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  • Tinker to refurbish F-22 air turbines

    Air turbines used in the F-22 Raptor are now being serviced by Tinker's 550th Commodities Maintenance Squadron as part of a new cooperative agreement that will see more than 30 components from the high-tech air superiority fighter undergo maintenance here. In a joint agreement between private

  • Tinker organizing team for upcoming Air Force Marathon

    Team Tinker has started the ball rolling on organizing for participation in the 2009 Air Force Marathon, which will be Sept. 19 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. On July 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., military and Department of Defense civilian employees interested in signing up as part of the

  • Swingers post victory over cops

    The weather wasn't the only thing hot on June 22. The Swingers' bats were on fire at the Tinker Sports Complex as the team cruised to a 22-1 win over the 72nd Security Forces Squadron. "We are trying to keep ahead of our opponents till we get all of our players on the field," said Robert Mahan,

  • Education office outlines new GI Bill

    The new Post 9/11 GI Bill is set to take effect Aug. 1 despite some elements still under scrutiny by the individual services and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The bill, passed last summer, is designed to benefit active duty military members and veterans who served on active duty after Sept.

  • Rucking it

    Members of the 72nd Security Forces Squadron took on the heat and each other with their first annual Ruck March, covering 4.3 miles in 10 four-man teams. Each participant carried a rucksack weighing 35 pounds. "We start as a team and we finish as a team," said Tech. Sgt. David Magness. "It's going

  • AFGLSC taking the lead in transforming supply

    For more than a decade, Air Force supply chain leaders and their commercial industry peers have met with nearly identical objectives - finding ways to enhance the Air Force supply chain to improve support to the warfighter. Recently, the Air Force Global Logistics Support Center along with its

  • Action Line: Recycling issues

    Q: Last month, the Tinker Recycling Center ceased the recycling of plastic and glass items. The Take-Off stated that, "Plastic and glass have no value in the current recycling market and it is not economically possible for the recycling center to use reduced resources to collect, segregate and

  • Unit VPP teams progress, prepare for audit

    The Voluntary Protection Program is in full swing at Tinker. Since base safety officials first introduced its principles nearly three years ago, seven units have adopted the program and continually improve their work spaces. They are also preparing for an upcoming audit. Designed by the Occupational