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Retired Lt. Col. William Melton, a Vietnam veteran, is a Bronze and Silver Star Medal recipient.


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Retired Lt. Col. William Melton, a Vietnam veteran, is a Bronze and Silver Star Medal recipient. The 37-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps considers Tinker Air Force Base his home and utilizes its amenities, such as the Gerrity Gym and Vanwey Dining Facility, as much as possible. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)

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Mike Green, left, facility manager, and Ashleigh Talk, community manager for Balfour Beatty Communities, talk about the company's continued improvement of quality of service and professionalism of vendors and staff during the Tinker Town Hall Jan. 26 at the Tinker Club.
72nd Air Base Wing Commander Col. Kenyon Bell speaks to attendees at the first of two Tinker Town Hall sessions held Jan. 26 at the Tinker Club. Col. Bell discussed gate construction around the base and introduced the new management team of Balfour Beatty Communities.
Capt. Michael Olson, with the 72nd Security Forces Squadron and Brad Beam, with the 72nd Civil Engineering Directorate, brief Air Force Sustainment Center Commander Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II on the requirements, communication plan and future needs of the newly-opened Pegasus Gate located on South Air Depot Blvd. They also provided an overview of traffic flow changes due to gate construction
Participants in the groundbreaking for the 75th Anniversary Time Capsule were, from left, JROTC Cadet Col. Avery Stout, with Carl Albert High School and representing a future Airman; retired Air Force Lt. Col. Steve Auchter, with Tinker Heritage Foundation; 72nd Air Base Wing Commander Col. Kenyon Bell; 72nd ABW Command Chief Master Sgt. Melissa Erb; and Airman 1st Class Alexander Williams, with the 72nd Medical Group and representing the youngest Airman.
Col. Kenyon Bell, 72nd Air Base Wing commander, gives remarks before participating in the groundbreaking ceremony for the 75th Anniversary time capsule. The time capsule will be buried in the Maj. Charles B. Hall Memorial Air Park at a later date.
Eberhard Bauer, right, 72nd Air Base Wing Plans and Program Office management analyst is recognized for 20 years of civilian service along with a Civilian Personnel Achievement Award for his contributions on the Civilian Mentoring Council from Robert Sandlin, 72nd ABW director of staff, Nov. 28, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The ceremony took place at the 72nd ABW Headquarters building.
Col. Kenyon K. Bell, 72nd Air Base Wing commander, serves up a plate of sliced ham to a customer while serving Thanksgiving meals in the Vanwey Dining Facility Nov. 23, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Bell was joined by other senior officer and enlisted leaders in the holiday tradition of serving meals to troops who, by necessity of their service, are away from home.
Red-painted fire-suppression pipes are shown near an opened vertical roll-up door in Bldg. 3001 on Nov. 17, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Areas like this have a higher potential for proximity freezing if not monitored closely and doors aren't closed to keep the heat in during below-freezing periods.
Airman 1st Class Maiesha Buford, 72nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron, gives Capt. Theresa Hall, 72nd Medical Support Squadron, her mobility papers after they were checked for current shot records, public health, mental health, malaria medication, and biological warfare/chemical warfare kits Oct. 4, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
James Eye, 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, conducts an inspection of a pallet of medical supplies ready for loading for a potential deployment Oct. 4, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Eye speaks with Senior Airmen Olivia Chapman and Nicholas Frazier, 72nd Medical Support Squadron, and lets them know what their team did correctly on building the pallet and what items they need to work on in the future.
Brett Neeley, traffic management specialist, 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, instructs exercise deployers on the next phase of the mobility process Oct. 4, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
Senior Airman Sidney Laxdal, left, and Senior Airman Richard Loveless, right, 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, work the baggage check and security checkpoint area during a recent mobility exercise Oct. 4, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.