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  • NORAD set to track Santa for Christmas

     For the 55th consecutive year, the men and women of the North American Aerospace Defense Command are getting ready to track Santa! The NORAD Tracks Santa website,www.noradsanta.org  , went live today and features holiday games and activities that change daily. The website is available in seven

  • Keep ‘em flying: Eye on center’s Strategic Goal No. 1

    "Meeting Customer Weapon System Availability Requirements" is no small undertaking. But, it is an ambition the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center Aerospace Sustainment Directorate has a firm grasp on.Also known as Strategic Goal No. 1 of the OC-ALC 2011 Strategic Plan, the directorate has tactics

  • 72nd MDG wins 21 AFMC awards

    The Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command/Surgeon General released the 2010 annual award winners, and the Tinker 72nd Medical Group professionals showed their outstanding talents, bringing in 21 total awards.The 72nd MDG won six team and 15 individual awards, which were announced Nov. 18. Col.

  • Team Tinker celebrates CFC success

    The Combined Federal Campaign victory party was held Nov. 22 in the Tinker Club Ballroom to celebrate another hard-earned success. Though no official statistics could be found, officials believe Tinker has reached or exceeded its goal for 20 straight years. This year was no exception as Team Tinker

  • 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