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  • 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,

  • 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

  • Coach Griff retires after 34 years on the court

    In 34 years of coaching basketball, Clarence "Griff" Griffin was known for keeping his cool, courtside or off.That's why Kathy Smith, one of his former star players and a women's All Air Force Team alumna, says one of her favorite player memories was when coach Griff lost it.Early in what would

  • Legal office changes over to appointment system June 15

    Starting on June 15, legal assistance will be scheduled by appointment through the base legal office.  Appointments can be made now up to two weeks in advance in person or by phone at 739-5811.  Walk-ins will be seen only if there is an imminent emergency and an attorney is available.Wills still

  • New panel repair process expected to save millions

    The KC-135 program was generating 30,000 mission incapable hours on balance panels and it drove the effort to find better repair mechanisms for Programmed Depot Maintenance.There are 23 panels per aircraft and the panels are the part of the wing that controls flight direction."We were to the point

  • Colonel Wilson takes command of 72nd ABW

    The 72nd Air Base Wing began a new era of leadership May 27 as Col. Stephanie Wilson succeeded Col. Christopher Azzano as the 72nd ABW and Installation commander.Lt. Gen. Bruce A. Litchfield, Air Force Sustainment Center, commander, was the presiding officer."Team, we are getting a great leader. If