Hot cars, unattended children a deadly combination

Did you ever wake up in the morning and say to yourself, "I think today I will leave my child all alone in the car until he or she dies"? Of course not! But then, neither did the parents of 8-month old Isabella, 4-year-old Gregory, 9-month old Jessica or 6-week old Dalton, a few of the almost 450

Tips on building a strong family

Being a parent can be challenging. Being a military parent can seem even more challenging. Long hours, deployments, moving several times or being far away from family and friends, are just a few of the things that can add stress on parents and their children. But through it all, many families manage

Swingers take two from medics

You could say it wasn't meant to be this week for Med Group, as their intramural softball team recorded two disheartening losses. True to their name, it was the Swingers who came out on top in the double header June 21, winning the first game 22-11 after four innings and claiming the second game

Nordiques hook Sharks, slip to tie ending

It was a Jekyll and Hyde showing for the Nordiques. When they were in, they were all in. But with a 3-3 tie with the Sharks June 20, it seemed more a prize catch that got away rather than a draw. If you'd walked out to get a coke at the end of the first period, you might be surprised to see the

72nd OSS sweeps Cow Tippers

It was clear from early on that the 72nd Operational Support Squadron softball team was clicking. On a muggy Tuesday night June 22 they were up against the venerable Cow Tippers and this much was obvious: 72nd OSS brought their A-game, winning the first game 14-3 after four innings and claiming the

Tinker bids farewell to 'Col. J'

Two years ago when Col. Allen Jamerson came to Tinker, it appeared to be business as usual. He pledged his best and set goals at his ceremonial change of command. Then, something special happened. The colonel invested himself by personally interacting with Tinker employees and customers at all

Deployed cyberspace engineers support Haiti, Chile relief efforts

As the world watched television coverage of the devastation in Haiti and then the earthquake in Chile, several Tinker 38th Cyberspace Engineering Group personnel were actively getting their hands dirty in support of the relief efforts. Now, some six months after the 7.0 earthquake in Haiti and the

72nd SFS Airmen return from Southwest Asia deployment

964th AACS welcomes new commander

With a return to his former Air Force home, Lt. Col. Geoffrey Weiss assumed command of the 964th Airborne Air Control Squadron. In Bldg. 230, Col. George Carpenter, 552nd Operations Group commander, presided over the change of command June 11. Colonel Weiss succeeded Lt. Col. Richard Boyd, who is

DLA Oklahoma City launches committee to cultivate organization

Activated here in 2008, Defense Logistics Agency Oklahoma City Depot-Level Reparable Procurement Operations is dedicated to supporting its customers and testing new initiatives. "With a workload that is 20 to 40 percent greater than was originally anticipated, the challenges of establishing a new