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  • Base clinic reducing, closing some services

    The 72nd Medical Group will be closing orthopedic services on Sept. 30. Orthopedic care will be made available through community providers. Patients currently enrolled through the clinic's orthopedics program can inquire about their referrals by calling the clinic at 736-2812. The 72nd Medical Group

  • DOD consultant program available to Tinker families

    In 2004, as a result of the heightened stress placed on the military, their marriages and their families, the Department of Defense established the Military and Family Life Consultant Program to augment existing military support services. The protocol for the Air Force was approved by the Integrated

  • Teams vy for bragging rights in first Can-Am Cup

    The puck will drop at 6 p.m. May 15, kicking off the first annual hockey game between the 552nd Air Control Wing's Canadian Component and American Component teams. This is the 30th year Canadians and Americans have been working and flying together in the 552nd Air Control Wing at Tinker, and to

  • Stay on guard, stay healthy

    With the recent outbreak of the H1N1 flu, Air Force Materiel Command officials are urging individuals to educate themselves about symptoms, and to take precautionary measures that can prevent its spread. "The society we live in today, there are a lot of people moving around and there is a greater

  • Many opportunities exist for military, civilian Airmen to deploy

    The operations tempo for Air Force employees -- both civilian and military -- is still high; but volunteers for extended deployments have dropped by more than 20 percent in the past two years. According to an internal Air Force Materiel Command memo released April 21 by Gen. Donald Hoffman, AFMC

  • 552nd ACW bids farewell to vice commander

    The 552nd Air Control Wing gave a very wet "goodbye" to the outgoing vice commander Col. Joseph Rossacci April 24 as he completed his final flight on the E-3 during his assignment here. Colonel Rossacci accepted the position as vice commander in June 2007 as his third assignment with the wing. After

  • Deployed Tinker Airman excels in joint tasking

    Senior Master Sgt. Kevin McRae was one of many Airman assigned to a Joint Expeditionary Tasking, an Army assignment filled by an Air Force member, but his expertise as a senior surveillance technician led him on many more adventures than the typical JET assignment. Sergeant McRae, 20-year Air Force

  • Center provides varied training for Tinker members

    "This is our own stealth aircraft," he says, pointing to the all-white jet trainer. "There's no other like it in the Air Force," he continues. "It can be a KC-135 tanker one day and a B-1 the next." All airplanes have similarities, such as wings, undercarriage and flaps, explains Jefferson Tarver,

  • FD improves safety, response

    After investigating the way fire attacks large industrial facilities, Tinker Fire Department officials recently improved one of their processes. They reduced the number of obstacles and the amount of time it takes to reach a fire once they arrive at the site. Their new process saves firefighters

  • Tinker Installation Wellness Day set

    Tinker's inaugural "Wellness Day" debuts May 8. The all-day event focuses on the four dimensions -- physical, emotional, spiritual and social -- of a healthy individual. "It's an opportunity for all personnel to examine where they're at in the four dimensions of wellness and participate in at least