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

76th MXW names FOD prevention winners

The Final Prep/Categorization Shop from the 547th Propulsion Maintenance Squadron was the winner of the 76th Maintenance Wing FOD Prevention Quarterly Award. They competed against the 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Dock 6 and the Production Support Section in the 552nd Commodities Maintenance

Commander names Wildcatter award winners

Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Davidson72nd LRS/LGRR, Deployment managerSergeant Davidson, the 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron deployment manager, is responsible for ensuring that all enlisted members receive the appropriate training prior to a deployment. She conducts bag-drag inspections, works with the

Club presents $15,000 in scholarships

The Tinker Officers' Spouse Club along with First Command Financial Planning and Tinker Federal Credit Union, presented $15,500 in scholarships to 12 area high school seniors and two spouses during the April meeting.Judges chose from 65 high school applicants and 10 spouses for the scholarships.