Gym Rats’ Lamar puts speed to good use on football field

It is said that dynamite comes in small packages. Taylor Lamar fits that description.Lamar is a speedster who plays both sides of the ball for the Gym Rats flag football team. He is an adept rusher, a pass receiver who has caught several touchdown passes, and in a March 27 game he intercepted two

Football season disrupted, co-ed softball canceled

Damage to light poles at the sports complex in the northwest corner of the base has disrupted the spring flag football season after just one playoff game, and an intramural co-ed softball season has been canceled.A 65-foot metal pole at softball field No. 2 blew over in high wind April 27,

76th AMXG presents refinished heritage table to officers’ lounge

The 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group contributed a piece of history to the Tinker Club officers Rosie's Lounge April 20. Led by Col. Brad Tannehill, 76th AMXG commander, a group of approximately 10 Airmen and civilians showed off a rectangular oak table that comfortably seats six people. For their

AFMC to promote Employee Physical Fitness Month in May

 May is National Employee Physical Fitness Month, a time for everyone to focus on developing and or maintaining a fit and healthy workforce. Air Force Materiel Command will be promoting its Be Active: Physical Fitness and Activity Initiative throughout the month. According to the Centers of Disease

72nd ABW members earn Wildcatter Awards

Members of the 72nd Air Base Wing recently received Wildcatter Awards from Col. Steven Bleymaier, 72nd ABW commander.With his management and oversight, Kim Kline, with the 72nd ABW Civil Engineer Directorate, has been instrumental to the success of Tinker's Recycling Program. His compliance

OC-ALC chief of Staff retires after 32-year career

Seven words changed the course of Laura Culberson's budding career. After having said, "Might as well see what's out there" to her father's suggestion, the college student pursued a federal service job, which led to a successful 32-year career. On April 30, the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center

Base Drug Take-Back Day Saturday

If you have an expired prescription medication or an out-of-date bottle of aspirin in your medicine cabinet, don't toss it in the trash or flush it down the toilet. Instead, bring it to the Base Exchange on Saturday, during National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.The April 28 observance is an

Iszard Pool to open; Gerrity Pool closed

Spring is here and summer is just around the corner. The Iszard Pool will open for the season May 26 with great programs such as open recreational swimming, pool pavilion rental, fit to fight, morning lap swim and traditional pool parties.Unfortunately, the Gerrity Pool will not open this year due

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Cruise missile career comes to close

The AGM-129A Advanced Cruise Missile was recently demilitarized during a ceremony at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. After the ceremony, Brig. Gen. Garrett Harencak, commander of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., crushed a missile signifying the historic event. A