Navy ball celebrates 233 years afloat

The Navy's Strategic Communications Wing ONE at Tinker Air Force Base, the Oklahoma City Navy League, the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce and Oklahoma civic and business leaders came together to celebrate the Navy's 233rd birthday. The Oklahoma Navy Birthday Ball, held at the National

Tinker veteran guest speaker at Pentagon award ceremony

Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England praised the work and contributions provided by disabled Defense Department contract employees at a Pentagon award ceremony Oct. 9. Secretary England introduced former Army Spc. Nathan S. Short, 28, the ceremony's guest speaker. Mr. Short is a medically

Air Force, county partner to provide Tinker expansion room

The Air Force has signed a long-term lease agreement with Oklahoma County that will enable the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center to establish the Tinker Aerospace Complex here. "The Air Force is very pleased to enter into a low-cost, long-term lease agreement with Oklahoma for the prior GM facility

Retired Maj. Gen. Aragon accepts 'Woman of Year'

Retired Oklahoma Air National Guard Maj. Gen. LaRita Aragon is The Journal Record's 2008 Woman of the Year. Poised, she accepted the "Woman of the Year, 50 Making a Difference" award Sept. 25 before approximately 700 attendees at the 28th annual Woman of the Year banquet, held at the Cox Business

Laying waste to waste: Tinker's water treatment plant

Tinker tree farm creates, green, healthy environment

The new environmentally sound slogan is "going green." Tinker however is not new to "going green." They have housed a tree farm since 1993. The Tinker tree farm construction began in 1993 and the first seedlings were planted in spring of 1994. In the early 1990's, then Air Force Chief of Staff

Sponsorship a key part of Air Force culture

Senior Airman David Honey said he did not want history to repeat itself. When the 32nd Combat Communications Squadron network infrastructure technician arrived at Tinker in May, he said he was overwhelmed by the installation and Oklahoma's capital city. The Missouri native said he did not want that

High cholesterol a preventable problem

High cholesterol is the leading preventable disease treated at the Tinker Medical facilities here at Tinker. The 72nd Medical Group is helping to promote September as National Cholesterol Education Month. "Don't be fooled into thinking that high cholesterol cannot affect you. That could be a fatal

Budget brings changes to 'levels of service' for big CE contracts

"Levels of service" changes are being made to three Air Force contracts. The new levels of service are effective immediately and will be fully implemented by the start of fiscal year 2010. The changes make the service contracts standard throughout the Air Force. Known as the "big three," grounds

New installation commander shares expectations

From Tarheels to Sooners. North Carolina native Col. Allen Jamerson said he'd heard Tinker had a "top-notch" reputation long before he moved to Oklahoma. So, when the 72nd Air Base Wing and Tinker installation commander, who succeeded Col. Mark Correll July 18, received the news about his upcoming