Avoid frustration for visitors: follow proper EAL procedures

Everything had been planned to the last detail -- tables set, silverware polished. The VIP attendees to the event had been invited and confirmed weeks ago, everything ran smoothly until the call came in. "Help, I'm stranded at the gate and I can't get on base."The 72nd Security Forces Squadron

552nd ACW buildings in line for upgrades after funding secured

They did it. The 552nd Air Control Wing secured more than $25 million for construction projects. The money will be used to renovate and modernize two buildings on the Tinker campus. Construction for several projects began in fiscal 2009 and officials said all projects are expected to wrap by the end

IA safeguards network

The process to secure Tinker's networks is lengthy and consists of multiple steps. Step three, after the network is registered, certified and accredited, is determining the proper level of security.Provided by the 72nd Communications Directorate, communications security is offered to Tinker

Unsung Heroes: Keeping Tinker trash free

DePLAYment program offers big benefits

Some Tinker military members are missing out on valuable benefits available to their families. And time to take advantage of those benefits is quickly running out.Anyone officially assigned to Tinker who has returned from a deployment, is currently deployed or is projected to deploy anytime from

Party Boys spoil Nordiques streak

Whether the Nordiques knew it or not, they had invisible targets on their backs from the moment they stepped on the ice Sunday. Tinker was up against the goonish Party Boys, who the Nordiques had beaten in the league championship game two consecutive years. Although it was regular season play March

Hawks basketball team takes one, drops one to Whiteman

When the Tinker Hawks walked onto the Whiteman Air Force Base basketball court March 6, their trepidation was palpable. Tinker had made the trip to Missouri for the double header with only seven players. Compared to the 15 hoopsmen that lined Whiteman's bench, it was a veritable David versus Goliath

Batter up: Tinker introduces new women’s softball team

Tis' the season to "play ball" and that's exactly what Shawn Farber said he wants the Lady Hawks to do. The Lady Hawks, a women's softball team, is a new addition to Tinker's varsity sports' roster. Comprised of approximately 15 women with a broad range of skill level and experience, the Lady Hawks

Trip to war region heightens AFMC commander's resolve

The commander of Air Force Materiel Command returned recently from a trip to Iraq and other sites in the region with an amped-up sense of responsibility to deployed Airmen who depend on his command for the supplies, parts and maintenance to get their jobs done.General Donald Hoffman had a simple

Deployed Reservist is ‘where he wants to be’

In his 14 years of active duty and Reserve time in the Air Force, Master Sgt. Paul LaFleur said where he's working right now as the chief of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Command Post is where he wants to be to "support the success of the mission."Sergeant LaFleur is an Air Force Reservist