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  • 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

  • 72nd Air Base Wing hosts training class

    Precision, Precision, Precision.    Memorandums, meeting requests and staff summary sheets may seem like mundane everyday activities to the rest of the world, but for anyone seeking correspondence, it's nearly an exact science.    Bob Sandlin, 72nd Air Base Wing executive officer, hosted an hour

  • IT drops 170 pounds

    "My skirts are falling off and I look like a Low Rider!" exclaimed Miss Kitty, Information Technology Directorate's Resources Management Branch.    Some people think weight loss happens to those young and active, but it also happens to many who are older and determined. For instance, Miss Kitty lost

  • Family Support Center to hold Heartlink Program Oct. 23

    The Family Support Center is accepting registrations for the upcoming Heartlink Program set for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 23 in Bldg. 6001.    "We are encouraging all spouses who are new to the military lifestyle to register for this quarter's orientation program," said Master Sgt. Gary Smith, FSC

  • 31st CCS stuns 32nd CCS with last minute touchdown

    The battle lines were drawn and emotions ran high as arch rivals squared off in intramural flag football action Sept. 26 at the Tinker Sports Complex.    The Red Bulls from the 31st Combat Communications Squadron claimed bragging rights as they beat the 32nd CCS 12-6.    "We had the energy, the

  • Airmen provide support for Redman athletes

    Hundreds of the toughest, most well-conditioned athletes from across the country gathered in Oklahoma City on the morning of Sept. 22 to take part in the 3rd Annual Redman Triathlon.    These endurance athletes definitely had a long day ahead: A 2.4-mile swim, followed immediately by a 112-mile bike

  • Commander takes action through CFC

    With the Combined Federal Campaign beginning Wednesday, Maj. Gen. Loren Reno, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center commander, wasted no time doing his part by signing his CFC contribution form.   It's a perfect opportunity to help that person you've always wished you could help. It is a perfect time