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  • 552nd Air Control Wing wins 23rd Outstanding Unit Award

    The 552nd Air Control Wing has won the 2012 Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, bringing its total of AFOUAs won to 23, it was announced recently."The men and women of the 552nd Air Control Wing are very proud to earn the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award," said Col. Greg Guillot, 552nd ACW commander.

  • Researchers develop method to better predict severity of tornado outbreaks

    Weather forecasters would love to be able to predict the severity of tornado outbreaks, giving those in their path potentially life-saving information. Now, using new experimental high-resolution forecast models, researchers have developed a method to help forecasters better predict the severity of

  • Science, Engineering and Technical Management annual award winners named

    Outstanding scientists, engineers, technicians and technical managers from Tinker Air Force Base recently won recognition at the Annual Science, Engineering and Technical Management Awards ceremony. Award winners are:Junior Military Scientist/ Engineer: 1st Lt. Joseph Dechert, 76th

  • Tinker Pharmacy Services now accepts faxed prescriptions

    Tinker's Pharmacy Services now accepts faxed prescriptions. While the unit doesn't yet accept electronic prescriptions, officials said a faxed prescription will comply with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services latest electronic prescribing requirements. The pharmacy set up procedures to

  • Tinker, MWC ink contracts on juveniles, jail services

    The legacy of community partnerships between Tinker AFB and Midwest City continued recently with the signing of contracts pertaining to juvenile justice and to jail services.A "Memorandum of Understanding" allows Midwest City to offer juvenile intervention services "for rehabilitative purposes" as

  • DOD releases fiscal 2014 budget

    On April 10, President Barack Obama sent to Congress a proposed defense budget of $526.6 billion in discretionary budget authority to fund defense programs in the base budget for fiscal 2014. The budget continues the department's commitment to good stewardship of taxpayer dollars by seeking further

  • Agreements with MWC just the beginning

    Tinker Air Force Base's strong legacy of community partnership is moving to a new level as part of an Air Force initiative designed to leverage resources on and off base."Our nation's fiscal realities mandate that we expand our continuous search for efficiencies beyond the fence line," said Col.

  • CC Message – Dedication to mission

    You don't have to look far to see the results of our hard work. As the news reports of North Korea flexing their muscles hits the stands, the United States has responded with muscles of our own.As the B-52s, B-2s and F-22s fly over South Korea they remind our adversaries of our world-class