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  • Black History Month events

    February is Black History Month. This will be the 33rd anniversary of the month-long celebration and the Tinker African American Heritage Committee will hold several events throughout the month of February. The Black History Month luncheon will be held Feb. 9 at 11:30 a.m. in the Tinker Club

  • 72nd MDG has openings for new patients

    There is good news for military families looking to bring their medical care closer to home by signing on with a primary care provider at the 72nd Medical Group Clinic on Tinker. Primary care provider staffing at the 72nd MDG has recently improved and they are currently accepting enrollment for all

  • Surviving Tinker's winter outdoors

    They dress in layers, but the biting cold, winter air penetrates. They stand by heaters and try to concentrate on their jobs and the mission, but the weather conditions won't die down. It's just another day for Tinker personnel who work outside. Security officers, flight-line personnel and

  • OSU has AFROCTC position open

    Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps has a special duty instructor position for a captain open at Detachment 670, Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. Air Force Personnel Center will accept a major or first lieutenant with at least one year time-in-grade. The assignment is a three-year

  • Tinker’s Lt. Col. selects

    The Air Force released the results of the CY08B Colonel (LAF-J/NC), CY08B Lieutenant Colonel (LAF/MSC), and CY08A Major (BSC/NC) Central Selection Board. The board convened Sept. 8 at the Air Force Personnel Center. The following Tinker officers were selected for promotion to lieutenant

  • Crime doesn’t pay

    The following are actual accounts of crimes recently committed by members of Team Tinker. The Tinker Take Off will regularly publish "Crime Doesn't Pay" to inform readers of criminal acts to be alert for and to deter and prevent further criminal behavior from taking place on base. Safety first! An

  • 552 ACW congratulates four STEP promotees

    The 552nd Air Control Wing recently awarded four outstanding Airmen with another stripe as part of the Stripes for Exceptional Performers promotion program. Each year, the Air Force allocates a limited number of STEP promotions for those Airmen who consistently do outstanding work. When awarded a

  • 38th EIG member retires after 41 years

    Karen F. Nobles, chief of Contracting at 38th Engineering Installation Group, retired Jan. 3 after more than 41 years of service. Ms. Nobles began her federal service career in October 1967 as a GS-3 clerk typist at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. Ms. Nobles accepted a GS-7 position at Tinker in

  • Services, resources offered at Tinker Library benefit base

    The Tinker Library and its staff members provide many services and resources that enhance the quality of life for the Tinker community. The staff is continually adding to their services and programs throughout the year. "Woof Tails is our library's title for a children's reading program, which is

  • 72nd SFS wins nail biter over 552nd TRS

    Two of the up and coming basketball teams in the large squadron league squared off at the Gerrity Fitness and Sports Center on Jan. 12. These teams were sporting modest two-game winning streaks. The result was a hotly contested round ball game with the 72nd Security Force Squadron narrowly beating