72nd Security Forces Squadron Airmen leave for Southwest Asia

Fourteen 72nd Security Forces Squadron defenders left for a six-month deployment Sept. 4. Two days before, Col. Bob LaBrutta and Command Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Vegas of the 72nd Air Base Wing stopped by to wish safe travels to the defenders.Meeting in Bldg. 1128 with Col. Paul Waugh, Oklahoma City

Report finds CE on track with environmental cleanup goals

A team of Air Force and consulting scientists reviewing the environmental cleanup program at Tinker AFB has found that base officials managing environmental cleanup are exceeding key milestones. The accelerated progress made at Tinker means base environmental officials have already complied with the

New OC-ALC/XP director aims to make center preeminent ALC, focus in on his staff

Col. Lawrence Gatti is new to Air Force Materiel Command and Oklahoma. But, he said he's no stranger to meeting the mission and getting the job done.Having recently returned from a year-long assignment in Afghanistan, serving as the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Group commander, the new director

Cycle coaches get Tinker training

Lizards Blue stave off Wildcatters in first round of playoffs

If both teams started out a bit wobbly in the second round of flag football playoffs, then the 72nd Security Forces team eventually proved they wanted victory. At least more than their 552nd Maintenance Squadron foes, who despite their 9-6 toppling of the Red Bulls earlier in the evening Tuesday,

Team Tinker puts up fight at Defender’s Cup

It was a tournament of almosts this weekend for Team Tinker. But all told they're pleased with the outcome of their performance in the Defender's Cup. The annual military soccer row pits some of the region's tops teams against one other, as they square off near Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Tinker

Father honored with new station

Jeremy Keith vaguely remembers his father's funeral procession on that January afternoon in 1965. To this day he still doesn't like to hear Taps being played.Even though he was only 3 years old when his father, William Keith, died on duty as a Del City police officer, the emotions surrounding his

Save energy over Labor Day weekend, officials extend new conservation challenge

Tinker is on the right track to conserving energy and reducing energy-related costs. In fact, 72nd Air Base Wing Civil Engineer Directorate officials said it's time for a new challenge: take ownership over the Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3-6, with the "How Low Can We Go" energy-conservation

Exchange update on track for Sept. 17 opening

Just 90 days after the first construction crew entered what was the "BX," associates at what will soon be the new Tinker "Exchange" are readying for a "brand opening" celebration that will coincide with the Air Force birthday as well as the Air Force Falcons meeting up with the University of

Operation KUDOS set for Sept. 25

With Operation KUDOS, Children from ages 2 to 16 are given a unique opportunity to learn about what it is their parents experience while being deployed. KUDOS -- or Kids Understanding Deployment Operations -- allows families, through hands-on activities, to participate in a mock deployment in a fun