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  • Action Line: Motorcycle attire II

    Q: On a recent trip to the base exchange, I noticed they are now selling motorcycle jackets that state they are Air Force Instruction 91-207 approved (one of these jackets is solid black). Are these jackets appropriate wear to meet the base requirements? These motorcycle jackets are not cheap and I

  • 552nd Airmen visit VA hospital

    With the majority of the squadron on the road flying its two Air Expeditionary Force taskings, the Phoenix Warriors of the 964th Airborne Air Control Squadron paid a visit to the Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Medical Center Aug. 10 to help brighten the days for and cheer up patients from the local

  • 76th MXW announces 6S awards

     Brig. Gen. Bruce Litchfield, 76th Maintenance Wing commander, recognized the wings top shops with quarterly 6S awards held Aug 18. The winning teams were: Industrial category: The Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory freed up 77 feet of floor space that was "so clean you could eat off it." 

  • Boxing Smoker

    Members of the Tinker Boxing Club are gearing up for rematch with boxers from Fort Sill and the Navy. The event begins at 7 p.m. today at the Gerrity Fitness and Sports Center. Doors open at 6 p.m. "Each time we host a boxing smoker the competition is better and better," said Steve Thomason, Gerrity

  • Triathlon puts athletes to the test

    More than 80 Tinker athletes participated in the 12th annual Tinker Triathlon Aug. 15 and the man who led off the event was the overall winner. Travis Newton, 507th Air Refueling Wing member, was first out of the gate and finished the course in 39 minutes flat to claim the overall title and win the

  • Open house attracts Air Force and community leaders

    Air Force leaders, Oklahoma state, county and local community officials gathered at Tinker Air Force Base Aug. 17 to celebrate the installation's newest addition, Bldg. 9001 in the Tinker Aerospace Complex. "Thanks to those who had the vision and thanks to those who carried it out," said Gen. Donald

  • Ceremony set to celebrate new work in Bldg. 9001

    The wait is almost over. The official open house for Bldg. 9001, the newest addition to the Tinker Aerospace Complex, is Monday. Several hundred people are scheduled to attend the event in the former General Motors automobile assembly plant. Among those speaking at the open house are Gen. Donald