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  • Colonel LaBrutta assumes command of the 72nd Air Base Wing

    Under a beautiful Oklahoma sky, Col. Bob LaBrutta assumed command of the 72nd Air Base Wing June 25.  Maj. Gen. David Gillett, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center commander, presided over the change of command during the outside ceremony at the Tinker Club. Colonel LaBrutta succeeded Col. Allen

  • 2010 Star Spangled Salute

    Turns out most of us know what it feels like to fly in an F-16 fighter jet. Or so one pilot says. "It feels just like a roller coaster," said Maj. Rick Goodman, the lead solo pilot for the Air Force Thunderbirds. A Del City native, the 35-year-old fighter pilot knows what he's talking about. With

  • Lancer gate to close June 28

    Lancer Gate (No. 20) will close June 28 for a 135-day construction project. Situated across from Bldg. 3001 on Bradley Drive, it is the final gate in the five-gate safety military construction project.While under construction, contractors will install the "final-denial barrier system" to prevent

  • Team effort brings Oklahoma mast to name state

    The Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor will "forever live in infamy" but, June 21, 2010 was a date that brought a piece of that history back to Oklahoma and maybe a piece of closure for one survivor. On Monday, outside Bldg. 268, Tinker participated in history and accepted a piece of the

  • Decades later, Earhart’s scarf soars again

    An out-of-this-world accomplishment will be celebrated Saturday at the 99s Museum of Woman Pilots in Oklahoma City. The feat began with famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart and ended with a NASA astronaut with an unlikely connection to the lost pilot. In November 2009, more than 70 years after Ms. Earhart

  • 552nd MXG welcomes back a familiar face as new commander

    On a warm and muggy day in the Sooner State, Col. Stella Smith assumed command of the 552nd Maintenance Group June 18.Col. Patricia Hoffman, 552nd Air Control Wing commander, presided over the change of command as scores of Airmen packed into the E-3 aircraft hangar.Colonel Smith succeeded Col.

  • Lt. Col. Sriver takes reigns of 5th MRS

    Amid an atmosphere reminiscent of an extended family gathering, Lt. Col. Todd Sriver assumed command of the 5th Manpower Requirement Squadron June 17. In a packed Tinker Club Daedalian Room, Col. Brian Norman, commander of the Air Force Manpower Agency, presided over the change of command. Colonel

  • New fitness standards go into effect July 1

    July 1 is a date Airmen will want to remember. It's the day the Air Force's new Physical Fitness Test standards go into effect, ensuring a more stringent and uniform testing procedure.Among the main changes to the test is the inclusion of minimum score requirements in each test category. The new

  • Personal survival resources available to all Tinker Airmen

    The Air Force's Wingman Stand Down 2010 was in May, but that doesn't mean Airmen's focus should shift away from safety and well-being."As the Air Force enters into this year's 101 Critical Days of Summer, I would like to reinforce the importance of the Wingman concept," said Gen. Donald Hoffman, Air

  • Operation Air Force brings cadets to Tinker

    Fifteen cadets from the United States Air Force Academy departed Tinker on June 17 after a summer learning program called "Operation Air Force". Every summer, juniors and seniors at the Air Force Academy are sent across the world to various Air Force bases for two and a half weeks to learn what life