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  • Realistic Training on Tinker No Cause for Alarm

    In the coming weeks, the Tinker Fire Department will be conducting numerous training exercises at various times throughout the base and in particular, the vicinity of Chidlaw Ave.  Please do not be alarmed if you see the harmless artificial smoke and fire trucks performing these exercises as this

  • TO archives are leaned, digitized

    The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Technical Systems Division Technical Orders Home Office has leaned its processes and in turn saved the Air Force $1,100 per technical order request. "We're leaning out a paper-based technical order world to a digital-based TO world," said Blaser Munger, TO

  • Greening Tinker: New lighting in industrial areas saves money, energy

    They literally saw the light.Tinker's energy personnel are constantly on a quest to reduce energy usage while maintaining production rates. This time, they realized if they changed the lighting used on the industrial floors in Bldgs. 3001 and 9001, they could figuratively hit two birds with one

  • Tinker Airmen return home from SW Asia

    Approximately 135 Airmen from Tinker who returned Oct. 9 from a six-month absence were met by about an equal number of family members, friends and military colleagues.The Airmen were greeted with hand-lettered signs, balloons, warm embraces, handshakes, whoops and shouts by a crowd who gathered in

  • Officer court-martialed for fraternizing, maltreatment

    A Tinker AFB officer has admitted fraternizing with enlisted Airmen, and was convicted of mistreating a subordinate, wrongful sexual contact, and conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman.In a recent general court-martial, 1st Lt. Michael Labrie of the 424th Supply Chain Management Squadron

  • Shutdown impacts Oklahoma reserve component units

    Members of the reserve component here in Oklahoma are feeling the effects of the government shutdown as officials in Washington continue to work on a deal to re-open the government. For the 507th Air Refueling Wing, 137th ARW, Oklahoma Air National Guard and 513th Air Control Group the immediate

  • CFC suspended: Donations still accepted via 'My Pay'

    The Combined Federal Campaign is in uncharted territory; postponed within the Department of Defense until the federal government passes a funding bill. Despite fundraising events being on hold, military members and federal service employees can still donate through the My Pay online program. And,

  • Congress Passes Bill Reopening Federal Government

    President Barack Obama signed legislation late yesterday night bringing federal employees back to work after Congress finally resolved the budget logjam which led to a 16-day shutdown.Senate leaders championed bipartisan legislation to reopen the government and remove the threat of government