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  • Tinker's annual severe weather exercise next week

    Tinker Air Force Base is conducting a Natural Disaster Response Exercise Feb. 19. An alternate date of Feb. 20 will be used if severe weather is forecast. Base sirens will sound and base personnel and visitors are asked to fully cooperate with instructions from security and emergency response

  • Flu Season: What you need to know

    With flu season under way, there are steps that can be taken to protect you and your family. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that influenza activity is at its peak during the months of January and February and currently, there is widespread flu activity throughout most of the

  • Civilian inspectors to evaluate 72nd MDG

    Their inspection is just around the corner. The 72nd Medical Group will undergo a civilian accreditation inspection beginning March 3 and culminating March 6. A three-member civilian team from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare will closely examine all aspects of healthcare

  • SCW-1 Sailors in contention for Pacific Fleet sailor of year

    Two Sailors from Strategic Communications Wing ONE at Tinker AFB are finalists for the prestigious Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, 2013 Sailors of the Year awards.The contenders are Naval Aircrewman Mechanical 1st Class (Naval Aircrew/Aviation Warfare) Matthew P. Meadows of Fleet Air

  • USSTRATCOM commander visits TACAMO Sailors

    "Your mission is important to the United States of America," the commander of U.S. Strategic Command told the Sailors of Strategic Communications Wing 1 here recently. "The work you do day in and day out, helping to keep the U.S. nuclear deterrent triad connected, is deeply appreciated by us in

  • USAF Engines: Tired Iron and Cost-Effective Readiness

    The Air Force is facing a very real challenge with respect to the cost of maintaining an aging engine fleet. To meet the challenge of maintaining cost-effective readiness, a dedicated group of professionals from the 421st Supply Chain Management Squadron, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, the

  • Colonel Brian S. Davis set to take command of 507th Air Refueling Wing

    Col. Brian S. Davis assumes command of the 507th Air Refueling Wing during a 10 a.m. ceremony Feb. 8 at Tinker Air Force Base. Brig. Gen. John C. Flournoy Jr., 4th Air Force commander, will preside over the proceedings. Colonel Davis served as the 459th Operations Group commander, Joint Base