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  • Healthy eating, exercise important during holidays

    'Tis the season for eating and unwanted pounds. But it doesn't have to be that way. The average American gains about 5 to 7 pounds during the holidays and typically will wait until January to kick in the "I am going to lose weight" New Year's resolution. Sound familiar? There is no law that you have

  • Season can cause stress, depression for some

    The days are shorter, the weather colder and the holiday countdown begins. The malls are filled with beautiful decorations. Music and fragrances combine to set the holiday spirit. Outside, chestnuts are roasting over an open fire, so why do we feel anxious and a bit wistful? The holiday season can

  • 964th AACS defeats 72nd SFS in intramural hoops

    Though the weather outside the Gerrity Fitness and Sports Center was chilly Dec. 15, the basketball game between the 964th Airborne Air Control Squadron and 72nd Security Forces Squadron kept the inside hot. Before the game, Sports Director Pat Griffin said the game should be exciting as both teams

  • A look back at the 2008 sports seasons

    Each year the Tinker sports scene has produced plentiful highlights, spectacular team and individual accomplishments and sights and sounds that can be remembered for years to come. The 2008 sports year in review can be put into a capsule by saying, "Where would you rather be than right here and

  • Shielded from the blast

    Nuclear stewardship and reinvigorating the nuclear enterprise is a top Air Force priority. One Tinker unit knows it all too well, as their engineers are designing a product to protect Boeing B-52 Stratofortress air crews from a nuclear attack's blinding light. Designed by the 540th Aircraft

  • Big changes cause OPM to extend FEHB open season

    The U.S. Office of Personnel Management announced it has taken steps to provide additional protections for federal employees participating in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program who have non-emergency surgeries performed by out-of-network surgeons. The agency has also asked FEHB carriers

  • Tinker IMAs ensure AF mission continues during transitions

    In baseball, a pinch hitter may save a game. In the Air Force, an individual mobilization augmentee can save the mission. An IMA is an individual reservist who volunteers for a position and performs duty dependent on the mission needs. Sometimes, an IMA will occupy the same position as the active

  • Buddy Holly recording now fixed to Tinker with help of local historian

    The old Tinker club, now a warehouse, is quickly becoming famous for housing the acoustics Buddy Holly thought would be great for his song "Maybe Baby." Last week, Buddy Holly historian, Graham Pugh of Choctaw, Okla. returned the original plaque commemorating the only Top-10 rock hit recorded on an

  • DOG-gone: military working dog Sonja leaves Team Tinker

    Dogs are man's best friend, unless you are Military Working Dog Sonja. She is something more. She is also a wingman and now she's retiring. At the young age of 11, Sonja finished her Air Force career Monday. She has been a member of the Tinker family since January 1999, her entire life as a working

  • 552nd Airman wins constitutional essay contest

    "Should the Electoral College be abolished?" That is the question that Airman 1st Class Taj V. Preciado, 552nd Air Control Networks Squadron, answered in a 250-word essay to win a $2,000 scholarship from Park University. Park University sponsored the essay contest as part of its celebration of