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  • Dental care for happy, healthy aging seniors

    Your teeth can last a lifetime with proper home care and regular dental checkups. Even if you brush and floss regularly, you may face certain issues in your senior years when it comes to your oral health.    Wearing dentures, taking medications and general health conditions are some of them.    ·

  • 960th AACS shuts down VQ-3 in intramural football

    The 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron flag football team opened the 2007 season with a 14-0 victory over the Navy's Fleet Reconnaissance Squadron THREE in intramural football action Sept. 5.   The game started with both sides hyped for victory.   The 960th AACS got the ball first, but was unable

  • Fort Sill duo captures Labor Day Golf Championship

    While most of the Tinker workforce was experiencing the enjoyment of sunny skies and calm waters on the lakes of Oklahoma or the fresh smell of barbeque, a select group of golfers were testing their wares at Tinker Golf Course during the 2007 Labor Day Championship.   The tournament is an annual

  • New process helps team meet demand

    It's no secret that the 51 year-old KC-135 Stratotanker is essential to the nation's warfighting capabilities. The aircraft has a fuel capacity of more than 30,000 gallons, which is enough to drive a car almost a million miles. Despite its age, this aircraft is still in high demand.   The Tinker

  • CFC, Race for Freedom to raise money for sanctioned charities

    It's nearly that time of the year.    The Combined Federal Campaign, the only military-authorized solicited fund-raising activity, and the CFC Race for Freedom, are just around the corner, Oct. 4 and Sept. 15, respectively.    This year, officials have set a goal of $1.65 million for the entire

  • Air Force Ball commemorates past, future

    Sept. 14 should be a night to remember.    Nearly 600 Tinker Airmen are expected to attend the 60th Annual Air Force Ball at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. Commemorating the theme, "Celebrating the past and serving the future," officials said they hope the night's

  • No first amendment rights on government computers

    "I just hate my boss!" my friend said in an e-mail.    "Dear Friend, this is not a chain letter!"    "My church is having a benefit concert ..."    What's the harm in forwarding your club, volunteer or religious organization e-mails to the other Tinker members?    Murphy's Law takes effect here,

  • Maintenance Group Airmen work to ensure mission success

    When the E-3 Sentry conducts its missions at home and around the world, every Airman in the 552nd Air Control Wing has their own part in guaranteeing the mission's success.   Many maintainers in the 552nd Maintenance Group have a motto: "Without maintenance, flyers are just pedestrians with cool

  • Changes coming for ‘chem refresher’ training

    When many Airmen hear the phrase, "You're scheduled for chem training," they know it's time to pull their gas mask out of their car trunk, closet or supply section and get ready for a long day of lecture, sweat and flying charcoal.    It means at least five to six hours in a classroom watching

  • Pedestrians, drivers must work together for safety

    The first reported pedestrian fatality occurred in the United Kingdom in 1896.    Katherine Driscol died as a result of being struck by a vehicle while at the Crystal Palace. The maximum speed of the vehicle that struck her was only 4 mph at the time of impact.    More recently at Tinker, there has