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  • Airmen volunteer in storm-wracked areas of Okla.

    Nature's wrath in the form of a 1.5-mile-wide, EF-5 tornado ripped a path through the town of Moore, Okla., just south of Oklahoma City, May 20, killing 24, injuring hundreds and leaving thousands of homes in ruins. The day before, a deadly tornado ripped through small towns just east of the base.In

  • Airmen picking up the pieces

     Members of Team Tinker are picking up the pieces after one of the largest and most costly tornadoes in history ripped through Moore, Oklahoma, Monday May 20, 2013. In the 507th Air Refueling Wing alone, more than 20 Airmen and their families suffered either minor damage or a total loss after Monday

  • Tinker aircraft return to Oklahoma after diverting to Arizona base

    Six U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry and two U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury aircraft returned to Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., May 21, 2013, after diverting to Davis-Monthan in advance of severe weather in Oklahoma.The E-6Bs and one E-3 arrived May 17, while the other five E-3s arrived May 20 with less than eight

  • Team Tinker flies into action, aids in Moore tornado rescue, relief effort

    Moments after a deadly EF-5 tornado struck Moore May 20, Team Tinker flew into action, providing help to state agencies, affected residents and the Oklahoma National Guard. Base personnel also helped clear on-base debris caused by the storm.Team Tinker initially set up an emergency operations center

  • Tinker installation commander invites all to 'Helping Families Day' Friday

    Please join us by volunteering your time and manpower to help the Shawnee & Moore Oklahoma tornado victims during our "Team Tinker Helping Families Day" this Friday, 24 May. Friday was already designated a Family Day. Well as you know by now over 350 Tinker families had their home destroyed or

  • Individual Ready Reserve Muster Screening Cancelled

    Air Reserve Personnel Center officials announced that due to the devastating tornado that touched down in Moore, Okla., the Individual Ready Reserve Muster Screening, scheduled for June 8 at Tinker AFB, Okla., has been cancelled. Individuals required to attend were originally provided reporting

  • Airman and Family Readiness Center lifeline for Team Tinker tornado victims

    Immediately after the tornado struck Moore, Okla., Monday, the Airman and Family Readiness Center sprang into action, providing assistance to members of Team Tinker who desperately needed it. "One of the first things we did was establish the Emergency Family Assistance Center (EFAC). We've been

  • Statement from commander -- Register for assistance, volunteer help

    Right now we have many Tinker members impacted by the storm who need help, and many, many teammates who want to volunteer to help them. We would like to help marry those two communities up.The Airman and Family Readiness Center's Emergency Family Assistance Center (EFAC) is now set up to take calls

  • Accountability site activated for Tinker AFB Airmen

    Air Force Personnel Center officials activated the Air Force Personnel Accountability and Assessment System to ensure Airmen and their families in the Moore and Oklahoma City, Okla., are accounted for and have access to assistance, AFPC officials said today.AFPAAS is a web-based application used to