OC-ALC vice commander set to retire

Twenty-seven years ago, 2nd Lt. Paul Waugh arrived at Tinker for his first assignment, never realizing it would someday be his final base. On Nov. 19, the now colonel and Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center vice commander will retire.In Colonel Waugh's career, he served four assignments at Tinker.

Last goodbye: Airmen bid farewell to fellow combat vet

The Airmen of the 72nd Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog Section said goodbye to a fellow combat vet for the final time Oct. 20 and are preparing a memorial service for Nov. 16.His ashes, in a small wooden box, were delivered to them that afternoon by a Tinker veterinarian, as they

Tinker Air Park on target with addition

The Maj. Charles B. Hall Memorial Air Park will install an explosive new display this month with the addition of the AGM-129 Advanced Cruise Missile. The AGM 129 ACM is nearly 21 feet long, with a wingspan of 10 ½ feet. It is 2 ½ feet in diameter and when militarized, weighs in at 3,500 pounds,

Gift vouchers extend holiday cheer to commissary shoppers

During November and December, the Defense Commissary Agency is reminding anyone who wants to send some holiday cheer to authorized military shoppers that they can do so with gift vouchers.Whether it's helping military families in need enjoy heartier holiday meals or just giving the gift of groceries

Tinker Exchange rewards those who ‘Made the Grade’

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, military children, especially those with deployed parents, face unique stresses that often result in higher rates of school absenteeism and failure. Keeping these unique challenges in mind, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service established a unique

Shaping the future: Tinker man, former NFL players, provide boys structure through football

How much can you learn from a good, old-fashioned trouncing? If your teachers are legendary NFL players Deion Sanders and Emmitt Smith, you'll learn a lot. At least that's the message carried away by Tracey Walker, a 72nd Force Support Squadron recreation assistant and one of the coaches of the

Energy conservation mission continues through fourth BPA

Energy Awareness Month just drew to an end, but the topic is still hot at Tinker. At the end of October, Maj. Gen. David Gillett, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center commander, announced the center's strategic goals and breakthrough performance areas, or focus areas, for fiscal 2011 through 2016. The

Learning to lead

Annual Tinker and the Primes networking event is next week

The Tinker and the Primes National Business Event is days away.On Nov. 8-10 at the Sheraton Midwest City Hotel at the Reed Conference Center, up to 12,000 people are expected to attend the networking event. Organized differently than years past, the 2010 affair will offer a new theme and its own

Local civic leaders travel to Ohio, meet with AFMC commander

Eighteen civic leaders from across Air Force Materiel Command met with the commander Oct. 28 for a discussion of challenges that lie ahead in five significant categories tied to the AFMC mission.The civic leaders are members of the command's Community Liaison Program, a group of 40 people