Tinker Youth Programs awarded grant to help youth live healthy lifestyles

Tinker Youth Programs has been selected as one of 33 Boys and Girls Clubs across the country to receive a grant from Coca-Cola to run Triple Play: A Game Plan for the Mind, Body and Soul. Triple Play is Boys and Girls Clubs of America's proven health and wellness program supported by founding

Air Force expands drug testing program to include abused prescription drugs

The Air Force and other military services will expand their drug testing to include testing for commonly abused prescription drugs beginning May 1, 2012.On Jan. 31, 2012, the Secretary of Defense gave a 90-day advance notice of the drug testing expansion which aims to counter the nation's growing

Gen. Schwartz visits Tinker

Air Force officials announce manpower force structure changes, Tinker's 3rd CCG affected

Air Force officials released force structure changes and resulting manpower impacts from the new DoD strategic guidance and fiscal 2013 President's Budget Mar. 6. The fiscal 2013 President's Budget adjusts Air Force military end strength to 501,000, with net reductions of 3,900 Active Duty, 5,100

AFMC creates Governance Structure to oversee reorganization

 Air Force Materiel Command is using a dedicated process to guide the command's planned restructure from 12 centers to five.According to a charter approved by AFMC Commander Gen. Donald Hoffman, the AFMC Reorganization Implementation Governance Structure guides the development, coordination,

Maintenance in chief: Looking after Air Force One

Maintenance of the VC-25A -- commonly known as "Air Force One" -- is quietly managed by a small contingent of professionals housed in the Contractor Logistics Support Sustainment Division in the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center at Tinker AFB.The CLS team's duties make it a key element in providing

President nominates Lt. Gen. Moore as new AFLCMC commander

Chat feature available for Tinker Computer Support

In the beginning there was the Help Desk. Then, 72nd Air Base Wing Communications Directorate provided the TierZero to allow you to make easy fixes to numerous issues. Now, in an effort to constantly improve customer service and provide a means to the mission, there's the option for Chat Mode.Chat

72nd ABW/CE officials research energy-efficiency proposals

Tinker is on top of its game and its energy team remains vigilant for the future. Rather than resting on its laurels, Tinker's Energy Team, led by the 72nd Air Base Wing Civil Engineer Directorate, is continuously considering proposals, participating in Air Force-funded audits and conducting

‘Pain, hurt can lead you to God,’ top AF chaplain says

"The very thing that breaks your heart can be the light that leads you to God," the Air Force Chief of Chaplains asserted at the National Prayer Luncheon held at Tinker Air Force Base."Your pain and hurt can lead you to God if you let it," Maj. Gen. Cecil R. Richardson told approximately 275