Great IDEA$: Tinker men awarded for money-saving suggestions

Two employees in the 76th Commodities Maintenance Group at Tinker received $10,000 cash each recently for their suggestions which resulted in significant savings of money and time.Robert Gilsbach, a pneudraulic system mechanic, and Dwayne Harrell, electronic mechanic supervisor over the Flight

Potholes bloom in warmer weather

Potholes affect everyone on Tinker from drivers to pedestrians. "Our job in Civil Engineering is to make repairs to protect property and provide a safe place to drive and walk," said Cathy Scheirman, deputy base civil engineer.Potholes may be called in by anyone, and are generally a routine request

Notice and consent: Policy dictates monitoring of government-provided systems

Just in case you didn't know: Uncle Sam is monitoring you while you're at Tinker Air Force Base.Specifically, federal law governing notice-and-consent decrees that (1) you must be informed that the government may listen in on your communications, and (2) whenever you use an unsecured

First class farewell

Tinker certified as a healthy community

Long-term efforts to instill healthy habits among civilian and military personnel at Tinker Air Force Base are succeeding, gradually but progressively.The Oklahoma Turning Point Council recently certified Tinker as a "healthy community," recognition that the Air Force base is "a healthy place to

Tinker Airman to box in Armed Forces Championship

An enlisted man from Tinker AFB is the Air Force-wide boxing champ in his weight class, and will compete next week against pugilists from other branches of the armed services.Daniel Logan became the All Air Force boxing champ at 165 pounds during competition held last week at Fort Sam Houston,

Wingman spirit resonates outside of Tinker’s gates

What began as a typical Tuesday evening ended with several acts of bravery, three arrests and the wingman spirit resonating through the streets of Oklahoma City.Five Southern Nazarene University students, four of whom are associated with Tinker, caught three robbers just moments after they broke

Tinker now has a 24/7 Domestic Abuse Hotline

Tinker Air Force Base has a new Domestic Abuse Hotline.The hotline -- available 24 hours a day, seven days a week -- is voluntary and confidential. Victims can call anonymously and have questions answered without disclosing identifying information about themselves or their partner. The hotline will

Air Force introduces voluntary energy training course online

You, too, can do moreThe Air Force recently released an online voluntary energy awareness training module. Available to personnel with a common access card, the Air Force Energy Awareness Course is found on the Advanced Distributed Learning Service Gateway's Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency,

You fight for the right, so cast your ballots

State primary elections have begun and the Federal Voting Assistance Program has geared up to help military and U.S. citizens register to vote and request their ballots for absentee voting in the primaries over the next few months and the general election on Nov. 6 of this year.The 2012-13 voting