38th EIG strikes past 31st Atomic Dogs 3-1

The spring winds hit the soccer pitch at the Airman Leadership School Field on April 9 as the 38th Engineering Installation Group and 31st Combat Communications Squadron Atomic Dogs tested their skills against each other. The 38th EIG prevailed with a 3-1 win. The 38th EIG got on the score sheet

State of the ALC address: commander positive about future of logistics center

Maj. Gen. P. David Gillett Jr. said he's optimistic about the future. The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center commander spoke April 2 about the state of the ALC. Standing before Tinker Management Association luncheon guests at the Tinker Club, the general introduced the OC-ALC's fiscal year 2010

Tinker Airman earns Bronze Star training Iraqi police, then returns to Oklahoma recruiting

The attacks were constant. Iraqi insurgents used heavy mortars to keep Forward Operating Base Phoenix in Baghdad under fire. The attacks came unexpectedly, killing and wounding coalition soldiers. "Day and night," explained Capt. James D. Couch. "It was common, I'd be in my trailer and I'd hear the

Tinker operation meant to catch drug users off guard

Flashing lights, special agents and military working dogs manned checkpoints near a Tinker gate, late April 3 into the morning hours of April 4, during an operation where vehicles were searched and Airmen screened for alcohol and drugs. Operation Nighthawk lasted nearly six hours. It is a tool used

CRS class prepares 3rd Herd for deployment

It was the morning after a thunderstorm and before the sun rose. Outside the complex, cars rushed on city streets illuminated by streetlamps and headlights. But at Glenwood Training Annex, just north of Tinker Air Force Base off of Southeast 29th Street, the scene was deceptively serene. No outside

Actors play to the crowd, educating on sexual assault

The audience yelled at the actors on stage. "Go easy," one Airman shouted. "Let him have it," yelled another. The actors weren't reciting badly-written lines or even well-written Shakespeare to a rowdy audience. They were talking about sex. And they wanted everyone -- all 350 Airmen in the audience

Action Line: Questions about Hruskocy gate

Q: I have a safety concern regarding the traffic during peak hours at the Hruskocy gate; mainly in the morning. For two weeks after the gate opened, slips of paper were handed out to drivers to use both lanes whenever possible; I guess to alleviate traffic. Since then, I've followed those

Chapel hosts Interactive Prayer Journey

General, union reps meet

Tinker shop powers cruise missiles

The whine of jet engines has replaced the rumble of radials, but the halls of building 214 still echo with history. "This was the first engine test facility at base," explains James Smith, supervisor for the crew now occupying the unusual-looking building. The buildings towering test cells were