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  • Thursday is Heartlink sign-up deadline

    The deadline to register for the Family Support Center's Heartlink Program is Thursday. The program is set for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 23 in Bldg. 6001.    All spouses who are new to the military lifestyle are encouraged to register for this quarter's orientation program, said Master Sgt. Gary Smith,

  • Big plays key to 552nd OSS victory

    In an intense battle Oct. 3, the 552nd Operational Support Squadron shut out the 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron 6-0 in intramural football action.    The Golden Dragons of the 965th AACS seized control early under the spirited play of quarterback Jeremiah Lopez and wide receiver Dominic

  • Lizards claim intramural volleyball title

    The two-time, defending intramural volleyball base champions, the Leaping Lizards, successfully defended their title Oct. 5.    The Lizards defeated the 552nd Training Squadron 25-12, 22-25, 15-5 en route to the victory in front of more than 100 fans.    The defending champions got off to a fast

  • Coming home: Chief returns after serving in CJTF-Horn of Africa

    Chief Master Sgt. John R. Harris Jr., command senior enlisted leader for Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, returned to Oklahoma City Wednesday after spending 13 months in Djibouti, Africa.    As the principal enlisted advisor to the commander, Chief Harris worked to integrate, utilize and

  • Deploying at home: Are you ready?

    This month, Airmen from the 552nd Air Control Wing will be deploying in their own backyard during training exercises that prepare them for what's to come in a real-world deployment.    Glenwood, an exercise area outside of Tinker, and "South Ramp," located on the Navy side of base, will be full of

  • Breaking the law: 70 drivers are caught during Safety Spot Check

    The results were astounding.    Senior Tinker leaders conducted a second safety spot check Sept. 26, eight months after the operation debuted. Senior leaders, plus more than 20 72nd Security Forces Squadron members, cited drivers who spoke on their cellular telephones without a hands-free device or

  • Safety Hero

    Robert Hopwood, 76th Maintenance Wing, is the September Safety Hero Award winner.    While walking through an area, Mr. Hopwood noticed a worker on a mobile manlift approximately 20 feet in the air. The worker was wearing fall protection, but the area around the manlift was not properly barricaded

  • Education, prevention keys to healthy workplace

    Tinker's Military Equal Opportunity team stresses prevention as the key to promoting a healthy workplace environment.    With only six to eight informal and formal complaints a year, compared to more than 600 civilian complaints, Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge Tech. Sgt. Nena Fennell said the

  • Tinker Airmen remember POW/MIAs through exercise, sweat

    The "Jody calls" float through the cool morning air as a long thin line of Airmen in black T-shirts jog in formation around Tinker as the sun slowly rises in the east.    Running two-by-two, Airmen from units across Tinker used sweat and exercise to honor those who were held as prisoners of war