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  • Four selected for promotion

    As the Air Force moved to the virtual promotions notification, 416 senior master sergeants learned of their promotion to chief master sergeant online.    Those selected from Team Tinker are Senior Master Sgts. Greg Amelsberg, 552nd Operations Support Squadron; David K. Bush, 72nd OSS; Leslie B.

  • Crosswalk safety tips

    Pedestrians have the right-of way when crossing roads in designated crosswalks, but being right doesn't mean much if you are injured by a driver that doesn't see you.    It is difficult for drivers to see pedestrians from a car in the dark, with lights glaring on the windshield, or in rainy or foggy

  • New crosswalk signals improve safety

    Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center Commander Maj. Gen. Loren Reno officially activated the new crosswalk signal lights Nov. 8 at the north end of Bldg. 300l.    General Reno pushed the walk button and crossed the street with dozens of OC-ALC employees who were headed home during the 3:30 p.m.

  • Flu vaccine is key to prevention

    Fall has arrived and flu season is around the corner. October and November is the best time to get the flu vaccine because most flu illnesses occur in January or February, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.   On average, 226,000 people are hospitalized every year because of

  • Uniform requirements are straightforward

    The mandate is simple.    All Air Force Materiel Command Airmen are required to wear specific uniforms on particular days.    "These uniforms remind us of our fellow Airmen who are deployed around the globe, and they are a symbol of our unified support," wrote Gen. Bruce Carlson, AFMC commander, in

  • 555th ACSS welcomes a new commander

    The 555th Aircraft Sustainment Squadron welcomed a new commander last Friday when Col. Michael Pelletier relieved Col. James H. Hall during a change of command ceremony at the Tinker Club.    Colonel Hall took the reigns of command for the 555th ACSS June 2004. After 30 years of service in

  • Retiring commander says goodbye to troops

    Although 555th Aircraft Sustainment Squadron retiring commander Col. James H. Hall aspired to be a pilot, fate would have it that he would become a maintenance officer. He said he hasn't regretted the decision in all of his 30 years of service.    "Taking aircraft that lands broken and being able to

  • Parade, tree lighting set for Nov. 28

    As the cool November winds whistle through the trees, the 72nd Services Squadron is preparing for Tinker's annual holiday parade and tree lighting. Festivities will begin at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 28.    The parade is part of National Military Family Month and this year's theme is "Celebrating an Oklahoma

  • Tinker teens helping in their community

    Teen members of the Tinker Youth Center's Patriot Keystone Club are trying to change the sterotypical opinion that today's youngsters don't care about anyone or anything but themselves. Members of the Patriot Keystone Club are working hard to support the community in many different ways throughout