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  • 552nd ACW dedicates ‘Fannin Hall’ in honor of fallen Airman

    In a special ceremony Monday attended by a host of federal, state and local officials and Tinker officers and enlisted personnel, the 552nd Air Control Wing renamed its Operations Group Auditorium in honor of one of its members who was killed last year in Afghanistan.The "OGA" was renamed "Fannin

  • Work under way on Tinker car wash

    Construction on the new car wash just north of the Tinker Auto Hobby shop, Bldg. 6002, is under way but behind schedule because of the recent inclement weather.The metal framework for the two-bay facility has been erected, and the brick sides will soon be constructed. Additional work will include

  • Patient ‘no-shows’ costly to 72nd MDG

    The 72nd Medical Group is committed to the highest quality patient care. Med Group officials track key indicators regarding customer satisfaction and listen to patients every day. One aspect they continually look at is "Access to Care." The 72nd MDG staff wants to be able to provide service when the

  • Tinker paint-stripping booths renovated

    All four 6,000-pound air handling units on the roof of Bldg. 9001 that evacuate noxious fumes from a pair of paint-stripping booths have been replaced.The original AHUs were old and the new equipment is energy-efficient, explained San Tran, a process engineer with the 76th Commodities Maintenance

  • Funds OK’d for Ops building

    The 2014 National Defense Authorization Bill approved by Congress and signed late last month by the president includes $12.2 million for the Air Force Reserve unit at Tinker AFB, officials confirmed recently.Most of the funding is identified for development of an Operations building for the 513th

  • B-52 upgrade to increase smart-weapons capacity

    Tinker AFB personnel will update ground maintenance and mission planning software in support of a new Air Force contract that will increase the B-52 bomber's "smart-weapons" capacity by 50 percent.The $24.6 million agreement stipulates that Boeing will develop a modification to existing weapon

  • Life givers: 38th CEIG donates 72 gallons of blood

    It is said that every pint of whole blood can save the lives of as many as three Oklahomans. If so, the 38th Cyberspace Engineering Installation Group at Tinker AFB has saved the population of a small city in the past two years.The 38th CEIG donated 581 pints of whole blood -- 72.6 gallons -- in the

  • Schoolchildren treated to shopping spree, thanks to B-52s

    Five-year-old Austin was excited to receive new shoes, jeans and a coat, but he also shared the Christmas spirit by wanting to pick out something for his sister. On Dec. 12, 25 children from Crooked Oak Elementary School were treated to a morning shopping spree with volunteers from the Air Force

  • Tinker Airmen send care packages to deployed ‘family’

    It is never easy for Airmen to leave our families for an extended period of time. Whether it's for one year or six months, makes no difference. The constant worry for our family while we are deployed adds one more dynamic to an already arduous situation. However, being away from family over the

  • Meters measure utility usage

    The Tinker Energy Team is implementing a standardized industrial metering system throughout the base.Tinker has hundreds of meters that measure water, gas and electricity usage across the base. "Some are ancient and some are modern," said Joseph Cecrle of the 76th Maintenance Support Group, energy