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  • Water Wars

    The 72nd Force Support Squadron held the annual Cardboard Regatta at Tinker April 8. The winners were:Squadron Category: First -- Team Intern "Plunder Water," B-1 Program Second -- Phoenix Combat Ops "The Talon," 964th Airborn Air Control Squadron Third -- The Rosie Riveters "The Riveter," 76th

  • Boxing Smoker next Friday

    Tinker boxers are fired up and ready to take on contenders from the Navy and Fort Sill Army base during the Boxing Smoker at 7 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Gerrity Fitness and Sports Center. Doors open at 6 p.m. and admission is free. "Overall, this is one of the best put together teams since I've been at

  • Tinker Airman fulfills ice dream

     Some dreams do come true. Just ask Kassandra Riley, who recently fulfilled her dream of playing competitive hockey. The Airman with the 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron is the first official female full rostered player for the Tinker Assault, Oklahoma City Adult Hockey League. Riley, a lifelong

  • TACAMO announces chief-selects

    Seventeen members of Strategic Communications Wing ONE and the Take Charge and Move Out community were selected to the rank of chief petty officer. Those individuals selected were: Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Ambol Jr., Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron FOUR Petty Officer 1st Class Derrick

  • Fit 4 Life program presents options

    Despite popular perception, the civilian "Fit 4 Life" program is not strictly a fitness program. The time, which accommodates up to three hours a week, can also be used for on-base wellness programs. Organizations that offer acceptable fitness alternatives include the Civilian Health Promotion

  • TINKER SHOOTOUT: OSI sponsors federal pistol competition

    It was hit or miss July 31 with thousands of shell casings popping out of hand guns. The reports sounded like hail pelting against a tin roof. The guns were fired by an assortment of local, state and federal law enforcement agency members at the Air Force Office of Special Investigations-Detachment

  • Action Line: CAC card issue

    Q: Could you please explain the policy for getting a CAC card reset? Several of my employees were able to get their cards reset. Other times, they are told that they need to set an appointment, which if you have been locked out requires you to have someone else set up the appointment. All of the

  • Security Forces have new top cop

    It's "game on" for the new commander of the 72nd Security Forces Squadron, Lt. Col. Troy A. Roberts, as he assumed command July 30 from Lt. Col. Lisette D. Childers, who is retiring after a 20-year Air Force career. Colonel Roberts comes to Tinker from Guam, where he commanded the 736th SFS at

  • Col. Beierle takes over 327th ASW

    Col. Mark Beierle became the new 327th Aircraft Sustainment Wing commander July 29. Standing before a packed house at the base theater, he succeeded Col. Paul Waugh, who became the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center vice commander. Maj. Gen. David Gillett, OC-ALC commander, presided over the

  • National Flying Academy CAP cadets visit Tinker

    Civil Air Patrol cadets participating in a week-long National Flight Academy this summer visited Tinker July 23 for a closer look at the service they supplement -- and may someday -- serve in. The cadets, including one from the Flying Castle Composite squadron based at Tinker, were undergoing a week