sat on my worn couch pondering what exactly freedom meant to me, my mind seemed to draw a blank. My fingers hovered over my keyboard, placing them down, only to hesitantly pick them back up.What does freedom truly mean to me? I couldn't seem to put my thoughts into words, something that was

  • Resiliency Day, Music Fest activities set for next week

    Mark your calendars for Tinker's Resiliency Day and F5 Turbulence Music Fest, which will be held Sept. 18.The day's activities include:· The annual POW/MIA breakfast at 7:30 a.m. at the Tinker Club. Retired Col. Leroy Stutz is the guest speaker. Cost of the breakfast buffet is $11 for club members

  • Swingers nab ninth softball championship

    The Swingers were all hits and no misses this year again as they banged out an undefeated season and clinched the base softball championship.The longtime powerhouse won the championship game 12-4 in four innings against the Silverbacks on Sept. 3. The Swingers carried home their ninth championship

  • 513th Air Control Group flies in Joint Task Force Exercise

    Reservists from the 513th Air Control Group returned last week from Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, where they provided Airborne Warning and Control System support to the Navy's Joint Task Force Exercise off the coast of Southern California.The exercise, led by the Navy's 3rd Fleet,

  • Blue light special: Bright idea shines on forklift safety

    The daily dance between forklifts and people is a fact of work life in Bldg. 3001, but a new safety system is helping to keep both in step and out of danger.Since April, eight forklifts owned by the 547th Propulsion Maintenance Squadron have been lighting up Bldg. 3001's concrete floors with intense

  • 76th PMXG Welding Shops are forging strong bonds

    If you walk into the welding shop in Bldg. 3001 expecting to see a light show, you'll leave greatly disappointed.However, if you can look past the lack of a spark and see the vital work being done, you'll leave with a new appreciation for the welders.Unlike the welding with bright sparks flying

  • Company chosen to proceed with Tinker ESPC

    The Defense Logistics Agency recently announced the energy service company chosen to move forward with an energy savings performance contract, or ESPC, for the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex.Honeywell, Inc. has been invited to perform a preliminary assessment of the project, which is due to

  • Sitting pretty: Tinker civilian wins silver for Team USA

    Six years ago, J. Dee Marinko had a lot of new things in his life.He was in his second year of marriage to his wife Courtney. He was six months into fatherhood with son Kash.Then after a trip to the doctor for foot pain, an MRI detected a mass in the middle of his left foot. Soon after, a biopsy

  • Base celebrates Women’s Equality Day with luncheon

    The Federally Employed Women hosted a Women's Equality Day last week with a luncheon at the Hill Conference Center.In 1971, the U.S. Congress declared that Aug. 26 would be Women's Equality Day. This year marks the 95th anniversary of the day that women won the right to vote and to hold political

  • Any is too many: Watch for warning signs of suicidal thoughts

    Have you ever assumed a role that you didn't feel adequately prepared to fill?Have you found yourself feeling uncomfortable after a co-worker shared something very personal with you?Would you question what to do if someone directly told you that they felt like they'd be better off dead?If you