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  • Tinker soccer club ties with Pure Luck

    The Tinker United Soccer Club proved it's not all about luck on Sunday. The Tinker teamsters showed there's plenty of skill involved as they tied the Pure Luck squad 2-2, despite being down a red-carded player most of the Oct. 25 game. Tinker drew first blood in minute 15 as Ryan Wilson booted in a

  • Mobility augmentees aid base in exercise, deployment process

    They keep the mission airborne. Literally. They also helped Tinker prepare for next week's operational readiness inspection. They are Tinker's mobility augmentees. Based out of the 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, nearly 100 civilian and military members help deploying military members process

  • Energy awareness month expo to showcase tech

    In honor of Energy Awareness month, the 72nd Civil Engineering Directorate will host an energy expo Oct. 29. Highlighting the theme, "Putting all the pieces together," the expo will showcase commercial vendors and on-base units. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Tinker Club ballroom, energy-oriented

  • 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