Airman Leadership School graduates

More than 50 students in Class 09-B graduated from Tinker's Airman Leadership School recently. Graduates are: 18th Operations Support Squadron Senior Airman Nicole Robinson, Distinguished Graduate Award 31st Combat Communications Squdron Staff Sgt. Dale Hoipkemier Staff Sgt. Daniel Ives, John L.

Wing members first graduates in program

 Fifteen members of the 76th Maintenance Wing recently became the first graduating class of a Master's Degree program in Aerospace Administration and Logistics that was given in partnership with Southeastern Oklahoma State University here. The 76th MXW's training office began the program to offer

Holiday Card competition

Tinker bowler inducted into Oklahoma City Hall of Fame

A highlight on the Tinker sports scene took place recently when a base bowler was inducted into the Oklahoma City Bowling Hall of Fame. Rhonda F. Wright, logistics management specialist with the 848th Supply Chain Management Group, received the honor for her lifelong accomplishments within the

Bowler rolls perfect game on base lanes

Longtime bowler William Perrott felt the jubilation and excitement of bowling a perfect game Dec. 3 at the Tinker Bowling Center. Perrott, who has been perfecting his craft for the past 30 years, rolled the 300 game on lanes seven and eight during week 14 of the highly competitive Commanders Trophy

Air Force aims to save by asking all Airmen to clean up

 Standard "levels of service" are being implemented across three Air Force contracts. The new levels of service are effective immediately and must be fully implemented in all contracts by the start of fiscal 2010. Many of the changes had already been implemented at Tinker, and most of the rest will

Command nominates Tinker for excellence

Tinker has been selected by the Air Force Materiel Command to compete for the 2009 Commander-in-Chief's Annual Awards for Installation Excellence. Team Tinker will now compete against other commands' nominees for the award. A board will review the nominations and select two finalists. Once that

ALC, 76th MXW on list of the best

Six Air Force Materiel Command agencies have earned the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award while another 13 earned the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, according to information released by AFMC's Manpower and Personnel Directorate Nov. 25. Officials will forward a certificate of achievement

Airfield tops charts during two inspections

They aced it. The 72nd Operations Support Squadron recently completed two inspections and scored above 95 percent on both. Conducted every two years, the inspections include the "Air Traffic Standard Evaluation Program" and the "Standardization Evaluation Program for Weather Operations." The

60 years after the war, Airman’s granddad gets honor he is due

Four years of military service left Hilario L. Riojas missing something for 62 years. Mr. Riojas, grandfather of Senior Airman Crystal Garza, 552nd Air Control Wing, has finally received his Purple Heart after serving his country during World War II. According to military documents, he should have