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  • Son of Tinker employees accepted to USNA

    The pressure David Hoang is under might make some people crack. But, to the 18-year-old Oklahoma City native who began his Plebe Summer at the Naval Academy Tuesday, challenges are just a part of life.    "My dad has always said, 'In order to turn iron into steel, you got to put it through the

  • Tinker civilian receives 40-year service pin

    Nearly 40 years ago, Lyndon B. Johnson was president. "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" by B.J. Thomas was rated number one on the Billboard Hot 100 List, and Kenneth Snake began his tenure at Tinker.   To commemorate his near 40-year career, Maj. Gen. Loren Reno, Oklahoma City Air Logistics

  • Wing civilian reflects on life as singer, performer

    Most people don't know it, but Franell LaFollette and George Strait have a history. She also has a history with other famous singers such as Steve Wariner, Johnny Lee, Johnny Paycheck, and Earl Thomas Connelly. But don't worry; it's not what you think.    She was the lead singer in a band that

  • CHAPLAIN'S CORNER: Languages

    Languages. Aren't they fascinating? You have probably said, as I have, how we admire people who've been able to master more than two languages. From amongst our Team Tinker family we have a number of such folks. The truth is, while some people find it easy, it still takes determination, study and

  • Commander recognizes two wing members with Wildcatter Awards

    Col. Mark Correll, 72nd Air Base Wing Commander, recently awarded wing members with the Commander's Wildcatter Award.     Carol Jean Enloe was awarded the Wildcatter Award for her work as a gardener with TRACE Inc for the 72nd Civil Engineering Squadron. Ms Enloe possesses a genuine passion for the

  • AFMC’s command chief to retire after 30 years of service

    Air Force Materiel Command's top enlisted member will close the book on his military career Feb. 1, exactly 30 years from the date he entered the Air Force delayed enlistment program.    Chief Master Sergeant Jonathan Hake, AFMC's command chief, will say goodbye during a retirement ceremony that

  • Tinker Cowboy shines at IFR 38

    Tinker personnel have a myriad of interesting hobbies and events that go beyond the norm. No truer statement can be made about Jeremy Shed of the 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. One of his interests outside the gates is bareback riding.   Shed's occupation as a world-class bareback rider came

  • Air Force cartoonist publishes book while deployed

    It's hard being only a figment of someone's imagination. Just ask 1st Lt. Kenneth Dahl, an F-15 Eagle fighter pilot with the imaginary 809th Fighter Squadron.    Lieutenant Dahl, call sign "Barbie," is the star of the online Web comic Air Force Blues, and a hero, of sorts, to his Internet following.

  • Chief hangs up uniform after 29-year career

    Command Chief Master Sgt. Phillip Cherry retired Dec. 10. As the rain poured down and iced against the roads, the Tinker community reminisced the 72nd Air Base Wing command chief's near 30-year career.    More than 150 Airmen, civilians and family attended the official ceremony at the Tinker Club