AROUND TINKER: Squadrons welcome new commanders

Commentary: Home safety from a mom’s perspective

As the mom of a 9 year old boy, I can honestly say that safety is a priority in our home.I have always heard if you have a little one, you need to get down on their level and look for safety obstacles. So, when my son, Jonathan, was a baby, that's exactly what I did.Crawl around every room of your

‘Quest for Zero’ Summer Safety: Safety equipment required for bicyclists on Tinker

What do bicycling, horseback riding, baseball and in-line skating all have in common? Helmets!The trick is that different sports require a different type of helmet to help protect participants from the different types of head injuries common to that particular sport. On Tinker, bicycling is one of

Fire department achieves

Tinker Fire and Emergency Services recently became the first fire department in Oklahoma to receive accreditation through the Commission on Fire Accreditation International. Installation Fire Chief Terry Ford said the recognition represents the work of a high-functioning team that is willing to go

Deputy fire chief makes local 100 Hall of Fame

Tinker's deputy fire chief is a Hall of Famer!Chief James Bradley, with the 72nd Air Base Wing Civil Engineer Directorate's Fire and Emergency Services Division, was recently awarded a lifetime achievement award (Hall of Fame) from the board of directors of the Mid-Del-Tinker 100 Club .Local

Base sustains water damage from May rains

"The rain was of biblical proportions," said Robert Whittington, community manager for Balfour Beatty Communities at Tinker Family Housing.With no time to build an ark, Tinker residents had to hunker down and hope for the best as waters continued to rise May 6 during a heavy downpour. Tinker saw

Reservist helps B-52 come back to life

For Tech. Sgt. Suann Becton, a getting-the-job-done attitude is something that comes with the territory.So when the call came down to go to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., to help resurrect a B-52 Stratofortress that hasn't flown in seven years, she was ready to make it happen.The Reservist,

Fly through it: Okie pilot connects with Tulsa students through battle with cancer

When Maj. Donna Mae Williams returned home from the hospital after complications from her first round of chemotherapy in late April, she felt less than invincible.Major Williams, a pilot assigned to the 465th Refueling Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, found out she had breast cancer while deployed

AROUND TINKER: Wildcatter Award

Tinker Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems Team, with the 72nd Operations Support Squadron, recently received a team Wildcatter Award. Team members are Dave Kellam, Bill Welsh, Tracey Hogan and Ken Snow.The ATCALS Team directly enables and assists the 72nd Air Base Wing's Strategic Plan Goal to

AROUND TINKER: ITEC Spotlight

The 72nd Air Base Wing Communications Directorate's Information Technology Equipment Custodian, "ITEC Spotlight," for May honors Laura Williams of the 72nd Air Base Wing Plans and Programs Office.Ms. Williams is the primary ITEC for an IT Asset Management account of 65 assets valued at close to