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  • Teamwork leads to big OC-ALC win

    The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center recently won the highly regarded 2011 Robert T. Mason Depot Maintenance Excellence Award for its work on the KC-135 Stratotanker Programmed Depot Maintenance line. The Department of Defense award, named for Robert T. Mason, a former assistant deputy under the

  • Smooth sailing: Dozens take to the water for annual boat regatta

    Twenty-six seafaring vessels took to the water Aug. 6 in Outdoor Recreation's 11th annual Cardboard Boat Regatta at Gerrity Pool. Youth and adults alike set sail in boats made out of cardboard and duct tape. Each team had a captain and first mate and competed for first through third place cash

  • Hours change at Airman’s Attic

    Though the hours of operation at the Airman's Attic are changing next month, the benefit to Tinker's junior enlisted Airmen and Sailors stays the same.The Airman's Attic is similar to a thrift store in which new and used items -- everything from baby supplies to military uniforms from all branches

  • 552nd ACNS salutes new commander

    Lt. Col. Jack Jurgensen passed the 552nd Air Control Networks Squadron guideon to Lt. Col. David Dethlefs in a change of command ceremony Aug. 5, officially signifying the change of responsibility from one commander to another.Col. Roger Brown, Air Control Group commander, presided over the

  • Defenders welcome new commander

    Red flags indicating a live range were blowing steadily at the 72nd Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms Range Aug. 5, as Lt. Col. Troy Roberts officially passed the responsibility of command to Lt. Col. Shawn Covault, signifying new leadership for the 72nd SFS. Col. Julie Boit, 72nd Mission Support

  • Federal program relocates Tinker wetlands to Edmond

    Students at Deer Creek Grove Valley Elementary School received a unique learning tool April 22, 2011. As part of Earth Day Celebration activities, the Edmond elementary school completed construction on wetlands on school grounds to be used as an outdoor classroom.More than one acre of federally

  • 76th SMXG – More than just code writers

    Modern aircraft technology has come a long way from single-propeller airplanes used during World War I. Rather than cranking the engine by hand, pilots today simply push a button to activate the turbo jet engines. However, 76th Software Maintenance Group gets aircraft off the ground and maintains

  • TACAMO Sailors selected for chief

    The following Take Charge and Move Out for were selected to the rank of chief petty officer. More than 3,500 Sailors were selected to join the chief petty officer ranks Navy-wide when the Navy announced the results of the fiscal 2012 active duty chief petty officer selection board. The newly

  • 72nd MDG commander aims to enhance organization, help personnel succeed

    To say Col. Dean Prentice is excited to be here could be the ultimate understatement. A graduate of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, the Pennsylvania native considers Oklahoma his home. As the newest 72nd Medical Group commander, Colonel Prentice said during his leadership he will breathe new life

  • 76th CMXG/CC dedicated to mission, OU Sooners

    Twenty-two years ago, newly commissioned 2nd Lt. Mike Christian left Oklahoma to begin his Air Force career. In late June, he returned as a colonel and seasoned maintenance officer to lead the 76th Commodities Maintenance Group.Having arrived from Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., where he served as