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April 13, 2012
Be a life saver for your baby

Babies -- they're cute, they're innocent, they're sweet... When parents stand watching their new baby sleeping, it creates a memory that lasts a lifetime. No one wants to think about the possibility of ever standing over their baby's casket, but that could become a grim reality unless parents take
April 5, 2012
Picking up the pieces: First step in reporting sexual assault should be contacting the SARC

Editor's note: In this series on reporting a sexual assault we wanted to look at each step in the process for a "typical" sexual assault case on an Air Force installation. The first week we'll focus on the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator's role. The second week, we'll focus on the commander's
April 5, 2012
Life begins at Tinker Golf Course

Thanks to the dedication of a Tinker couple, the Tinker Golf Course is part of the Nest Box Trail project with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. For more than 20 years, Betty Cunningham -- along with her late husband, Dean -- has taken care of the bluebirds at Tinker and has reported
March 30, 2012
Masters of Metal: 551st mechanics mold sheets of steel

The 551st Commodities Maintenance Squadron sheet metal manufacturing shop makes myriad parts for aircraft undergoing maintenance at Tinker Air Force Base.The B-52 "is our biggest customer, from cowlings to doors and other fuselage parts," said David Mason, Production Chief, Sheet Metal
March 30, 2012
Col. Charles Sherwin Jr. retires after 25 years

Having spent half of his life in military service, "It's time to retire," said Col. Charles B. Sherwin Jr., chief, System Program Manager, B-1 Sustainment Division, Aerospace Sustainment Directorate, Tinker AFB.The colonel will be honored at a retirement ceremony scheduled for 10:10 a.m. today in
March 27, 2012
Largest-known scanning electron microscope proves big asset to Tinker

Four-and-a-half years ago, the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center purchased the largest-known scanning electron microscope in the world. It had been estimated the $2.2-million Ellcie, formerly Visitec, Microtechnik GmbH Mira-X large-chamber scanning electron microscope would save the Air Force
March 19, 2012
Eye on education: Tinker military couple achieves college dreams while upholding other commitments

They proved it could be done. They made the time for their education, refusing to succumb to excuses. Master Sgt. Dean Garrison and his wife, Jennifer, a staff sergeant, have pursued and achieved collegiate degrees while meeting their military mission requirements and raising their toddler daughter,
March 2, 2012
Skunkus among us: Protect against smelly critters

In recent years, a large number of skunks have been removed from Tinker AFB. "In fact, 53 were euthanized on base during the past year alone," said Tinker's Natural Resource Manager John Krupovage. Fifteen skunks were removed from base housing, nine from the golf course, and 29 from other locations
March 2, 2012
New 12th Air Force command chief shares vision

The 12th Air Force command chief, Chief Master Sergeant Gerardo Tapia Jr., met with Airmen here recently to get a first-hand look at 552nd Air Control Wing operations and Tinker Air Force Base.The visit marked Chief Tapia and 12th Air Force commander Lt. Gen. Robin Rand's first trip to Tinker since
Feb. 3, 2012
‘First in, Last out’ : Tinker, Robins combat comm groups served throughout operations in Iraq

Fifth Combat Communications Group members at Sather Air Base, Iraq, in 2003 were somewhat amused as they watched news reports in Arabic and English speak of the air war beginning Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Robins Air Force Base, Ga., based combat communications unit was in the fight before most of

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