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  • 18th AF commander speaks at Tinker Senior Leaders Forum

    Maj. Gen. James Hawkins spoke Feb. 13 at the Tinker Senior Leaders Forum. More than 50 senior military and civilian leaders attended the event at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center.    The event, an initiative by Maj. Gen. Loren Reno, OC-ALC commander, is the first of several throughout the

  • OC-ALC deactivates 776th MXSS, becomes DLA Oklahoma City

    The 776th Maintenance Support Squadron deactivated and was reactivated as the Defense Logistics Agency Oklahoma City during a ceremony at the Tinker Club Feb. 8.    The deactivation/activation, which technically took place Feb. 3, was the culmination of months of hard work to transfer the 776th MXSS

  • Old Hruskocy Gate closing Tuesday

    Hruskocy Gate (Gate 7, at Interstate 40 and Industrial Boulevard) will permanently close Tuesday.    Turnbull Gate (Gate 3, at 29th Street and "A" Avenue) will operate with Hruskocy Gate hours from Feb. 19 through April 4.    Contractors will be on site finishing the road to New Hruskocy,

  • Airfield changes to take effect first of March

    Airfield Management personnel conducted several briefings last week concerning the new forthcoming changes to the current "flightline driving program". Mr. Don Lott, Airfield Manager, announced that the effective date for implementation will be March 1. Until then he stressed to everyone that the

  • OC-ALC receives initial feedback from LSET inspectors

    The initial out-brief findings proved satisfactory.    Following a two-week inspection, an Air Force Materiel Command Logistics Standardization and Evaluations Team out-briefed Maj. Gen. Loren Reno, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center commander, Feb. 8 on their findings. The center and four wings -

  • Privatized Housing lease signings by neighborhood

    Tinker's Housing Office and GMH Military Housing are working together to help military members residing on base to complete their Contact Information Release Form. This form gives GMH the opportunity to contact you regarding important information you and your family need to reside in GMH privatized

  • Airmen graduate from leadership school

    Airman Leadership School 08-C class recently graduated. Those winning awards are:          John Levitow Award: Senior Airman Jonathan L. Sumerlin, 552nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron    Academic Award: Senior Airman Sarah K. Sundeen, 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron   Leadership Award: Senior

  • Crime doesn't pay: Could this happen to you? It happened here at Tinker

    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.    Follow the

  • CMSAF testifies on quality of life

    The chief master sergeant of the Air Force, along with the senior-ranking enlisted members from each branch of service, testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs about quality of life issues in the Air Force Feb. 7 at the Capitol.