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  • Teams needed for annual boat regatta

    The eighth annual Cardboard Boat Regatta will be held Aug. 1 at the Gerrity Pool. Those who would like to participate in this year's event must submit entry forms by July 30. There is no entry fee and entry forms are available at Outdoor Recreation in the Services Mall, Bldg. 478, and online at

  • Spouse orientation program set for July 28

    The military spouse is a unique individual. They join the military without having to take an oath, their spouses deploy for months on end and they pack their entire house and move to points unknown. All of this begins by falling in love with someone in the military. New military spouses can be

  • AAFES takes a bite out of crime

    High-tech electronic article surveillance systems, eagle-eyed closed circuit television cameras and an aggressive youth shoplifting awareness campaign helped take "a bite out of crime" at the Tinker BX as shoplifting incidents decreased by 54 percent last year, from 127 in 2007 to 59 in 2008.

  • An enlisted perspective

    In an effort to mentor future generations of enlisted members, Master Sgt. Andrew Cathey of the Tinker Top Three is conducting a series of interviews with Tinker's command chief master sergeants speaking on significant issues for Airmen. The following are excerpts from 72nd Air Base Wing Command

  • 3rd Herd units work to stay ready for deployments, inspections

    Three 3rd Combat Communications Group squadrons are jointly preparing for November's Operational Readiness Inspection, a five-day-long audit. Nearly 90 members from the 31st and 32nd Combat Communications Squadrons are actively participating in exercises at Glenwood Training Annex just north of

  • Action Line: Jury duty

    Q: Recently I received a notice that I would need to supply court documentation of my jury duty. Normally this would not be an issue, but the jury duty date was from 2005. This is untimely at best. Most court clerks only keep records on jury duty summons for a two year period (according to the

  • Report urges timeline for tobacco-free military

    The military has come a long way from the time when it packaged cigarettes in with rations, but more must be done, according to an Institute of Medicine report. The report, titled "Combating Tobacco in Military and Veteran Populations," calls for Defense Department officials to set a timeline to

  • Civilian development ‘roadmap’ launched

    Air Force officials here recently approved four initiatives that make up part of the civilian institutional development "roadmap." The initiatives are key to helping civilians excel professionally while working to achieve the Air Force mission of fly, fight and win in air, space and cyberspace. Air

  • Col. Loe takes reins of 72nd Dental Squadron

     Team Tinker leadership turned out for a trip to the dentist July 9 as Col. James Loe assumed command of the award-winning 72nd Dental Squadron. Colonel Loe's previous posting was as the deputy medical group commander and dental flight commander at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. Col. Jeffery Baker,

  • Col. Ice takes command of Aerospace Medicine squadron

     Col. James Ice accepted command of the 72nd Aerospace Medical Squadron July 7. Col. Robert Marks, 72nd Medical Group commander, presided over the ceremony. Standing in front of approximately 125 people, at the main entrance of Bldg. 3334's Occupational Health Facility, Colonel Marks welcomed