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  • 72nd ABW announces Wildcatter awards

    Shawna Weaver, assistant director, Child Development Center West, 72nd FSS/FSFCW As the assistant director of the Child Development Program, Shawna Weaver ensures the program meet wide-ranging accreditation standards, enhancing the quality of care for Tinker. She organizes and maintains 45

  • Operation KUDOS: Sign children up now for Sept. 26 event

    Later this month, children ages 2 to 16 will be given a unique opportunity to learn about what their parents experience while being deployed. Operation KUDOS -- which stands for Kids Understanding Deployment Operations -- allows families to participate in a mock deployment in a fun and safe

  • 448th SCMW volunteers supply backpacks for local children

    Recently, volunteers from the 448th Supply Chain Management Wing Management Operations office Booster Club embarked on a mission to help a local elementary school. They held a "Back to School Backpack Drive" to help children in need of assistance at Telstar Elementary School. The OM Booster Club

  • Thumpers claim title with 23-5 win

    In the base championship game Sept. 8, one team's streak continued while the other team's ended. The Thumpers, the small squadron champions, entered the game against the large squadron champion 552nd Maintenance Squadron riding an eight game winning streak. While their streak is alive at nine

  • Bowling league readies for 2009-10 season

    The 2009-10 Commanders Trophy Bowling League is gearing up for another action-packed season at the Tinker Bowling Center. "I am hoping for another fun season of bowling and the hope that our team, Hellifino, can maintain our top ranking," said Traci Applebee, league president. There are

  • Settling into 9001

    Ah, home sweet home. Four Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center and Defense Logistics Agency shops have moved or are in the process of relocating to Bldg. 9001, the newest facility in the Tinker Aerospace Complex. Formerly an automobile assembly plant, several shop employees said they like their new

  • IT Directorate, 72nd Com Squadron to merge

    Creating a "single point of responsibility" is the goal of an upcoming merger between the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center's Information Technology Directorate and the 72nd Communications Squadron. The two units will join Oct. 1 to become the 72nd Air Base Wing Communications Directorate. Program

  • Staff Sgt. honored for lifesaving action performed two years ago

    "He's the reason I joined the Air Force," explains Airman 1st Class Kelly George. "I wanted to do something that mattered. To serve my country." Her cousin, Staff Sgt. Chris Harlan, did both. In 2007, he and two friends helped rescue a group of drowning college exchange students during a weekend

  • Visit provides yardstick for VPP

    The 72nd Air Base Wing is one step closer to reaching a "Star." In mid-August, the wing's Voluntary Protection Program team hosted a staff assistance visit from the Air Force Materiel Command Headquarters and the Department of Defense Center of Excellence. During their four-day stay, four officials

  • STRATCOM ONE wins trophy

    Strategic Communications Wing ONE was selected as the recipient of the Omaha Trophy for 2008. The award, announced Aug. 19, was for the category of Strategic Aircraft Operations. "I'm ecstatic with this selection and extremely honored," said Capt. Dwight Shepherd, commander of Strategic