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  • Lizards White struggle against AFFSA, keep unblemished record

    Perhaps the Leapin' Lizards White team thought it was just business as usual. With a bevy of athletic prowess on tap, the team is confident on the court. This much was evident in the first match Tuesday night as they topped their Air Force Flight Standards Agency foes 25-15. But the second was a

  • 32nd CBCS supports New Horizons Panama

    An 11-person team from the 32nd Combat Communications Squadron is deployed to Meteti, Panama, from Tinker Air Force Base to bring phone and data service to engineers and support personnel participating in New Horizons Panama 2010.After supporting earthquake relief operations in Haiti, this is the

  • 76th Maintenance Wing saves thousands by keeping courses in-house

    The 76th Maintenance Wing recently completed three cycles of training that educated employees who must train others, but may not be comfortable or have the experience required. "It sounds a bit convoluted, but what we're doing is training the trainers," said Brandon Bussell, a program manager and

  • Oklahoma-based 970th receives vital training

    Airmen from the 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron and 513th Air Control Group at Tinker arrived at the base on July 11 in support of RIMPAC, the world's largest maritime exercise.The multinational exercise is in its 22nd year and is comprised of 14 nations, 32 ships, five submarines, more than 170

  • 513th chief of maintenance receives Bronze Star medal

    Lt Col. Dale Andrews recently received the Bronze Star Medal by distinguishing himself for meritorious achievement as deputy group commander of the 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Group, 451st Air Expeditionary Wing, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan while engaged in ground operations against the enemy

  • Tinker sergeants inducted as Senior NCOs

    Transition to the senior non-commissioned officer rank is a crucial part of an enlisted members career. Sixty-eight master sergeants from Tinker were inducted into the senior noncommissioned officer corps July 23 during an annual ceremony at the Tinker Club.The banquet marks the completion of a five

  • It pays to shop the Tinker Exchange

    The exchange benefit at Tinker is paying dividends in more ways than one. Airmen shopping at the Base Exchange, dining at Popeye's Chicken, Burger King and using other AAFES activities year generated a dividend of $532,671. These funds are critical to Air Force MWR's ability to enhance local

  • VQ-4 Sailors sink competition in Cardboard Boat Regatta

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Graver awoke groggily and slapped his alarm off. It had been a late night and he was behind schedule. Still half asleep, he rolled out of bed with a Sailor's resolve and dressed for aquatic combat -- he had a cardboard boat race to win.Graver and his teammate, Petty

  • Team Tinker organizing for Air Force Marathon

    Runners are starting to organize themselves into this year's version of "Team Tinker" to compete in the Air Force Marathon held Sept. 18 at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The marathon, now in its 11th year, has grown both in stature and the size of the field competing in the competition to the point