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  • Base seeks developer to privatize base housing

    A new request for proposal was made public earlier this month in an effort to reinvigorate housing privatization efforts at Tinker, AFB. Last September, base military members and their families initially learned more about plans for privatizing Tinker's military family housing, but those plans were

  • PT uniforms uncomfortable, changes in the works

    Tight, noisy and heavy physical training uniforms are becoming an additional challenge to staying fit to fight, Airmen said.    The Air Force uniform board received nearly 500 suggestions on improving the Air Force PT uniforms, which became mandatory wear in Oct. 2006, said Senior Master Sgt. Dana

  • 10th annual Star Spangled Salute attracts thousands

    Hundreds of Team Tinker members volunteered June 9-10 for the 10th annual Star Spangled Salute at Tinker Air Force Base.    More than 100,000 spectators packed the installation and there seemed to be a Team Tinker volunteer lending a helping hand when and wherever needed.    Event visitors

  • Three-peat: EM wins DOD award

    Tinker Air Force Base was honored at the Pentagon this month as one of only seven bases chosen for the Gen. Thomas D. White Environmental Award and one of only four Air Force bases to win a Department of Defense environmental award.     "Everybody was really excited to win," said Cathy Scheirman,

  • VQ-7 welcomes new commanding officer

    Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron SEVEN welcomed a new commanding officer June 12 when Cmdr. Dennis Warren relieved Cmdr. Darren Olson during a change of command ceremony in the VQ-3 hangar bay.    Cmdr. Warren served as the executive officer at VQ-4 for the past year. He became the 12th commanding

  • EEO manager wins Air Force award

    Paula Cochnauer and her office are knee-deep in problems and conflicts, and they can't avoid it.    Day in and day out they endure angry, hurt or even belligerent people with disputes, but many leave better than they came.    That is why this office is so special, and there is no dispute about that.

  • Airmen protect President during travels across Europe

    While President George W. Bush prepared to visit several countries in Europe for the G8 Conference during June, Airmen and aircraft from the 552nd Air Control Wing also made preparations - to help protect their commander in chief during his travels. "We constantly train for a variety of missions,

  • AAFES employee volunteers for deployment to Balad, Iraq

    For some people, supporting the troops may mean placing a bumper sticker on your car, or sending care packages. But Army and Air Force Exchange employee Greg Templeton was compelled to do more.    At a glance, you can't tell the red, white and blue pride that flows like a tidal wave through his body

  • Officials announce airfield operations awards

    Air Force officials announced the winners of the 2006 Air Force Airfield Operation Awards June 13.    Airfield operations include airfield operations and control, specifically airfield management and air traffic control.    The 2006 winners are as follows:    Airfield operations flight complex of

  • Air Force, academia to partner in USAF Marathon

    Leadership from both the Air Force and Wright State University gathered at a press conference June 13 to discuss their new USAF Marathon partnership, and other details of the September race.    Standing on the flightline of the 445th Airlift Wing in front of a massive C-5 Galaxy - the featured