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  • It’s time to play ball

    As the temperatures begin to warm up, so will the action on the diamond at Tinker as the intramural softball season gets under way. "This year we will have the most athletes and most teams competing in three different leagues," said Pat Griffin, sports director at the Gerrity Fitness and Sports

  • Engine on Navy E-6 sets military aviation record

    Strategic Communications Wing ONE is celebrating a military aviation record after one of its CFM56 engines logged 19,655 hours on an E-6 aircraft before its first removal. Navy leadership and representatives of CFM International, the engine's manufacturer, marked the milestone recently with a

  • 76th AMXG welcomes new commander

    New 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group Commander Col. Doug Cato said his goal is to make the group "Code One" worthy. The term "Code One" refers to an aircraft landing without discrepancies. Colonel Cato succeeded Col. Casey Hughson May 21 at a change-of-command ceremony held at Bldg. 3001's Dock 5 ½.

  • Tinker military housing upholds standard

    Military members are often encouraged to do their best in the workplace. Housing officials say the same mentality should be applied to the home front, especially for residents within Tinker's military housing community. Balfour Beatty Communities, Tinker's housing manager, is working to ensure the

  • 728th on the road again

    The 728th Air Control Squadron says goodbye to friends and family once again as they head overseas for their sixth deployment rotation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. More than 200 Airmen are headed to Iraq and various locations throughout Southwest Asia, said Lt. Col. Robert Lilke, 728th ACS

  • DOD expands housing assistance

    Vice President Joe Biden recently announced the Defense Department's plan to expand its housing assistance program with $555 million devoted to servicemembers forced to sell their homes at a loss due to the country's struggling housing market. The financial support comes from President Barack

  • Chief of staff cites cyber standards within Air Force

    In executing our Air Force mission of fly, fight and win, our Airmen, civilians and contractors, knowingly or unknowingly, engage daily on the cyber battlefield. Computers and personal electronic devices connected to our networks can simultaneously be powerful tools and critical vulnerabilities. At

  • Junior Enlisted Council aims to improve communities, careers

    Senior Airman Lacey Echeverry and Airman 1st Class Christopher Wade said they wanted to make a difference. They wanted to volunteer in the military and local communities. So, they joined the Junior Enlisted Council. Now serving as president and vice president respectively, the Airmen are

  • Commander’s Action Line

     Trash collection Q:I am writing to inquire about the new policy of letting a week's worth of trash pile up in various bathrooms in Bldg. 3001. I know janitorial services have been reduced and it's bad enough that the bathrooms are only being cleaned twice a week, but to use the bathrooms as a