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  • Secretary discusses AF budget during summit

    In an era of smaller budgets, the U.S. military has to be "more effective and more efficient" -- do more with less -- Frank Kendall, undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, said Tuesday. "We'll have to get more value for the money," he said during his keynote address at

  • A&P graduation celebrates dedication of students

    They proved it could be doneand their accomplishments were celebrated May 18 in Bldg. 3001's Apex conference room. Seven graduates are the first base personnel to complete a three-year airframe and powerplant certification program through Tinker's collaboration with Oklahoma City Metro Technology

  • Tinker’s OPSEC program noticed through award-winning manager

    Tinker has a nationally-recognized asset who was celebrated May 8 in Anaheim, Calif.Eb Bauer, former Tinker installation Operations Security program manager out of the 72nd Air Base Wing Plans and Programs office, won the 2012 National OPSEC Award for Individual Achievement Award in the Independent

  • Tinker gains new fire truck

    Tinker Fire Department welcomed a new addition May 15. The unit received a high-pressure system rapid-intervention vehicle, which will replace the P-19 crash truck. Crews spent the better part of the week learning the ins and outs of the new vehicle.Produced by Pierce Manufacturing and built on a

  • Look before you lock: Protect children from summer heat

    On average, 38 children die in hot cars each year from heat-related deaths after being trapped inside motor vehicles. Even the best of parents or caregivers can overlook a sleeping baby in a car; and the end result can be injury or even death. In well over 50 percent of these cases, the person

  • Softball fields reopen for daylight use only

    Tinker's softball fields will support league play, starting today, but only during daylight hours.The fields were reopened for limited use effective May 11, until a problem with the light poles is resolved, 72nd Air Base Wing Safety Officer Steve Serrette related.So that plenty of time will be

  • Golf tournament results

    The Memorial Day Tournament at the Tinker Golf Course attracted 27 two-person teams, Brett Moler reported.The format varied each of the three days of the event, he noted: May 26, team low ball; May 27, alternate shot; and May 28, team scramble.The teams were divided into two flights of 10 teams each

  • Purple Heart recipients inducted into chapter

    Five Tinker personnel who were wounded while on active duty were recognized Saturday night during the annual banquet of the Oklahoma City Chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart.Honorees who attended the event were Senior Master Sgt. Melissa M. Garrett of the 960th Airborne Air Control

  • Commander discusses the Tinker mission during Purple Heart banquet

    The 26,000 military and civilian personnel at Tinker Air Force Base "answer the call of others so they can prevail," Col. Steven Bleymaier, commander of the 72nd Air Base Wing, told members of the Oklahoma City Chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart.Every day, men and women come to work

  • History makers: Team overhauls aircraft in record 99 flow days

    Tinker recently achieved a feat that a few years ago was nearly unimaginable. On May 15, Tinker returned a KC-135 Stratotanker to a customer an incredible 66 days early. The overall programmed depot maintenance took just 99 flow days.Aircraft 63-7988 from Lincoln Air National Guard Base, Neb., is