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  • Communication, learning danger signs key for parents

    As a parent of a teenager, you may worry about a lot of things -- will your 16-year-old be a safe driver? How would your son react if offered drugs? Will your daughter be able to resist the temptation of underage drinking? But how often do parents ever wonder "Will my child become involved in an

  • AFMC to observe American Heart Month in February

    February is American Heart Month and a good time to educate ourselves on how to prevent heart disease. Cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and stroke, is the No. 1 cause of death for men and women in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control, every 25 seconds an

  • Tinker bids farewell to Col. Bob LaBrutta

    The new orders are in. Col. Bob LaBrutta will soon leave Tinker for MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., where he will become the director of Manpower and Personnel for the U.S. Central Command.As his one-and-a-half-years at Tinker comes to an end, fellow commanders and directors said the 72nd Air Base

  • Maj. Gen. Litchfied sets goal, reflects on workforce potential

    He knows he's in a unique position and he's using it to his advantage. When Maj. Gen. Bruce Litchfield accepted command of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center in November, he already knew the workforce's capabilities; he'd seen it in action. He said setting his standard goal of "striving to be

  • Flag football playoffs to continue into new year

    The Gym Rats repelled the 72nd Security Forces Squadron, 20-18, in a base flag football playoff game Monday night that see-sawed back and forth and literally went down to the wire.The Security Forces scored on two first-half interceptions. Anthony Jones scored on a pick he returned 40 yards for a

  • Climbing accident didn’t break James Steglich’s spirit

    Editor's note: This is the second in a four-part series featuring employees at Tinker Air Force Base with disabilities.James Steglich is a financial analyst in the 76th Maintenance Wing's Financial Management Office, where he measures production labor costs associated with budgeting and pricing. Mr.

  • Tinker man sacrifices overtime pay to save his neighbors’ lives

    A Tinker employee lost eight hours of Christmas overtime pay to save six lives.Caleb Dobbs, an oxygen system mechanic with the 550th Commodities Maintenance Squadron, 76th Maintenance Wing, said he has no regrets about his spur-of-the-moment decision.Mr. Dobbs, who has lived in Noble for almost two

  • The Nightmare before Spring: Fire and Ice, a tale of two hazards

    Once upon a time not too long ago, in the middle of a long, cold, dreary winter on the base called Tinker, an avoidable incident regrettably occurred. The following is a detailed account of the incident that took place on a snowy and icy day that left 2 inches of the frozen precipitation coating the

  • Tinker ‘greenway’ trail system celebrates two decades of life

    Nestled amid the residential and industrial development of Tinker Air Force Base, like an oasis in a desert, is a back-to-nature greenbelt that recently marked its 20th anniversary.Construction on the greenbelt began in October 1991, when 110 acres of undeveloped base property were set aside for

  • Cancer claims foot, but doesn’t dampen spirit, of Tinker athlete

    A native Oklahoman who works at Tinker played football, baseball and golf, until cancer cost him the lower part of one leg. Rather than give up athletics, he switched to sitting volleyball, and he may make the Paralympic Games in London next summer."I love sports and I want to set an example for my