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  • ALC set to begin new supervisor development course

    The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center recently announced the final details of the Supervisor Development Program are nearing completion with a planned program kickoff during the first quarter of fiscal 2010. As part of the air logistics center's second strategic goal, "develop and care for our

  • 38th CEG father, Sailor son meet together a world away, during deployment

    Six days is a short time to get ready for deployment. But, for Joe Little, being ready in six days will mean spending six months with his son. A contracting officer with the 38th Cyberspace Engineering Group, Mr. Little deployed to Kabul this week where he will spend the next six months near his

  • TACAMO celebrates Navy’s 234th Birthday

    Strategic Communications Wing ONE at Tinker Air Force Base, the Oklahoma City Navy League, the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce and Oklahoma civic and business leaders came together Oct. 10 to celebrate the Navy's 234th birthday. The Oklahoma Navy Birthday Ball, held at the National Cowboy

  • Deployment deferment changes in effect

    Changes were recently made to the deployment deferment policy. The revisions are slight, but significant. The majority of the changes made to Air Force Instruction 36-2110 concern 365-day deployments and one-year unaccompanied short tours, the "dwell 1:1" mandate, and assignments to Central Command

  • Clothing drive aims to help assault victims

    October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the Family Advocacy Center and the SARC office are seeking new clothing donations for the victims of sexual assault. The clothes collected by the Clothing for a Cause campaign will be donated to three local hospitals through the YWCA to replace

  • Red Ribbon Week aims for awareness

    Tinker Air Force Base uniformed and civilian employees will join others across the nation to raise awareness about drugs and encourage healthy choices as they celebrate National Red Ribbon Week, Oct. 23-30. Red Ribbons will be displayed throughout the base 72nd Medical Group facilities. Substance

  • Flu clinic not providing anti-virals, patients should weigh all options

    Visitors to Tinker's Flu Clinic are not likely to receive prescription anti-viral drugs, such as Tamiflu, to combat the H1N1 flu virus. The national Center for Disease Control only recommends the prescription of anti-viral drugs to hospitalized flu patients or those at risk of developing severe

  • 564th AMXS is one step closer on ‘Road to 130’

    On Sept. 29, the 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron completed the first phase of a two phase initiative to transform the north end of Bldg. 3001 from Propulsion Overhaul and Repair Operations back to a KC-135 Programmed Depot Maintenance Operations. A KC-135 aircraft was successfully moved into the

  • 552nd TRS welcomes new leader

    Lt. Col. David F. Evans accepted command of the 552nd Training Squadron from Lt. Col. John J. Iwanski in an official ceremony Oct. 15. Col. George Carpenter, 552nd Operations Group commander, presided over the ceremony and applauded Colonel Iwanski for his "incredible leadership" as the squadron

  • Deployed Tinker Airmen on the front lines with virus identification system

    The 379th Expeditionary Medical Group has acquired a new tool in its never-ending quest to keep base residents healthy. The Joint Biological Agent Identification and Diagnostic System has been modified to aid in diagnosing patients with the H1N1 flu virus. Housed in its own trailer, the JBAIDS is