Vance Gate to close for rest of year

Vance Gate along Sooner Road will close for nearly five months while construction of a final denial barrier system is installed. Vance Gate is the first of five gates receiving the upgrades and will be closed beginning July 26 until Dec. 8, according to 72nd Civil Engineering Directorate officials.

ALC chief of staff set for transition

Patti Ripple said, bar none, she will miss the people of Tinker. After a near 30-year career at Tinker, the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center chief of staff and deputy to the commander for support will soon depart to the National Defense University's Industrial College of the Armed Forces. As a

Gen. Lorenz speaks on leadership, success at community dining out

The 36th annual Tinker Dining Out, June 25, was an evening of military traditions, and laughs. Hosted by the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce and held at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, approximately 500 guests attended the black-tie affair. After dinner was served, Gen.

Deployed Airman’s story speaks volumes to others

Capt. Kristen Thompson said Senior Airman Kevin Sanchez is an inspiration to his fellow Airmen. Even deployed to Southwest Asia, he still motivates others. Airman Sanchez is an airborne radar technician with the 964th Airborne Air Control Squadron, deployed with the 964th Expeditionary Airborne Air

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Celebrating July 4th with safety

During the Fourth of July holiday, families and neighborhoods gather to enjoy each other's company. Swimming and barbecues mix with sparklers and fireworks, but along with the fun of these shared holiday festivities comes danger. That danger is what has base leadership, safety and emergency

Tinker, AFMC Gain Workforce Positions in 2009 Force Structure Adjustment

Tinker Air Force Base and Air Force Materiel Command will gain significant manpower as a result of Air Force adjustments aimed at providing unsurpassed Global Vigilance, Global Reach and Global Power. The 2009 Force Structure Announcement, just released, shows Tinker gaining 250 military and

Conference brings together airborne detection crews from around the globe to discuss shared mission

Commanders from around the world gathered at Tinker AFB June 16 and 17 for the Executive Multinational Airborne Early Warning Commanders' Conference. The EMACC is an annual event where air force leaders from nations that operate AWACS or similar airborne early warning and control aircraft get

Web site opens for Post-9/11 GI bill

It's official. The Defense Department signed off June 22 on policies and procedures servicemembers will use to transfer their unused Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to their spouses or children, a Pentagon official said June 23. Eligible servicemembers will be able to register their immediate family

Ground broken for new Tinker clinic

Ground was ceremoniously broken June 15. Across from Gott Gate, between Coddling Road and the Hill Conference Center, state, city and Tinker officials welcomed the start of new construction and plans for a 170,000-square-foot medical facility. Held on a Monday morning when rains threatened to break