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  • AFMC Team Lean Challenge draws to a close: Did you donate 10 pounds to wellness?

    The final Lean Challenge weigh-ins will be conducted the first week in October ending the six-month Team Tinker Lean Challenge.   Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams at Tinker and the base will also be competing against other Air Force Materiel Command bases for the honor of being the "Biggest Loser in AFMC."   There is still a reason to

  • Early detection means greater chance of survival

    Early detection is the key and means greater chance of survival: When breast cancer is found early, many women go on to live long and healthy lives.   Breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women, except for skin cancers.   The chance of developing invasive breast cancer at some time in a woman's life is about 1 in 8 (12%). In

  • Shining Star: First woman 552nd ACW commander frocked to brigadier general

    Brig. Gen. Lori J. Robinson, commander of the 552nd Air Control Wing, was frocked to the rank of brigadier general in a brevet ceremony on Sept. 21 in Bldg. 230, Dock 2, only four months after becoming the first woman to ever command the wing.    In a brevet, or frocking ceremony, an officer receives a higher rank, which matches their current duty

  • DSCR, DLA, Air Force hold joint session for BRAC implementation

    Air Force and Defense Logistics Agency officials held a kickoff session Sept. 12-15 at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center in preparation of the transition of the 776th Maintenance Support Squadron's subset that will be transferred to DLA on Feb. 3. The 776th MXSS is part of the 76th Maintenance Wing, one of the DLA Aviation demand and supply
  • Lt. Gen. Norman Seip, 12th Air Force and Air Forces Southern commander, presents Senior Airman Travis Meyer of the 32nd Combat Communications Squadron with a coin prior to a briefing with 3rd Combat Communications Group Commander Col. James Appleyard during his Sept. 14 visit. (Air Force photo by Darren D. Heusel)

    3rd Herd members given ‘tour’ of 12th Air Force

    Members of the 3rd Combat Communications Group got more than they could have hoped for last week when the 12th Air Force and Air Forces Southern commander himself came calling.    Lt. Gen. Norman Seip, using a mixture of straight talk and humor, gave 3rd Herd members a remote "tour" of the entire command and kept them on the edge of their seats
  • Retired Army Lt. Col. Brad R. Naegle, Naval Postgraduate School’s senior lecturer, standing left, distributes certificates of completion from the year-long Advanced Acquisition Program held at Tinker. Thirty-one Tinker Airmen and civilians graduated from the course Sept. 13. (Air Force photo by Brandice J. Armstrong)

    First NPS AAP class graduates at Tinker

    They are the first.    Thirty-one Tinker Airmen and civilians graduated Sept. 13 from the Naval Postgraduate School's year-long Advanced Acquisition Program. Held at the Education and Training building, they were the first group to graduate from the course since the program was introduced at Tinker two years ago.    "The shared experiences, the
  • Representing the history of the military, members of the 45th Infantry Division Museum line the stage in vintage uniforms for the Air Force Ball. Col. Mark Correll, 72nd Air Base Wing and installation commander, talks about 60th anniversary of the Air Force during the program. (Air Force photo by Dave Faytinger)

    ‘Heritage to Horizons’: Hundreds attend annual Air Force Ball

    It was flawless. The Air Force Ball went off without a hitch.    More than 500 Airmen, civilians and prominent community members attended the black-tie affair Sept. 14 at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. Held in the grandiose Sam Noble Special Events Center, guests commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Air Force
  • Master Sgt. Cary Beagle, security specialist representative for the 552nd Air Control Wing, briefs the Tinker Riders and Mentors club before hitting the road for a group ride. (Air Force photo by Capt. Dejon Redd)

    Motorcycle safety important on, off base

    With motorcycle accidents on the rise and nasty weather ahead, it is time to remember safety when riding -- on and off-base.    The Tinker Riders and Mentors program is designed to help newer riders transition from controlled courses to open roads and highways that can pose dangers for inexperienced motorcyclists and other motor vehicles.    "When
  • Bettye Golson, the Tinker Base Exchange general manager, is new to Oklahoma, but not to serving military customers. She said she looks forward to each assignment and enjoys the variety her job brings. (Air Force photo by Margo Wright)

    Around Tinker: Base exchange gets new general manager

    New Tinker Base Exchange General Manager Bettye Golson traded in her boots and blue jeans for suits and heels.    The 31-year Army and Air Force Exchange Service veteran recently returned from a voluntary deployment to the Middle East including Kuwait, Qatar, Djibouti and the United Arab Emirates before taking the position at Tinker on Sept. 10.   
  • Col. Jim Eilers, 72nd Mission Support Group commander, center, enjoys lunch with Airmen in his group. With the colonel are, from left, Airman 1st Class Jeremy Randolph, 72nd Mission Support Squadron; Airman 1st Class Ericka Powell, 72nd MSS; Airman 1st Class Stephanie Harrision, 72nd MSG Logistics Readiness Division; Senior Airman Waylon Burrow, 72nd MSG/LRD’ and Senior Airman Hector Campos, 72nd Contracting Squadron. The Tinker Club has a fun program called “Bring an Airman to Lunch” in which a member in leadership brings an Airman to lunch to discuss the club, Services and the history of it all. Best of all, the Airman eats free. (Air Force photo by Kimberly Woodruff)

    Club membership drive begins Oct. 1

    Join any Air Force Club between Oct 1 and Dec. 31 and automatically receive six-months free dues.    As a bonus, 100 new members will be randomly selected to receive six additional months of free dues by registering via an online survey at www.afclubs.net.    "We want to give everyone the chance to become a club member and our 'Start from Scratch'
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