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  • Fishin’ is hot at Tinker's ponds

    Natural Resource office in cooperation with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation provided a healthy restocking of Tinker's FamCamp ponds Aug. 9.The ODWC, Medicine Park hatchery near Lawton raised more than 600 channel catfish for the base that will withstand the remainder of one of the

  • Navy, 38th CEG engage in contest; excited about energy saving efforts

    It's on, or rather, it's off!As the summer heats up and electricity bills escalate, the "Off We Go Energy Reduction Competition" between several on-base headquarters' facilities remains fierce. In fact, the Navy, who remains at the top of the leaderboard, and 38th Cyberspace Engineering Installation

  • One chaplain returns, while chaplain candidate departs

    A former chaplain candidate who served in the 552nd Air Control Wing and was ordained in Oklahoma has returned to Tinker, while a chaplain candidate who performed a month-long training session here is now back home in California.Capt. Ralph T. Elliott Jr. arrived here in late June to join the new

  • New Navy chaplain is a problem fixer

    Times change, and military chaplains have had to change with them."Most people think chaplains do a lot of ministering," said Cmdr. Timothy White, the new chaplain for Strategic Communications Wing ONE, the Navy tenant unit at Tinker Air Force Base."But conventional ministry -- delivering sermons,

  • Wing chaplain arrives on base

    For Lt. Col. Paul D. Sutter, religion is a family tradition. The new 72nd Air Base Wing chaplain is a fifth generation Lutheran pastor.Colonel Sutter, who arrived at Tinker AFB on June 22, has been an Air Force chaplain for 18 years. He is ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.As

  • Inspector General settles complaints, attacks fraud

    Resolving complaints, ensuring compliance with official Air Force instructions and policies, and stopping fraud, waste and abuse at Tinker Air Force Base, are key responsibilities of the Inspector General, Lt. Col. Aaron Troxell.Successful complaint resolution is intended to enhance an

  • General Litchfield vows AFSC will work to become cost-effective

    Despite "budget confusion" in the Department of Defense, the new Air Force Sustainment Center is determined to "provide readiness at less cost," Lt. Gen. Bruce Litchfield, the AFSC commander, vowed Tuesday. "We are going to be cost-effective and provide our nation the capability it needs."The

  • Tinker responds to local wildfires

    Unfavorable weather conditions combined with environmental concerns can sometimes lead to disastrous outcomes. The weekend of Aug. 3-5 proved to be a prime example of what can happen when there is extreme heat, a statewide drought and a burn ban. Devastating wildfires scorched several rural Oklahoma

  • Team Tinker unites to bring engine cells up

    In late July, Team Tinker once again proved there's no "i" in teamwork. Following an accidental fire suppression system dump on the industrial side of the base, several organizations came together to resolve the issue as soon as humanly possible. Their efforts proved successful and encouraging.

  • Tinker’s Green Infrastructure Plan harvesting big returns

    Most people would associate hay baling operations with agriculture and not grounds-keeping at one of the busiest aerospace maintenance, overhaul and repair complexes in the Air Force. At Tinker, baling hay is yielding a harvest designed to "green" the base while cutting grounds-maintenance