Setting his sights: Tinker Airman aims at Olympic glory

One Airman in the 72nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron has his sights set on Olympic glory. Alexander Callage, an avid marksman, has been honing his craft for many years. "I gained in interest in competitive shooting when I was in high school and in the Air Force I have been given an opportunity to

552nd ACW Airmen enjoy Transformers screening

Personnel from all over base and their families were lined up outside of the base theater June 27, hoping to get their free tickets to see the recently-released movie, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen." While everyone was excited to see the Transformers and Decepticons hit the big screen once

Golfers take advantage of offers at Tinker course

Golf is in full swing at the Tinker Golf Course and July is loaded with family friendly programs for "Family Golf Month" to keep families entertained and golfing. In addition to family outings, there are quite a few tournaments coming up. Tinker Golf Course offers something for everyone, including

Critical days a good time to remember the rules when it comes to consuming alcohol

The effect alcohol has on the body is consistently predictable regardless of the use pattern. Alcohol is a mood altering depressant drug. The reason alcohol can cause such extensive damage to the body is because it can and does go everywhere, as there is no body cell resistant to alcohol. The first

What's in a name?

Tinker communities ready for open house, move-ins soon

 Moving is a common part of military life. Some families will be moving into new digs at Tinker when privatized homes open this month. With the dust not quite settled on 75 new homes slated for occupation by the end of the summer, Tinker's housing privatization developer, Balfour Beatty Communities,

Making a difference

Airmen of the 964th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron may not have been excited about the early wake-up call, but they were all elated to get to work. On the morning of June 5, 67 Airmen took a journey to the St. Juliana School in Westpunt, Curacao. A charitable high school with limited resources,

Commander’s Action Line: Conserving energy

Q:There are two exterior doors in Bldg. 3001 that are left open for most of the day and either let the hot air in or the cold air out. If there were some way to post these doors to be closed when not in use I think it would help conserve energy. The door locations are as follows: Bldg 3001 between

Col. Greg Hall retires from Air Force

Col. Greg Hall retired from the Air Force June 26. But, don't expect him to miss Team Tinker or allow base personnel to miss him. The colonel, an individual reservist for the 72nd Mission Support Group since 2005, said retirement is just a formality. "I plan to come back here until they deny me

Two 552nd ACW squadrons welcome new leaders

June 30 was a busy day for the 552nd Air Control Wing as they held two official change of command ceremonies and two squadrons welcomed new leaders into their ranks. 552nd Operations Support Squadron The first ceremony, officiated by Col. George Carpenter, 552nd Operations Group commander, witnessed