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  • DOD readies for annual Red Ribbon Week

    "Drug free is the key" is the theme for Red Ribbon Week 2009 and is a reminder to TRICARE beneficiaries of the dangers of unhealthy lifestyle habits. Red Ribbon Week is the nation's oldest and largest drug prevention program, reaching millions of Americans during the last week of October every year.

  • Base to hold Fire Prevention Week Oct. 4-10

    Fire Prevention Week 2009 -- set for Oct. 4-10 -- focuses on ways to keep homes fire safe and prevent painful burns. By following simple safety rules, you can "Stay Fire Smart!" · Keep hot foods and liquids away from tables and counter edges so they cannot be pulled or knocked over. · Have a 3-foot

  • Sharks take a bite out of Nordiques

    The Tinker Nordiques losing skid stretched to seven games after a 5-0 shutout against the Sharks Sept. 20. "Our team has been struggling over the last month and we need to find the magic again heading into the playoffs," said James McCarron, Nordiques center and co-captain. The Sharks got on the

  • Thanks to teamwork,Tinker manning has rapid growth

    Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center leadership tasked its personnel in July with a lofty assignment: hire 400 new maintenance employees by Oct. 14. With less than a month until the deadline, personnel have made significant strides and credit their success to teamwork. To ensure hiring objectives were

  • Technical Order Warehouse closes doors

    With mixed emotion, Rhonda Stacy visited Tinker's Technical Order Warehouse Sept. 11 for what presumably would be the last time. She was one of nearly 50 people who attended the closing ceremony in Bldg. 3. Guests, including Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center leadership and former employees, such as

  • New leader takes over OSI Det

    Special Agent Danny Powers sat behind a large desk. Dressed in civilian clothes, the new commander of Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 114 spoke about goals for the unit. Special Agent Powers, who succeeded Special Agent-in-Charge Jack Angelo in late August, said the detachment

  • Commanders Action Line: Space heaters

    Q:Our director recently enforced a new policy of not allowing personal heaters. Has this policy become official base wide? A: Occupational Safety and Health Standard 91-501 places the responsibility on organizational leadership for providing a safe and healthy working area. Your supervisor must

  • Think safety: school in session

    The days are a little cooler now, and there's a crisp feeling to the air which is filled with the sounds of children groaning. It can only mean one thing: school is back in session. And, after a summer filled with easy driving with seemingly little traffic, the transition to crowded roadways teeming

  • Roadmap laid out for success in ORI

    The Operations Readiness Inspection is 42 days away and in advance of the Inspector General's visit, the 72nd Air Base Wing Plans and Programs office has a few tips for everyone to remember. This is the first in a series of articles to be published leading up to the inspection. Tips for Success: ·

  • Pivotal success

    A B-1 sits in the hangar surrounded by scaffolding. Stripped of paint, the aluminum skin glistens under the work lights as mechanics reach inside access panels or consult technical orders. "It pretty much has all the references," says aircraft mechanic Tate Valentine of the technical orders. "But