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  • Texting while driving: A deadly combination

    Recently, during the morning rush hour, a 53-year-old driver of a blue Dodge Caravan was traveling north on Interstate 5 outside Seattle when he took his eyes off the road to scan an email on his Blackberry, the state patrol says. And that's how he hit the white Mazda, which clipped the green Honda,

  • What's in a watch and warning

    During severe weather season in Oklahoma it's critical to understand the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning and the safety precaustions that should be followed in each situation. Tornado WatchMonitor local radio/television stations for current information. Implement unit

  • AtHoc system aims to save lives

    AtHoc is a network centric emergency mass notification system that is able to notify thousands of impending danger in a matter of minutes.Currently, the "big four" -- severe weather, active shooter, base closure and alarm condition changes -- get pushed out on AtHoc the most, but the system is

  • Tinker Weather Flight always on alert, severe weather taken seriously

    When it comes to severe weather, every second counts.That's why Tinker's severe weather alarm rang out at 12:30 a.m. May 8. Though nighttime tornadoes are rare, officials determined that a tornado was possible within 5 nautical miles of the base. Knowing families were sleeping, they decided to sound

  • 101 Critical Days of Summer: Use good sense - it's your choice

    The Critical Days of Summer campaign began in the early 1980s when fatal mishap numbers were growing for both on- and off-duty activities. As most of you know, the summer months from Memorial Day through Labor Day present higher than normal risks for off-duty mishaps. It's a time when we also

  • AFSC Chief: Enlisted ranks are backbone of Air Force

    The Air Force Sustainment Center's highest ranking enlisted member has been on the job since April and is ready to lead and develop AFSC enlisted Airmen wherever they may be. Part of Command Chief Master Sgt. Gregg Jones' nearly 25-year career has included advising Iraq and Afghanistan how to

  • Engine team sets up shop for F135 test cells

    Two unassuming structures sit in Tinker's industrial area. To most passing by, they might resemble large, awkwardly shaped sheds, but in reality they were built and modified to harness the Air Force's most powerful fighter engine: the F135.The F135 powers the F-35, the newest fifth-generation

  • 72nd ABW command chief set to retire

    After a 30-year military career, 72nd Air Base Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Brian Lavoie will retire May 22 and, with his wife, Jennifer, head for the Pacific northwest to pass out free smiles."It's time to reflect on this stage of my life, and an opportunity to do something completely different,"