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  • Supervisor Safety Surveillance Program

    Proper and effective training enables Air Force personnel to meet and possibly exceed their Air Force Occupational Safety and Health program responsibilities. The following is IAW AFI 91-301 (AFOSH Program), and is directed at managers and supervisors.    Supervisor Safety Training: Supervisors are

  • Fun in the sun: Make sure you're protected outside

    Summer is finally here! And in Oklahoma that means 90+ degree temperatures and a lot of humidity! But before you venture out into the sun did you know that skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States? One in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime.   

  • Guardian protects Tinker from hazardous dangers

    Only 35 other Air Force Bases have acquired the technology that Tinker Air Force Base has.    The Guardian Program at Tinker Air Force Base assists with anything involving chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and weapons of mass destruction whether the circumstances be real world or just an

  • Colonel retires after 33 year career

    Col. Bruce Harmon will retire June 12, after 33 years of military service. Col. Harmon has spent the last three years of his military career overseeing the operation of 125 different data systems supporting the Air Logistics Center's manufacturing repair cycle and supply chain and weapon systems

  • Academy 'super' to headline June 19 Dining Out

    Lt. Gen. John F. Regni, superintendent for the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, will be the featured speaker at this year's Tinker Community Dining Out.    The event will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 19 at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.    The

  • Tinker Honor Guard exemplifies AF pride

    As silence permeates the air and the sun continues to beat down, a single bead of sweat trickles down the face of a still Airman clad in a neatly pressed blue uniform. The eloquent melody of "Taps" begins to play and softly echoes over a fallen Airman's grave.    It is a time-honored tradition to

  • Chaplain's Corner: The importance of the 'Big Picture'

    On 27 May 1942, the Yorktown returned to Pearl Harbor from the Battle of the Coral Sea. The battle might have appeared as a draw to a neutral observer. While the Japanese fleet had won a tactical victory, inflicting comparatively heavier losses on the Allied force, it was a huge moral victory for

  • Chapel to hold cooking classes

    If you enjoy entertaining dinner guests or would like to learn how to cook then the place to be is the Base Chapel.    Rose Garrick, B1 Support Specialist, who also has her Chef's degree has volunteered her culinary skills to those who are interested in either learning how to cook or how to garnish

  • Intramural Soccer Playoffs: SPIRIT rallies for 3-2 victory

    The winner's bracket semi-finals of the 2008 intramural soccer playoffs pitted the fourth seed. SPIRIT, and the number one seed, 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron.   The two teamsd faced off May 28 at the Tinker Sports Complex and the outcome was an exciting 3-2 Spirit win.    "This should be our

  • Tinker contractor extinguishes outside fire

    A cigarette butt tossed somewhere other than a trash receptacle combined with Oklahoma's ferocious winds can lead to fiery results. Just ask James Godosky.    On April 30, a cigarette butt tossed into wood chips along the southwest walkway of Bldg. 460 ignited mulch. Flames rose about 1 to 2 feet