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  • 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

  • Kicking off 109 days of summer, four focus areas

    All Airmen -- officer, enlisted and civilian -- are our No. 1 priority. Each of you is a member of our Air Force family. Just like in your family, throughout the coming months it will be important for us to watch out for each other as we enjoy summer activities. To help this effort, on May 22 we

  • Tinker safety office weighs in on those 109 Critical Days of Summer, planning

    The 101 Critical Days of Summer campaign began in the early '80s when fatal mishap numbers were growing for both on- and off-duty activities. As most people know, the summer months from Memorial Day through Labor Day present higher than normal risks for off-duty mishaps. It's a time when fatalities

  • ‘Eagle’ returns to the nest for leadership role

    Lt. Col. Greg Kent accepted command of the 966th Airborne Air Control Squadron from Lieutenant Col. Ronald Henry in a change of command ceremony May 7. Col. George Carpenter, 552nd Operations Group commander, presided over the ceremony and applauded Colonel "Squeak" Henry for his brilliant work as

  • Know which uniform you’re buying

    The Air Force authorized a single all-season version of the Airman's Battle Uniform, or ABU, for wear service-wide, making any other version or claims of a summer weight uniform unauthorized. The one exception is a 100 percent cotton ABU, which is only authorized for wear in the firefighter and

  • Tinker Officers’ Spouses’ Club hands out 8 scholarships

    On May 13 the Tinker Officers' Spouses' Club presented eight scholarships totaling more than $8,000 to seven high school graduates and one military spouse. Speaking at the presentation ceremony, Col. Allen Jamerson, 72nd Air Base Wing commander, praised the students for their academic efforts.

  • Summer Camp sign-up under way

    Registration for the 2009 Summer Camp Program in now under way at the Tinker Youth Center. The camp program consists of 12 sessions, which began May 22 and run through Aug. 24. This program is for children and youth who have completed kindergarten through sixth grade. Parents must bring the