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  • 72nd Medical Group shows HeART during inspection

    The 72nd Medical Group has HeART and it showed during a recent inspection.The 72nd MDG scored a 'Substantially Compliant' rating, the highest available, on the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care inspection last week. The inspection evaluated the group's compliance with national

  • Tinker, community come together at annual Dining Out

    The Tinker Club was decked out in elegance as service members and the local community celebrated the 41st annual Tinker and Community Dining Out March 1.The dining out, sponsored by the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, served as a chance to enhance the relationship between Tinker and the

  • 552 ACW commander discusses wing's future

    The 4,600-member 552nd Air Control Wing would lose seven E-3 Sentry aircraft under the Air Force's proposed FY 2015 budget -- a move that would also reduce the overall size of the wing, said 552nd ACW Commander Col. Jay R. Bickley. The colonel spoke with his Airmen in several All-Calls this week

  • Proposed FY15 Budget drives force structure changes at Tinker

    The Air Force today announced multiple changes to associate units at Tinker as a result of the President's proposed Fiscal Year 2015 Defense Budget.The proposed actions include reductions in the 552nd Air Control Wing, inactivation of the Air Force Reserve Command's 513th Air Control Group,

  • Tinker: crime doesn't pay

    After a long hiatus, Crime Doesn't Pay is back with a  vengeance, filling you in on all the Article 15 actions, courts martial, and administrative discharges from the past quarter.Article 15 Actions· A senior airman received a reduction to E-3 (suspended) and a reprimand for disrespecting an NCO,

  • E-cigarette use on the rise despite health questions

    Vaping is on the rise. Vaping, or using "e-cigarettes," is becoming popular with Airmen. Many people use vaping as a way to quit smoking tobacco cigarettes, but it may not be as healthy as one is led to believe.An e-cigarette looks like a regular cigarette, but is battery operated with an atomizer

  • Does your health put you at risk?

    As an event, there's little about the upcoming cardiac risk assessment for Department of Defense civilians that gives many excuses to miss it. That's because it's fast, easy and free. And there are big reasons to attend, such as catching heart disease, high cholesterol and diabetes early and doing

  • 72nd MDG joins nationwide effort to promote patient safety awareness

    In an effort to raise awareness and encourage the engagement of patients, families, health care providers, and the public, the 72nd Medical Group announces its participation in the 2014 Patient Safety Awareness Week campaign, Navigate Your Health ... Safely.Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 2-8,