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  • Elective surgeries available to Airmen: at a cost and on a case-by-case basis

    Elective Surgery, a surgery that is chosen by a patient and deemed beneficial but not essential, is available to Airmen. But, contrary to popular belief, there are several restrictions in order to be eligible and none of the procedures are available at Tinker.Should Airmen continue the pursuit for

  • Wired in the desert

    Keeping with their motto of "Anytime, Anywhere," 17 members of the 3rd Combat Communications Group at Tinker Air Force Base recently took their combat communications skills on the road to King Abdul Aziz Air Base for more than three weeks in support of Exercise Falcon Nest, or what officials dubbed

  • New partnership brings Dream Machine to base

    Tinker Air Force Base is helping make dreams come true through a new partnership with PepsiCo's Dream Machine recycling initiative. In April, PepsiCo, Waste Management, Greenopolis and Keep America Beautiful joined together to launch the Dream Machine recycling initiative designed around PepsiCo's

  • Block party: Tinker celebrates milestone

    It seemed like the day would never come. But it did, and officials celebrated the momentous milestone Nov. 18 in Bldg. 2136. After roughly three years of planning, six E-3 Sentry aircraft will be the first to undergo a $2.9-billion initiative to upgrade the computer system, ground systems and

  • Guarding the skies: 15,000 hours and still going strong

    E-3 aircraft and crews have provided more than 15,000 hours of support to the Joint Interagency Task Force - South's mission to combat drug trafficking and associated narco-terrorism. In November 2004, the first E-3 and crew arrived at Manta Air Base, Ecuador. They came to resume AWACS support of

  • Enlisted spouses host evening of learning about proper military protocol

    They sat around circular tables set for eight and chatted easily with one another. Dressed for a semi-formal affair, roughly 60 enlisted spouses and a few active duty Airmen attended the Enlisted Spouses Dinner Nov. 16 at the Tinker Club ballroom.Hosted by Lori Johnson-Vegas, spouse of Oklahoma City