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PHOTO: Days of Elijah Fun Run/Walk
Approximately 467 participants either walked or ran in the “Days of Elijah” Spiritual Fitness 5K & 2K Fun Run/Walk on Jan. 28 at the Tinker Chapel. Along the path, people encouraged the...
View ArticleNewcomer orientation goes family friendly
The orientation briefing for Tinker Air Force Base newcomers is getting revamped, renamed and relocated today with a new emphasis: family friendliness. The Airman and Family Readiness Center wants...
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38th CEIG Airman earns Air Force-level honor
Senior Airman Joshua S. Sandridge A senior airman with the 38th Cyberspace Engineering Installation Group based at Tinker AFB has been named the Air Force Outstanding Airfield Systems Airman of the...
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World War II veteran recounts D-Day during visit to Tinker
Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex Commander Brig. Gen. Gene Kirkland met with World War II veteran William Freeman, center, and his family during a recent visit to Tinker. As a 17-year-old, Mr....
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Tinker acquires land for KC-46A Pegasus maintenance
Pictured above is an artist’s rendering of the future KC-46A Pegasus Maintenance Campus to be built at Tinker AFB. On Wednesday, the Air Force acquired the land for the campus. (Air Force illustration)...
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AROUND TINKER: 72nd ABW Wildcatter Award Winner
Katie Nowell Katie Nowell, an administrative assistant assigned to the Alternative Dispute Resolution office, recently received a 72nd Air Base Wing Wildcatter Award. Ms. Nowell’s stellar example of...
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Three Military Working Dogs retire
Tinker Air Force Base retired three of its own last week in a small, somber ceremony at Fannin Hall. Military Working Dogs Buli, Jacky and Rex were formally retired by 72nd Security Forces Squadron...
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PHOTO: Meet Ria
A new member of the canine corps recently joined the 72nd Security Forces Squadron. Three-year-old Military Working Dog Ria and her handler, Senior Airman Michele Tate, will be training and working...
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AFMC’s enlisted Airmen honor commander with Order of the Sword
Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, Air Force Materiel Command commander, is joined by AFMC Command Chief Master Sgt. Michael Warner as she enters her Order of the Sword induction ceremony through a formation of...
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General: KC-46 depot to affect generations
Lt. Gen. Bruce Litchfield, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, joins Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, Oklahoma County Commissioner Brian Maughan and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air...
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Eagle Scout bridge project benefits base
Jared Cole works on a bridge project on the south side of base. The project helped him reach the rank of Eagle Scout. (Photo by Ray Moody) A new foot bridge on base benefits both Tinker Air Force Base...
View ArticleTax season is here
Completing and filing tax forms can be painless, simple, and free for those who visit the Tinker Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Office. The VITA program, organized by the base legal office, will be...
View Article552nd ACW wins Outstanding Unit Award
Officials recently announced that the 552nd Air Control Wing has been awarded the 2014 Air Force outstanding Unit Award for a 25th time. “This award recognizes the professionalism, hard work and...
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Air Force announces nomination of new AFMC commander
Lt. Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, left, and Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Air Force officials announced Feb. 13 the president’s nomination of Lt. Gen. Ellen M....
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Washburn named 448th SCMW director
Air Force Sustainment Center Commander Lt. Gen. Bruce Litchfield passes the 448th Supply Chain Management Wing flag to Frank Washburn during an appointment of leadership ceremony Tuesday. Prior to...
View ArticleRetired AEW members look forward to Diamond Anniversary Salute, May 7-9
“Military heritage is the foundation of patriotism.” At least, that’s according to retired U.S. Air Force Maj. William “Bill” Richards III, a former E-3 “Sentry” Airborne Warning and Control Systems...
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Sexual assault response – it matters
Capt. Paco Balderrama, the public information officer for the Oklahoma City Police Department, speaks to Tinker senior leaders about how they should convey a neutral posture with victims of sexual...
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PHOTO: ACC commander tours 552nd ACW
Tech. Sgt. Mitchell Zebert, a member of the 552nd Maintenance Group, discusses the Air Force repair enhancement process with Gen. Hawk Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, during his two-day...
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Speaker credits Air Force for stopping genocide in Iraq
Author Michael Korenblit, whose parents (mother pictured here) both survived Nazi concentration camps, spoke at the Tinker Auditorium on April 17 as part of the Holocaust Days of Remembrance. Mr....
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PHOTO: Scientifically speaking
Air Force Chief Scientist Dr. Mica R. Endsley and Master Sgt. Jamie Lewis, a flight engineer with the 552nd Operations Support Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, discuss the capabilities of the E-3...
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