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  • Professional development while deployed

     The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing company grade officer council held a professional development seminar here, last week. Lt. Col. Robert Haines, 963rd Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron commander, the guest speaker, addressed a room full of the company grade officer council. At the request

  • Follow Doc’s orders

    Did you know there are more than 35 no-shows for various medical appointments every day at the 72nd Medical Group -- more than 10 daily in Family Practice alone? This translates to more than 750 wasted appointment slots monthly. These no-shows cost the Air Force $120,000 every month in man-hours and

  • Problem solving course available to Tinker

    Rose State college now offers a class for Tinker employees to receive specific problem-solving training with no cost to their organizations. Attendees will receive three undergraduate credit hours upon completion. Course BA 2532 - Problem Solving in Business, provides basic tools and techniques to

  • Team Tinker Military Award celebration held tonight

    The Team Tinker Annual Awards Banquet will be held March 13 in the Tinker Club Ballroom. The social starts at 6 p.m. and the banquet begins at 6:30 p.m. Col. Allen J. Jamerson, 72nd Air Base Wing and Tinker installation commander, will host the celebration of Team Tinker excellence across multiple

  • Center to honor volunteers at annual event next month

    The Air Force celebrates its volunteers every year in April. During the wing-sponsored Volunteer Recognition Ceremony, those nominated for Angel and Volunteer Excellence Awards are acknowledged and award recipients are announced. Though nomination packages are normally due two months before the

  • OKC Thunder hosts first Military Appreciation Night

    The Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association hosted their first Military Appreciation Night March 4 at the Ford Center before a crowd of 17,654. The Tinker presence for the event was varied and well represented. "The history of Oklahoma and Tinker Air Force Base has a storied and

  • SCW-1 claims its first small squadron title

    The 2008-09 small squadron basketball championship came down to the battle of the big dogs. The reigning champion, The SHO, tested its skills against the Strategic Communications Wing ONE March 5 at the Gerrity Fitness and Sports Center. The result was a thrilling 38-33 victory by SCW-1. Both teams

  • 552nd MXS captures second consecutive title

    The deciding game of the 2008-09 large squadron intramural basketball playoffs came down to a one-game playoff between the 552nd Maintenance Squadron and the 72nd Medical Group March 9. The 552nd MXS captured its second consecutive large squadron title with a 37-24 win. Kirk Sheppard, 552nd MXS

  • AFMC commander set to visit Tinker

    The commander of the Air Force Materiel Command, Gen. Donald Hoffman, is coming to Tinker. The general is slated to arrive March 11 for a two-day orientation visit. This visit will be his first to Tinker since his brief stay for the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center change of command in January.

  • TACAMO community sees change of command at Tinker Feb. 27

    Capt. Dwight D. Shepherd succeeded Capt. Brian D. Costello as Strategic Communications Wing ONE and Task Force 124 commander Feb. 27 during an official change of command and retirement ceremony held at Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron THREE. Captain Shepherd takes command as the Take Charge and