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  • November is National Diabetes Month: Healthy eyes important

    How can you prevent diabetic eye disease?    Diabetes can lead to permanent vision loss if not controlled. If you are living with diabetes, then an annual dilated eye examination should be part of your diabetes preventive care. A dilated eye examination can detect early signs of diabetic eye disease

  • Teams participate in Family Feud

    Team Tinker Fabulous Family Feud was a huge success once again as 32 teams battled it out for the $500 first place prize on Nov. 1.    The first place winning team participants were 1st Lt. Jennifer Condon, Donna Carrell, Melissa Skillern, James M. Jones and Angela Carr all from the 556th Aircraft

  • Intramural Football: 72nd MSS rallies to defeat 964th AACS 14-10 in playoffs

    The 2007 Tinker flag football playoffs returned to action as the 72nd Mission Support Squadron rallied to defeat the 964th Airborne Air Control Squadron 14-10 Nov. 6 at the Tinker Sports Complex.    Both teams exchanged possessions in the first quarter with neither side gaining an advantage. The

  • Business minded: Assistant SECAF attends Tinker and the Primes

    More than 1,600 business and community leaders including William C. Anderson, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics, gathered at the Reed Conference Center in Midwest City Nov. 6-7 to participate in the annual Tinker and the Primes business event.    The

  • NDI looks to increase reliability

    We've all heard the saying "If you step on a crack, break your mother's back." Well, if aircraft inspectors miss a tiny crack in an engine or a critical component on an aircraft, the Air Force bird could fall out of the sky.    The Air Force Nondestructive Inspection team ensures aircraft inspectors

  • New process lessens production time, health hazards

    Six months ago, the process took four or five hours. Today, the 566th Aircraft Maintenance Group's Disassembly and Cleaning Unit can "nitpick" an aircraft part of its paint within 20 minutes.    Until recently, officials removed paint from small areas and openings of weapon systems' flight controls

  • 3rd Herder receives Bronze Star Medal

    Maj. Greg Whitaker, of the 3rd Combat Communications Support Squadron, received a Bronze Star Medal Oct. 31.    Presented by 3rd Combat Communications Group Commander Col. James Appleyard, the award distinguishes heroic or meritorious aid for ground service while involved in action against a United

  • Reintegration classes mandatory for returning Airmen

    While an Airman is deployed, he and his family will likely experience something that changes their daily routines. When he returns home, reintegrating or reuniting with his loved ones may not be as easy as he expected.    Tinker provides a mandatory program for returning Airmen to help them

  • Intramural Football Playoffs: 552nd TRS stuns second seeded 72nd OSS, 19-7

    The 2007 intramural flag football playoffs started off with a thunder as the 552nd Training Squadron Griffins stunned No. 2 seed 72nd Operations Support Squadron Thunderhawks 19-7 Oct. 30 at the Tinker Sports Complex.    The first round playoff match pitted the red hot 72nd OSS team, which came into