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  • Former director honored with aerospace award

    Robert Conner accepted the first General Thomas P. Stafford Aerospace Award from its namesake Monday during the Oklahoma Aerospace Summit and Expo in Oklahoma City.   The award recognizes an individual who has greatly furthered Oklahoma's aerospace industry and had a large impact on the industry

  • Hundred attend Tinker Dining Out June 19

    Tinker members and those in surrounding communities gathered together the evening of June 19 to celebrate the joint efforts between the business community and the Tinker family.    The Tinker Dining Out is a special military function that first took place 35 years ago at a meeting between the

  • Air Force employees transition to Defense Logistics Agency

    Sixty-two Air Force employees officially became part of Defense Logistics Agency on Sunday, after a June 18 activation ceremony held in the Oklahoma Room at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center.    The employees, mostly contracting officers from the Depot-Level Reparable Support Branch, part of

  • 654th CLSS to inactivate Wednesday

    Big changes are in store for the 654th Combat Logistics Support Squadron and its members.    Officials will inactivate the squadron July 2 and it is expected to remain "inactive" for the foreseeable future. The bulk of the squadron members will transfer to other Tinker units, other Air Force bases,

  • Some travelers exempt from airlines' extra baggage charge

    Many commercial airlines are now charging additional fees for any checked baggage. American Airlines (domestic flights only) are charging $15 for the first checked bag. The majority of other commercial airlines are charging a fee for the second checked bag ranging in price from $10 on Air Tran

  • Four earn commander's Wildcatter Awards

    Four members of the 72nd Air Base Wing were recently honored by Col. Mark Correll, 72nd ABW commander, with Wildcatter Awards.   Allison Barrett is a Mental Health/ADAPT Clinic administrator with the 72nd Medical Operations Squadron. Working in the Operational Hub, she logged and directed all

  • Giving it their all: Recruits tryout for tough careers

    Two Air Force career fields need a few great men. Tinker may have just what they need.    Combat Controller and Pararescue recruiters and instructors, led by Chief Master Sgt. Ralph Humphrey, Combat Control training pipeline manager, assessed and tested the fitness abilities of interested Tinker

  • Foreign air traffic controllers visit Tinker's operations

    Tinker enhanced allied relations with four foreign countries June 17-19.    Twenty military air traffic controller officers from Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan visited three Tinker units to see how the U.S. Air Force operates its air traffic control tower and to compare

  • Wing seeks nominations for 6S awards

    The 76th Maintenance Wing is sponsoring another quarterly competition to recognize work centers for innovative improvements to make them better, cleaner, safer, more organized, and more efficient through 6S implementation.    Nominations will be accepted throughout the month of June. To submit your

  • Virtual Wingman Web page available to CAC card holders

    The Virtual Wingman Web page is now available to all CAC Card computer users. The Virtual Wingman is one stop shopping for all most any topic members need to find; suicide prevention and intervention, car seat safety, alcohol and drug use, sexual harassment and sexual assault just to name a few.