COMMENTARY: Random acts of kindness
It’s been a little over a month since we celebrated the holidays, and for some of us (well … maybe many of us!) that joyful spirit has long since passed. Thinking of others seems to have been replaced...
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PHOTO: Working relationship
Lt. Gen. Mike Hood, commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force, seated, listens to a recording of a recent mission performed by members of the 552nd Air Control Wing during a tour of an E-3 “Sentry”...
View ArticleAFSC/CC Message: Presidents Day
Written by Lt. Gen. Lee Levy II, Air Force Sustainment Center Commander Originally observed only as Washington’s Birthday to celebrate the life and accomplishments of our first president, Presidents...
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PHOTO: Tinker on tour
Theresa Farris, 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s civilian director, discusses the KC-135 Programmed Depot Maintenance line with Janis Wood, 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group deputy director; the...
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CGR office handles equipment from cradle to grave
Pete Fellwock, the Cradle, Grave and Repair lead, configures computers to receive updates on the “hot rack”. The computers will go to their customers ready to use. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)...
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Make saving automatic during Military $aves Week
Col. Stephanie Wilson, 72nd Air Base Wing and Tinker installation commander, and 72nd ABW Command Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Christopher fill out their Military Saves Pledges. Military Saves Week runs...
View ArticleAccident prevention: Why it’s important to you
If someone were to ask you why workplace safety is important, how would you respond? You may “know” that it’s important to “keep safety in mind” as you go about your daily workplace activities, but...
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Airmen, Sailors graduate from leadership school
Airman Leadership School Class 16-B graduates. (Courtesy photo) Thirty-four Airmen and three Sailors graduated from Tinker’s Airman Leadership School Feb. 11. Graduates and award winners are:...
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Black History Month Luncheon: Colonel honors civil rights heroes
Guest speaker Col. Stephanie Wilson, 72nd Air Base Wing and Tinker installation commander, gives an account of her own upbringing during the Feb. 12 Black History Month Luncheon. The colonel talked...
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Emergency exercises scheduled
Tinker’s annual tornado exercise takes place next week. In last year’s scenario, a simulated tornado hit a fuel tank near Bldg. 260, spilling 500,000 gallons of fuel and injuring dozens of people....
View ArticleHiring surge yields lessons and successes, leaders say
The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex’s “1,000 hires in 100 days” initiative generated a new pool of nearly 1,400 qualified applicants, a welcome outcome for the ongoing hiring surge at one of the...
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New 507th commander selected
Col. Douglas E. Gullion The chief of Air Force Reserve announced the new commander for the 507th Air Refueling will be Col. Douglas E. Gullion. Colonel Gullion is currently the 507th Operations Group...
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Emergency? Dial 911
John Adkerson and Michael Sellers, both Emergency Communications Center Operators, field Tinker’s 911 calls and dispatch emergency crews to action wherever they are needed. Their office staffs eight...
View ArticleAFAF launches Tuesday
The 2016 Air Force Assistance Fund awareness campaign kicks off Tuesday. The annual campaign raises money for the AFAF, which assists members of the extended Air Force family with help ranging from...
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Lt. Gen. Levy hosts OK Commanders Summit
Senior military leaders from across the state convened for a one-day summit hosted by Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II, commander of the Air Force Sustainment Center headquartered at Tinker AFB, Feb. 19....
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Women’s History Month Feature: Coburn punches education ticket en route to...
Tess Coburn (Editor’s note: During March, the Tinker Take Off will feature a few of Team Tinker’s smart, strong, amazing women who have overcome adversity to get to where they are now.) As a young...
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: Air Force mentorship
– Written by Lt. Col. Kristen Thompson, 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron Commander As Airmen in the 552nd Air Control Wing, we must be warfighters who can do it all … fly, fight, win … and also...
View ArticleYoung inventors wow 552nd Airmen
Airman Aureal Smith bent over slightly to listen intently to 9-year-old Waverly DiBello describe her new invention, the “High Waters Umbrella.” The Red Oak Elementary fourth-grader from Moore...
View ArticleAFAF donations impact Tinker
The Tinker Airman and Family Readiness Center provided more than $200,000 in zero-interest loans and grants with the help of the Air Force Assistance Fund last year to base Airmen facing financial...
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PHOTOS: Ready for action
Staff Sgt. Kierstin Murphy, with the 72nd Medical Support Squadron, performs medical assessments on injured victims during the March 1 base-wide tornado exercise. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)...
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