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  • Tinker volunteers dress up holidays for local children

    Among the hustle and bustle of the holiday shoppers, associates at JC Penney awaited a whole different crowd for two days of this Christmas season -- smiling and laughing children.For the fourth year in a row, the annual Clothe-A-Kid and Clothe-the-Children events were held at the department store

  • Tinker couple honored as Adoptive Family of the Year

    When Allison Holt first prayed for the safety of a 3-week-old baby boy, she didn't know he would soon be her adopted son. She now deals with children writing on furniture, sprinkling glitter on the counters, pouring syrup in Barbie doll hair, deflating lawnmower tires and rubbing toothpaste into the

  • Improving depot maintenance a breakthrough performance area

    The 76th Maintenance Wing has big plans for fiscal 2011 and the subsequent five years.In late October, Maj. Gen. David Gillett, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center commander, announced four breakthrough performance areas during his State of the ALC presentation. Designed as focus areas to particular

  • Improvement event flying high

    One Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center organization proved a transformation project doesn't have to be elaborate. By doing some research and cost analysis, the unit will save Tinker $5,669 a year.The Operations and Support office replaced the type of flag flown in front of Bldg. 3001 and found a

  • Tinker doctor fulfills simple dream

    Editor's note: This is the eighth story in a nine-article series about military providers assigned to Tinker.Her reason was simple. There was no hoopla or big shebang. Julie Terry just wanted to help people.Today, she is a family physician within the 72nd Medical Operations Squadron."She is an

  • Physician follows calling down different path, ends at Tinker

    Editor's note: This is the seventh story in a nine-article series about military providers assigned to Tinker.Like his peers, Dr. (Maj.) Spencer Checketts has an affinity for math, science and helping others. But, the 72nd Aerospace Medicine Occupational Medicine physician also has an advantage that

  • The Air Force has big dreams for your education, do you?

    Airmen serving today have a unique opportunity to apply their work experience toward an associate's degree from the nation's largest accredited community college, but despite the variety of education benefits available, many of them aren't. Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center and Tinker installation

  • Civilians stand beside military troops in support of the mission

    Each day, thousands of Airmen receive deployment orders. They pack their bags, say goodbye to their families and leave in pursuit of the mission. Their sacrifice is an accepted part of military life, but they're not the only ones who do it.On a voluntary basis, Tinker civilians from a handful of