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  • IDEA earns 327th ACSW member cash award

    The Innovative Development through Employee Awareness program is an incentive program that rewards people for improving their processes and saving the government money. The program rewards submissions at different rates based on the monetary savings of the IDEA and whether it is inside or outside of

  • Wing names Wildcatter award winners

    Hudson George, transient alert aircraft mechanic, 72nd OSS Mr. George provided assistance in the recovery and launch of the presidential C-20 back-up aircraft. He assisted Sheppard and Nellis AFB maintenance recovery teams, saving 26 aircraft-downtime hours. He broadened his skills on with each new

  • AtHoc coming to base computers

    Air Force Materiel Command and Air Combat Command have purchased a desktop alerting system known as AtHoc. This system is already installed on ACC and AFMC client computers. What will AtHoc do? It could save lives. AtHoc will have the ability to activate the outdoor Installation Warning System, send

  • Parents appreciate caregiver’s dedication

    As a young girl in Italy, she liked working with children and enjoyed babysitting the neighborhood kids. So being a child care provider seemed to come natural for Valentina Jones. Mrs. Jones was named 2009 Family Child Care Provider for the first quarter, January through March. In the future, Mrs.

  • Next Heart Link program for military spouses set for Feb. 17

    Military spouses are special people. They join the military without having to take an oath, their spouses deploy for months on end and they pack their entire house and move to points unknown. All of this begins by falling in love with someone in the military. The Airman and Family Readiness Center

  • Chief stresses importance of intramural sports

    The Tinker Air Force Base intramural and extramural sports program is an opportunity to challenge Airmen to meet the standards of "integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do." These core values are the cornerstone of the United States Air Force and are defining characteristics

  • Intramural Bowling: Wildcatters, Vikings split on the lanes

    The bowling stars of the Commanders Trophy League returned to the lanes on Jan. 7 at the Tinker Bowling Center and the competition was hot and heavy. The combatants were the quintets of the Wildcatters and Vikings. The result was a split of match with each team taking four points apiece. "We are

  • SCW-1 flies by 327th ASW

    The basketball action heated up once again at the Gerrity Fitness and Sports Center on Jan. 6. The talented team from Strategic Communications Wing 1 defeated the 327th Air Sustainment Wing 53-44 in a small squadron intramural basketball game before a crowd of 150 onlookers. The game got off to a

  • Hawks thrill fans with buzzer beaters

    The Tinker Hawks men's varsity basketball team displayed grit, determination and knack for thrilling the crowd with two last-second victories over the Fort Sill Cannoneers Jan. 10-11 in Southwest Military League action at the Gerrity Fitness and Sports Center. In the first game, the teams traded the

  • Lady Hawks split games with Fort Sill

    The Tinker Lady Hawks continued their winning ways with a resounding and dominant victory 79-39 over the Fort Sill Lady Cannoneers at the Gerrity Fitness and Sports Center on Jan 10. This game was not in doubt from the outset as the Lady Hawks raced to an early 20-4 lead and were never challenged