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  • Old Hruskocy Gate closing Feb. 19

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

  • Wing holds first quarterly 6S recognition breakfast

    The 76th Maintenance Wing held its first 6S Quarterly Recognition Breakfast, Wednesday at the base restaurant in Bldg. 3001. Brig. Gen. Judy Fedder, 76th MXW commander, and Jeffery Allen, 76th MXW vice director were on hand to congratulate the winners and present awards.    Three teams representing

  • AFMC’s command chief to retire after 30 years of service

    Air Force Materiel Command's top enlisted member will close the book on his military career Feb. 1, exactly 30 years from the date he entered the Air Force delayed enlistment program.    Chief Master Sergeant Jonathan Hake, AFMC's command chief, will say goodbye during a retirement ceremony that

  • Troops, families can access free tax-filing services

    Rather than paying a tax specialist, servicemembers and their families can obtain free assistance to prepare and file their annual tax returns through a special military program, a Defense Department tax advisor said here Jan. 30.    The military's tax assistance program processes more than 200,000

  • New assistant secretary sworn in

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne swore in the Air Force's new assistant secretary of the Air Force for manpower and reserve affairs in a ceremony at the Pentagon Jan. 24.    Craig Duehring, a 28-year Air Force veteran, is a political appointee, heading a four-division department that

  • 2008 force shaping board cancelled

    Air Force lieutenants in the 2005 year group, a total of 764 eligible, will not face a fiscal 2008 force shaping board.    "We received enough requests to separate through voluntary separations programs that conducting a force shaping board is no longer needed this year," said Lt. Gen. Richard Y.

  • Local church donates to Airmen overseas

    St. Philip Neri Parish in Midwest City sent several boxes of goodies to Tinker troops overseas.    This past fall the Philip Neri's Sunday school class, which often supports community volunteer projects, created their own project, treats for Troops, to show their appreciation for deployed Airmen.   

  • Mother replaces son on Kirkuk's front lines

    As many parents anxiously await the next phone call from their sons and daughters fighting the war on terrorism in Southwest Asia, one mother journeyed across the Atlantic to not only see her child, but also to replace him on the front line.    Staff Sgt. Tammi Johnson, a reservist with the 507th

  • Software group develops new software and hardware for B-1 test equipment

    When your car's check engine light comes on, you take it to your local garage or dealership and a mechanic hooks up a diagnostic machine to your car's computer and within minutes has a readout on all your car's systems and in most cases, can fix the problem quickly.    When it comes to testing the

  • Warriors put skills to test before deploying

    Several Air Force Materiel Command service members put their tent building skills to the test Jan. 28 at the Glenwood training area. The tent building was followed by practical application exercises, which incorporated new and old skills and training from last week's refresher course.    Jonny