Contest offers ‘sweet’ housing allowance to young BX shoppers

Army and Air Force Exchange Service locations, in conjunction with Hershey's Chocolate, are giving away more than $40,000 worth of children's playhouses through June 25. One "Step 2" Playhouse is set to be given away at the Tinker Base Exchange as part of the giveaway. "Nothing says summer fun quite

Exchange offers learning experience for students making the grade

According to the Department of Defense, children of active-duty military personnel attend, on average, six to nine different school systems from kindergarten to 12th grade. As a military command with a motto of "we go where you go," the Army and Air Force Exchange Service is, understandably, attuned

Summer Bash 09

Beef wins again

Swingers take two from Geckos

Swingers, a perennial kingpin of the Tinker Intramural Softball League, reasserted their dominance on the diamond with a convincing 18-10 and 16-8 doubleheader sweep of the Geckos June 8 at the Tinker Sports Complex Field One. Robert Mahan, Swingers manager said his team won't be in full force until

Jets fly past Nordiques, 7-2

In a rematch of teams from the Oklahoma City Adult Hockey League Division II title game, the Jets came out on top of a 7-2 victory over the Tinker Nordiques. The Jets, capitalizing on offensive opportunities en route to their second win in the Summer League, scored the first two goals of the game

Taking it to the street

You would think riding a bicycle is easy. Not the way law enforcement does it. Oklahoma County Sheriff Department's deputies and the 72nd Security Forces Squadron Operations Flight put Tinker's Security Forces through their paces last week in an intense, two-day training session to teach them the

552nd supports presidential mission

Airmen from the 552nd Air Control Wing are accustomed to travelling to various parts of the world, but a recent mission in support of the President of the United States brought some unique opportunities (and challenges) to the crewmembers and support personnel onboard. The 960th Airborne Air Control

Big winter heating-cost savings

Tinker used 7.3 percent less natural gas this year than over the same timeframe last year. As a result, base officials saved $2.2 million in cost. While several factors contribute to the savings, officials said the feat couldn't have been accomplished without the conscientious efforts of Tinker

72nd ABW will miss vice commander

Col. Mona Lisa Tucker left Tinker Air Force Base this week to take up duties as director of communications and information for the Air Education and Training Command at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. The move returns Colonel Tucker to her career field of communications and information after serving