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  • Tinker Exchange invites patrons to meet the managers

    Customer feedback plays an instrumental role in the Tinker Exchange's ability to provide great service while improving the overall shopping experience. Military patrons can play a part in this process by meeting Tinker Exchange managers to discuss daily operations and areas of improvement."Meet the

  • Teens learn valuable tools at retreat

    The Tinker Chapel along with the Integrated Delivery System -- Tinker's helping agencies -- will hold the next Team Tinker Pre-Deployment Family Retreat Aug. 26-28. Among the plethora of activities the retreat offers, the ropes course is usually the most anticipated and challenging for teens. This

  • Drunk sex or date rape: a Tinker jury decides

    Guilty or not guilty? Airmen and Sailors at the base theater were presented with that question June 28. Following an hour-long presentation about a controversial criminal case, attendees in the packed theater were asked to act as a jury. Brett Sokolow, attorney and managing partner at the National

  • Air Force announces AFMC senior leader changes

    The Air Force announced July 7, 2011, the re-assignment of Lt. Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger from Air Force Materiel Command vice commander to military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.The Air Force also announced the President's

  • “SNAP” decision saves squadron time

    It was a snap decision, or rather a "SNAP" decision.Approximately a year ago, 550th Commodities Maintenance Squadron personnel realized the unit wasn't operating efficiently as it could. They studied possible causes and found the culprit -- a kitting issue. End items scheduled for repair were often

  • Dental Squadron salutes new commander

    On a sunny first day of summer, Col. Michael E. Fulton took command of the 72nd Dental Squadron in a change of command ceremony held at the 72nd Medical Group flagpole here. Colonel Fulton succeeds Col. James A. Loe.Colonel Loe took command of the 72nd DS in July 2009, and has since led 15 dentists

  • 72nd ABW/CV reflects on team accomplishments

    Col. Scott Merrell will soon bid farewell to Tinker. The 72nd Air Base Wing vice commander is off to Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., where he will serve as the director of Logistics, Communications and Security for the 14th Air Force.Reflecting on his time here, Colonel Merrell said there are

  • 76th CMXG office makes group successful

    The 76th Commodities Maintenance Group Resource Office is not often talked about. In many ways, the office of 35 personnel is a mystery, flying under the radar. But, from behind the scenes and out of the limelight, the unit is vital to the success of the group.Subdivided into three smaller branches,

  • 72nd SFS Airmen prepare to deploy; participate in heavy weapons training

    Eighty Airmen from the 72nd Security Forces Squadron are one step closer to being ready for a November deployment. Earlier this month, they participated in a combat-arms heavy weapons' training and earned certification for up to four weapons.The two-part training course occurred at Tinker for