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  • Construction on Arnold Ave set to start

    Starting April 15, Tinker's second heaviest-traveled road is scheduled to undergo a 200-day construction project.Arnold Avenue will be worked on in four phases. Plans include repairing the road between "F" Avenue and Air Depot Boulevard, adding turn lanes, widening the road and rebuilding

  • Luncheon focused on power of prayer

    If the patrons at Tinker's annual prayer luncheon took anything away from the gathering March 11, it's that God cares for them and hears their prayers. By the time the event's keynote speaker left the podium, the audience was challenged to pray ceaselessly "from the heart and from the hip," and

  • CAC office now at Hollywood and Vine

    Effective March 15, the 72nd ABW Communications Directorate Common Access Card Office is moving from Bldg. 3001G to Bldg. 3001, Post Y77 (Hollywood and Vine). This move is designed to more easily accommodate customers located within Bldg. 3001 as well as those located on the east side of the base.

  • Navy instructor certifies Air Force artisans on Mercury maintenance

    The Navy's E-6B Mercury aircraft play a vital national security role, and an artisan at Naval Air Systems Command In-Service Support Center Detachment in Jacksonville, Fla., is ensuring these crucial assets remain airborne. Kevin S. Hart, ISSC DET Jacksonville fleet field service representative, was

  • Prescribed burn maintains native ecosystems

    A prescribed burn took place this week in open fields and brush areas located in the south west quadrant of Tinker Air Force Base.Tinker's 72nd Air Base Wing Civil Engineer Directorate has held in-depth discussions with the experts from the Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation

  • Pedestrians vs. automobiles: a safety lesson

    Being a parent for the last eight years has been a lot of fun, but parenthood has made me review why I think the way I do. The primary reason for this is the ever present question, "But Daddy, why?" To explain most things, I teach my kids using three sets of rules: The first set of rules refers to

  • Maintenance units settling in, making home in Bldg. 9001

    A lot can happen in six months. Bldg. 9001 is proof. In August 2009, Bldg. 9001 made its industrial debut. Presented to the local and Air Force Materiel Command community as the newest addition to the Tinker Aerospace Complex, guest speakers spoke of the potential within its 2.5-million square feet.

  • Air Force launches legal assistance Web site

    Do I need a will? What happens in a divorce? We want to adopt a child but where do we start? You may have asked yourself these questions before, and getting answers involved at least one trip to the base legal office or to a private attorney. Fortunately, on Feb. 1, the Air Force JAG Corps unveiled

  • Col. fulfills life-long education dream

    Feb. 5 will be a date Col. Mary M. Gillam, director, 72nd Air Base Wing Communications Directorate and deputy chief information officer at Tinker will remember for a long time. It is the day she received word from her doctoral advisor that her dissertation had been approved by her school's dean.