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  • Fitlinxx, Fit 4 Life procedures clarified

    Tinker fitness officials have noticed the need for clarification concerning how to get themselves into Fitlinxx and the "Fit 4 Life" fitness program and begin exercising to improve their health, fitness and over all wellness.   According to Ben Gibson, fitness center director, the process is not

  • Volunteers needed for Redman Triathon

    For most, the idea of a 2.4-mile swim followed immediately by a 112-mile bike ride capped off with a 26.2-mile run sounds less like a sporting event and more like a form of self-torture.   Yet, that superhuman effort is exactly what will be attempted by athletes competing in the 3rd annual Redman

  • AFMC commander plans return visit

    Gen. Bruce Carlson will make a return visit to Tinker Air Force Base Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss the command's mission, its people and continuous process improvements among other topics.   The general will open discussions with community leaders during a working breakfast on Wednesday at the

  • EPA, Tinker discuss plan for NPL Site

    In a public meeting held Aug. 14 at the Midwest City Library, Tinker Air Force Base officials provided a detailed plan to take no-further-action for Soldier Creek Groundwater Operable Unit three of Tinker's National Priorities List Site, or Super Fund Site.   The Air Force made the recommendation

  • Safety Hero

    Michael Dey of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center Information Technology Directorate is this month's Safety Hero Award winner.   Mr. Dey used his unique IT computer skills and personal initiative to animate nearly two dozen safety slogans for use during this year's 101 Critical Days of Summer.  

  • Hruskocy gate project nearly complete

    Tinker Air Force Base and Oklahoma County officials are working together to make the installation and surrounding communities safer. Their latest project, the relocation of the Hruskocy Gate, is expected to be completed by April 2008.    The project is a two-part effort. Tinker constructed a roadway

  • Combat Advancement awarded to TACAMO Sailor

    Spending 12 months serving as a police trainer in a northeast province of Afghanistan has earned a master-at-arms from the Take Charge and Move Out community in Oklahoma the rarest of accomplishments - a combat promotion.    Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Mullis of Strategic Communications Wing ONE

  • Base association remembers USS Oklahoma

    Tinker Management Association members were taken back to Dec. 7, 1941 at this month's luncheon.    District 101 State Rep. Gary Banz interviewed 89-year-old Paul Goodyear, a crewmember aboard USS Oklahoma during the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor.    Mr. Goodyear, then a 23 year-old signalman third

  • Unit Spotlight: Staff of less than 20 manages OC-ALC/YP

    Only 18 people work in one of the most important units in the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center. Ultimately, the unit is part of a larger group that spreads across three Air Force centers.    Collectively, they're the Propulsion group. At Tinker, they're known at the OC-ALC/YP.    "Our objective is