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  • Deployed 72nd SFS Airmen participate in exercise with host nation

    Several deployed 72nd Security Forces Squadron members recently participated in an exercise with the host nation and its allies. It proved successful.The point of Ferocious Falcon Exercise was to determine the combined security capabilities and response options available to the United States and the

  • Oklahoma WW II veterans visit monuments in Washington, D.C.

    By the time he touched down at Will Rogers World Airport May 17, 92-year-old Woodrow Wiltse had been awake for almost 21 hours. The Miami Air jet he and 98 other World War II veterans were on came to a graceful halt in front of a crowd of about 80 military personnel and civilians at the Oklahoma Air

  • Youth Center children learn conservation, energized to save

    The kids have one-upped the adults in a big way. During a recent four-month period, Tinker's Youth Center members decreased their energy consumption by 37 percent. In that same period of time, energy usage at the rest of the base was reduced by just 19 percent. Ranging in age from kindergarten to

  • Tinker Airman ensures help is a call away in Afghanistan

    LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - In eastern Afghanistan's Laghman Province the challenge of providing adequate communication is overcome daily by the hard work of the Airmen assigned to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team. U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant Wayne D. Dunn, Staff Sergeant Douglas

  • Tinker: How low can you go?

    Tinker is the largest energy consumer in the Air Force, but it doesn't have to be that way. If base personnel are actively energy conscious, Tinker's place in the energy-consumption category could be reduced. One way to conserve is by participating in the upcoming "How Low Can We Go"

  • Tinker, community come together at annual dinner, 9001 takes center stage

    The 2010 Tinker and Community Dining Out May 14 had a sense of historical flair. Held in front of the 76th Commodities Maintenance Group's "Commodity Country" in Bldg. 9001, the black-tie affair gave military and community guests a unique look into Tinker's mission.Sponsored by the Greater Oklahoma

  • Tinker DLA team welcomes new commander

    Col. Richard Schwing assumed command of Defense Logistics Agency Oklahoma City from Col. Kelly Larson during a change of command ceremony May 14 at the Tinker Club. Colonel Schwing comes to DLA Oklahoma City from the agency's headquarters at Fort Belvoir, Va., where he was deputy executive director

  • Obermeyer new commander of ‘Ironmen’

    Cmdr. Terry Obermeyer took over for Cmdr. Brian McCormick as commanding officer of Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron THREE during an official change of command ceremony held in the squadron's hangar May 6. Commander Obermeyer takes command as the "Ironmen" Squadron's 41st commanding officer after

  • Military benefits no small part of compensation

    Throughout my Air Force career, my appreciation of the benefits and advantages the Air Force provides me and my family has grown significantly. When I was a first-term Airman many years ago, I was a bit ignorant of how Air Force benefits and compensation stacked up against those in the civilian

  • Dedication required: ACC commander speaks to 552nd Air Control Wing Airmen

    Gen. William M. Fraser III spoke about the importance of dedicated, resilient and innovative Airmen during a recent "all call." Held in Hangar 230, Dock 2, the commander of Air Combat Command wrapped up his two-day trip by addressing the 552nd Air Control Wing's Airmen.The general spoke about the