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  • Tinker acquires land for KC-46A Pegasus maintenance

    Tinker Air Force Base officials announced Wednesday the acquisition of 158 acres of land on the southwest side of the base to stand up a depot maintenance facility for the Air Force's next-generation aerial refueling aircraft, the KC-46A Pegasus.The land purchase was made possible through a joint

  • Free child care for Tinker newcomers

    Newly stationed Tinker AFB members from any branch of service are eligible for up to 20 hours of free child care. Best of all, it's 20 hours per child.The Child Care for PCS Program is designed to help families during their stressful moves. The Air Force Aid Society funds the care for Airmen. The AF

  • On a mission: 72nd LRS helps ship humanitarian aid to Haiti

    The 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron played a big part recently in sending 270,864 meals to Haiti on the fifth anniversary month of the island's 2010 earthquake.Last week about 15 air terminal personnel secured the cargo on pallets in Bldg. 260 for airlift on a C-17 Globemaster III from

  • 552nd ACW participates in Red Flag exercise

    This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first Red Flag training exercise and members of the 552nd Air Control Wing at Tinker Air Force Base are currently in the middle of it - where they've been for the past 35 years.Red Flag, a realistic combat training exercise involving air, space and cyber

  • ESDP accepting self-nominations through Feb. 6

    The Emerging Supervisor Development Program is accepting self-nominations through Feb. 6 for employees interested in first-level supervision.ESDP promotes a robust first-level supervisor corps through an emphasis on leadership competencies in the screening and development processes. The program

  • Intramural basketball sign-ups due

    Prospective intramural basketball teams need to turn in notice as soon as possible that they plan to play in the spring games, Sports Director Pat Griffin said.Games are tentatively scheduled to start March 2. A group meeting with team representatives will be scheduled soon.For more information and

  • AFMC promotes awareness of heart attack warning signs

    February is American Heart Month. The National Institutes of Health reports that more than1 million people in the United States have a heart attack each year. Of the people who die from heart attacks, about half die within an hour of their first symptoms and before they reach the hospital. When a