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  • Air Force Assistance Fund kicks off

    The annual Air Force Assistance Fund drive kicked off at Tinker on March 5 and will run through April 13.The fund drive supports charitable organizations that provide for active duty, guard, reserve, retirees and dependents, including surviving spouses. Of the $6.3 million that the Air Force plans

  • VQ-7 Change of Command today

    Navy Cmdr. Mark C. Hustis will take over for Navy Cmdr. Frank P. Volpe Jr. as commanding officer of Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron Seven during an official change of command ceremony today at Tinker AFB.VQ-7 is the Fleet Replacement Squadron for the U.S. Navy's E-6B Mercury. Commander Hustis will

  • Improvement event benefits Tinker movers

    Moving from Tinker just got a little easier.The Personal Property Office, formerly known as the Transportation Management Office, recently improved its process to ship household goods. Officials said the change will reduce non-value added waste by 61 percent."The previous system's limitation made

  • End of an era: last Wing-On for ABMs at Tinker

    A time honored tradition in the Air Force has come to an end at Tinker Air Force Base. The last group of Air Battle Mangers to receive their wings at Tinker did so Thursday afternoon at the final ABM Pin-On ceremony. Col. John Rauch, commander of the 552nd Air Control Wing, was the guest

  • Air Force selects 1,700 for senior master sergeant

     More than 1,700 master sergeants were selected for promotion to senior master sergeant, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced this week. Among those notified that they have been selected for promotion are 20 master sergeants from Tinker. They are:Kavina M. Agnew, 72nd Force Support

  • Spring flag football season starts

    The base spring flag football season opened Tuesday evening with four blustery games.Air Force Reserve White -- which won the fall championship after an undefeated season - resumed its winning ways by walloping the Navy's Iron Men, 33-6.Strategic Communications Wing One returned the favor by beating

  • CRUD tournament draws raucous crowd

    The first-ever "CRUD" tournament conducted at Tinker Air Force Base attracted almost 60 contestants comprising 14 teams, and lasted six raucous hours."It was a battle royale," said Lt. Col. Rick "Rico" Johns, 72nd Mission Support Group vice commander and co-organizer of the event.CRUD is a

  • 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