Nordiques fall to bear attack

They say bear attacks are relatively seldom, but the odds were not in the Nordiques favor Sunday. In their second game out of the gate of the fall season, the Grizzlies matchup should've gone in Tinker's favor. Though winning or tied for most of two periods, the Tinker hockeyeurs fell 4-3 to a

Lazy Lizards win sand volleyball tournament

The Lazy Lizards won it all Sept. 25. Pink Pumas and Sand Lot followed with second and third place, respectively.On a picturesque Saturday with temperatures hovering in the 80s, five teams participated in a sand volleyball tournament. Held at the two sand volleyball courts at the 38th Cyber

Political dos and don'ts during campaign season

With the 2010 elections coming up, television newscasts and newspaper articles are filled with the latest news about the candidates running for various offices. While exercising a right to vote is the duty of all Americans, military and civilian federal employees should understand the laws and

AFMC vice visits Tinker

B-1 HVM prototype phase next step in program

The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center B-1 Sustainment Division has made headway in the B-1 High Velocity Maintenance program, which aims to trim 32 days off of programmed depot maintenance. Beginning in fiscal 2011, the 13 B-1 Lancers scheduled to arrive at Tinker for programmed depot maintenance

ALC training transformation champions

It's a task that all organizations seek to do -- continuously improve their processes. But at Tinker, the need to heighten efficiency has never been keener, as units are facing reduced budgets and up-tempo operations. Within the 72nd Air Base Wing, the edicts of transformation have now come to

Former POWs visit Tinker, share story

It's a length of time no prisoner of war can forget - how long they were held captive. World War II veteran Warren Ledbetter's memory is no different. He entered the Japanese prisoner of war camp in 1942. He wouldn't emerge from captivity for three and a half years. He knows that 1,266 days of his

Budget cuts to affect Tinker

Because of the $9.3 million decrement in base operating support accounts, come fiscal 2011, there will be adjustments and modifications to the support programs and activities that the 72nd Air Base Wing provides to Team Tinker. Though some changes will be more significant than others, Col. Bob

Remembering YUKLA-27

CFC fund drive just around the corner

Oct. 1 is the day to help out your community. That's the date the 2010 Combined Federal Campaign kicks off, allowing employees to give back. This year, officials said the Central Oklahoma CFC organization is hoping to raise $3.4 million, with $2 million of that coming from Department of Defense