Team Tinker has a reason to run

They say behind every great man is a stellar woman. In this case, she might be ingenious. Lovette Rausch, wife of Master Troy Rausch of the 552nd Operations Group, brainstormed a 5K race known as "Race for a Cause." The event, held Nov. 18 to benefit the Combined Federal Campaign, raised $1,594.37.

Straight shooter: Tinker sergeant is three-time rifle champion

When Staff Sgt. Michael Henderson shoots, he scores ... literally. In September, the two-time National Rifle Association National Police Shooting champion entered the contest again, and won. Despite his track record, Sergeant Henderson, a combat arms instructor assigned to the 72nd Security Forces

Hawks last-second rally sinks Fort Sill

Travis Carter calmly drained two foul shots with eight seconds remaining in overtime to lead the Tinker Hawks past the Fort Sill Cannoneers 99-98 in varsity men's basketball Sunday at Honeycutt Fitness Center on Fort Sill.The Hawks solid play in Game 1, resulting in a 90-80 victory, carried over

Prime time event

Another Tinker and the Primes National Business Event has drawn to a close. The messages repeated during the Nov. 8-10 event were clear: the government wants you, small business and don't give up.Organized differently than years past, the 2010 event held at the Sheraton Midwest City Hotel and Reed

Another Tinker star

On Nov. 12, Tinker celebrated one of their own.Brig. Gen. Bruce Litchfield, 76th Maintenance Wing commander, was promoted to major general. More than 200 people gathered at Hollywood and Vine in Bldg. 3001 to celebrate the occasion."I truly am humbled by today," said General Litchfield. "This is

Doing the job safely a must

Employee Safety is not only a top priority at Tinker, but it is also the second of four Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center breakthrough performance areas for fiscal 2011.In late October, Maj. Gen. David Gillett, OC-ALC commander, introduced four BPAs at the State of the ALC presentation. Designed as

Col. Miller new ALC vice commander

Col. Evan Miller will succeed Col. Paul Waugh today as the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center vice commander.Four months ago, Colonel Miller, former 76th Propulsion Maintenance Group commander, was promoted to OC-ALC/CV but did not immediately transition to his new position. Instead, in the interim

Flying high

Tracking utility cost just got easier with new website

The 72nd Air Base Wing Civil Engineer Directorate launched an informative interactive Web page to help the Tinker community reach established energy and water reduction goals. Maj. Gen. David Gillett, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center commander, made energy conservation a main strategic goal and

Annual holiday parade, tree lighting set for Dec. 1

Listen closely to the winter winds and you might hear the clip-clop, clip-clop of horse's hoofs and the faint sounds of holiday carolers singing as preparations are being made for the annual holiday parade and tree lighting Dec. 1. The parade will start at 4:30 p.m. at the Tinker Elementary School