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  • AFAF drive: still time to give

    For those wishing to contribute, there is only one week left for this year's Air Force Assistance Fund campaign. AFAF is the Air Force's official charity and contributions are used to fund a number of services, including grants, scholarships and interest-free loans for emergency assistance. Money

  • Team gets green light for high velocity

    A team of high-level Air Force officials gave the go-ahead last week for work to proceed on the High Velocity Maintenance program for the B-1B Lancer strategic bomber. Consisting of officials from Air Force Materiel Command, Air Combat Command and the Air Staff, the "red team" visited Tinker last

  • Commander’s Action Line

    Got the time? Q:Will the large time and temperature sign at the dead-end near Base Ops (Bldg. 240) be replaced, or is it gone for good? A: Thank you for the opportunity to address the removal of the message sign on the west side of Bldg. 95. The building is in the process of being demolished because

  • 964th supports super-sized Red Flag

    For 21 days and nights, hundreds of U.S. and Coalition aircraft tore through the skies over the bare Nevada desert, participating in the first three-week-long Red Flag Exercise in 28 years. Behind it all, coordinating the intricate battle plans, were the members of the 964th Airborne Air Control

  • Oklahoma rolling ‘n shaking

    What is an earthquake? An earthquake (also known as a tremor or temblor) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. At the Earth's surface, earthquakes manifest themselves by shaking and sometimes violent movement accompanied by displacement of the

  • Practice makes perfect

    Emergency Evacuation drills, why do we need them and what mandates them? When we were kids we did them in school, but probably didn't think much about why we were doing them. The teacher told us it was a good thing to do, so we did them. Emergency evacuation drills are still a requirement in many

  • Looking after emotional well-being of Tinker Airmen

     The Tinker Air Force Base Mental Health Flight consists of a number of specialized mental health care services offered to Tinker AFB personnel. The Mental Health Flight apply themselves to work in many different capacities. Not only the Mental Health Clinic, but also the Family Advocacy Program,

  • DLA , DSCR gear up for KC-135 overhauls

     The Air Force's 50-year-old workhorse refueling tanker, the KC-135 Stratotanker, has kept airmen flying for more than 50 years, and with the help of Defense Supply Center Richmond and DLA Oklahoma City employees, it will fly for another 37 years. David Huguet, who works at DSCR's Aviation Customer

  • Effects of unsafe relationships can be dangerous

    Wellness -- it's a concept dependent on so many aspects of life. If there's a problem in any one area, you're not completely well. In particular, relationships can be a huge factor in determining how you function in other areas of your life. If you're unhappy with your partner, it can affect not