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  • Preventing the ‘second wave’

    Cases of seasonal and H1N1 flu viruses are on the rise in Oklahoma, indicating the start of the "second wave" of the fall and winter flu season. Outbreaks of the flu were widespread last year and national health officials are predicting the resumption of the flu season this month in a traditional

  • Tinker’s Canadian airmen support airborne control in Southwest Asia

    To any other member of the 965th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron, the five Canadian airmen who work with them are a part of the team. And that's just the way they like it.Each day the five Canadians work together as part of a crew on an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system

  • Preparation first step in Tinker tornado safety

    There are few words in the English language that bring about as much concern as the word "tornado." Of all nature's moods, this is perhaps the most violent. Though not as large-scale as a hurricane, or as long-lived as a Nor'easter, this particular severe weather event has occurred in every state,

  • Tinker families celebrate Valentine’s Day, remember deployed members

    Valentine's Day came early this year for nearly 150 people at Tinker who have a family member that is deployed or who will deploy later this month. Tinker Airman and Family Readiness Center personnel hosted a special Valentine's dinner Feb. 2 for families.Held in the fellowship hall of the base

  • FitFamily takes to the skies

    Kavina Agnew knows just what she wants for her 10-year wedding anniversary. And no, it's not diamonds, furniture or a car, or even a night out at the movies with her husband, a civilian employee at Tinker. To hear her say it, it's much simpler than all that. "I tell my husband he owes me a half

  • Lady Hawks take Fort Sill shelling, drop two

    It's quite possible the Lady Hawks beat themselves on Saturday and Sunday. Facing the rough-and-tumble Fort Sill squad -- that's becoming somewhat of a mental jinx for Tinker -- the Lady Hawks had to overcome history. It's a history that showed four consecutive losses to Fort Sill. Fort Sill 58Lady

  • Hawks trade blows with Fort Sill

    Although Saturday's game was a narrow numerical victory for the Hawks, it was perhaps reason for their downfall on Sunday -- the proverbial waking of the sleeping Fort Sill giant. The Hawks came away with a close 86-81 win Feb. 6 against the Cannoneers, but it proved a pyrrhic victory for Tinker.

  • Herd Haiti bound

    Elements of the 3rd Combat Communications Group left a snow-covered Tinker for Haiti to assist in disaster relief operations Tuesday. Nearly 30 people and more than 90 tons of equipment winged their way to the earthquake-struck Caribbean country where they will assist in setting up communications

  • Veterans, school aim to train engineers

    Retired Brig.Gen. Ben Robinson says he is the product of a self-inflicted poor education.Which is surprising, considering that General Robinson is a former MIT fellow, Boeing executive and Air Force brigadier general. And now, the former commander of the 552nd Air Control Wing, is an advocate for