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  • 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

  • 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