Tinker Chapel to host fall kickoff

To kick off the fall religious education season, the Tinker Chapel will host a party for all base personnel and their families Aug. 30, beginning with services at 10:15 a.m. for Protestant worship and 10:30 a.m. for Catholic Mass.Catholic services will be held in the chapel sanctuary and the

Supplements aren’t a ‘miracle pill’

Everyone wants a miracle pill, the nutrition program manager with 72nd Medical Group Health Promotion said, but it doesn't exist."I'd love to be able to eat whatever I wanted, take a pill and never gain a pound," said Wendi Knowles, who is on a mission to warn people about vitamin supplements.Ms.

38th CEIG overcomes odds for base championship

By lots of measures, the 38th CEIG Honey Badgers shouldn't be the 2015 Tinker intramural basketball champions.For starters, even though some of its players have been shooting intramural hoops for 20 years, CEIG has never made the playoffs.They're old. The most senior player, Dung "Not So Young"

Varsity tryouts start Tuesday

Tryouts for the Tinker Hawks varsity basketball team begin next week.Former assistant coach and new head coach Jonathan Morgan said potential recruits and returning players should come prepared for drills and practice. The first of four tryouts for the 2015-2016 season will be held from 5 p.m. to

PHOTOS: AFMC Commander visits Tinker AFB

Tinker hosts dozens of STEM educators

Oklahoma teachers play a vital role in Tinker Air Force Base's future by inspiring students to pursue careers involving the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and math, a top Air Force Sustainment Center leader said last week.Col. Charles Gaona, deputy director of the AFSC's Engineering

Back to school: Tinker Elementary to welcome students Aug. 19

Cue the groans of children at Tinker. School starts Aug. 19.Despite rumors floating around that Tinker Elementary School will not be open after sustaining flood damage from heavy rainstorms in May, the school will be open and faculty is ready to welcome students."We are really excited," said Wendy

New Horizons medical team supports exercise personnel and Hondurans

New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise medical personnel have provided medical support to exercise personnel and Hondurans since June and will continue to do so until early August.In addition to the medical personnel, communication Airmen from the 35th Combat Communications Squadron out of

PHOTO: We all scream for ice cream

Quest for Zero: Dehydration, August heat a deadly duo

"Dehydration" or "hypo-hydration" can attack in two forms -- chronic and acute -- and is not a simple safety and health issue, as so many are apt to believe. Anyone -- from infants to mountain climbers and athletes to ill-stricken people -- can run out of liquids in their body due to various