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  • Intramural teams shooting for basketball title

    Flight Controllers #2, the base basketball champs two years ago, gave the 3rd Combat Communications Group more static than they could handle Tuesday. The 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron disbarred the JAG from the base basketball playoffs by handing the lawyers their second loss of the

  • Highly-skilled dance performed at 25,000 feet

     When most people think about skillful dancing, the thought of a couple moving gracefully across a dance floor comes to mind. If you are part of the KC-135 Stratotanker refueling crew, you're probably picturing two planes less than 50 feet apart bouncing around at 25,000 feet while trying to connect

  • MLK observance today at base chapel

    Team Tinker will honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his vision for a non-violent movement during an observance from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the Tinker Chapel. This year's theme, "Understanding the Dream," is targeted to encourage all members of Team Tinker to embrace relevant and meaningful

  • That's how they roll: tourney winners

    A 20-game, 9-pin no-tap tournament at the Tinker Bowling Center attracted 27 hardy souls, pitted family against family in a holiday contest, and lasted almost eight hours.The Dec. 28 marathon started at 6:15 p.m. and ended at 2 a.m. "We had lots of blisters and sore arms, but everyone had a great

  • Intramural basketball tournament under way

    The first round of a four-week intramural base basketball tournament opened this month with two forfeits, a couple of massacres and a few routs. However, the 552nd AMXS Phenoms squeaked past Army Strong, 41-40, in a duel that was decided by a charity shot with less than a second left on the

  • In most cases warming up before exercise is good,

    Scientific research provides conclusive evidence that Airmen preparing for vigorous exercise such as the 1.5-mile run in their annual fitness test would perform better if they did not "warm up" with static stretching.The study was performed by retired Chief Master Sgt. Ralph Humphrey. The chief

  • F135 depot focus is on training

    Training, maintenance qualifications and certifications are the current focus of activity on the F135 jet engine depot being established at Tinker AFB.The F135 is the power plant for the F-35 Lightning II jet fighter that's scheduled to replace the F-16 Fighting Falcon.According to Mike Hill, Pratt

  • Tinker recreational aide conquering female natural bodybuilding sport

    Italian native Eleonora Paronuzzi-Rucker knows what she wants and isn't afraid to go after it. Since May 2011, she's been chasing a dream to become a National Physique Committee professional bikini competitor. The recreational aide for one of Tinker's gyms has competed in six natural bodybuilding

  • Survival tactics can help you stay tobacco-free during the holidays

    During this year's Great American Smokeout, many members of the Tinker community accepted the challenge to quit for a day. Now they are working hard to stay quit for good. With the holiday season here, they may participate in seasonal festivities and face obstacles that might sabotage all the hard

  • 5th Manpower Requirements Squadron employs science to allocate personnel

    A century ago, Frederick Winslow Taylor published a book in which he described how the application of scientific methods to the management of workers -- using a stopwatch and motion studies -- could greatly improve productivity.Today, the 5th Manpower Requirements Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base,