COMMENTARY: Listening to you
– Written by Lt. Gen. Bruce Litchfield, Air Force Sustainm Lt. Gen. Bruce Litchfield ent Center Commander The last couple of weeks I’ve been out and about in an attempt to really understand the...
View Article101 Critical Days of Summer: Basketball injuries most reported Class C mishaps
Basketball, a sport played by a large number of Airmen, is also the one activity that results in the most reported Class C mishaps. During the 2012 Critical Days of Summer, there were 40 Class C...
View ArticleSome 72nd FSS facilities offering furlough specials
Furlough specials are being offered at the following 72nd Force Support Squadron facilities through the end of September. Come by and take advantage of these great deals. Arts and Crafts Center: On...
View Article552nd AMXS wins soccer title again
Members of the 552nd AMXS championship soccer team of 2013 included, left to right: Mario Hernandez, Ericson Wolford, David Perkins, John Powers, Kristopher Carroccia, Michael Velez, David Miller,...
View ArticleTinker event raises money for area tornado victims
Several dozen military and civilian personnel from Tinker participated in an American Red Cross of Moore disaster relief event recently. According to Tech. Sgt. Heather Blaylock of the 5th Manpower...
View ArticleBeat the heat, check the backseat
Joel Gray was just 5 months old when he died. Lourdes Duvall and Tytus Hoskins lived only six months. These are just three of the nation’s 33 young victims who died from hyperthermia in vehicles...
View ArticleStrap on safety before bike rides
Bicycling is a very popular activity during warm weather. Although there are no hard statistics on the actual number of riders, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration reports their...
View ArticleMilitary recognized at Oklahoma City baseball game
Col. Russell Muncy, 507th Air Refueling Wing commander, administers the Oath of Enlistment to 26 new Air Force Recruits at the Oklahoma City RedHawks game on July 27. The new recruits are all...
View ArticleCatapult contest still ‘on’
Master Sgt. Patrick Patterson cocks the catapult he and two other NCOs from the 960th AACS intend to enter in “Viking Fest” this fall. Their machine was constructed from 2x6s and uses three 100-pound...
View ArticleRun ties tanker units together
Members of the 507th Air Refueling Wing run the Tinker Trails during the Shell 77 Memorial Run July 13. (Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Kimberly Howerton) An idea to honor a friend, former co-worker and...
View Article86 graduate from Supervisor Development Program
Eighty-six members of Team Tinker recently graduated from the Supervisor Development Program. During the graduation ceremony, Air Force Sustainment Center Executive Director Ross Marshall commended...
View ArticleWing member receives 72nd ABW Wildcatter Award
Staff Sgt. Samuel Lollar Staff Sgt. Samuel L. Lollar recently received a Wildcatter Award from the 72nd Air Base Wing commander. Sergeant Lollar is a chaplain assistant in the Air National Guard but...
View ArticleSummer campaign ending soon, but safety never stops
72nd Air Base Wing Safety Office Though the annual 101 Critical Days of Summer campaign comes to an end next week, the need for safety measures continues. Many people use the last long weekend of...
View ArticleAirmen asked to participate in DOD anti-tobacco video competition
Air Force News Service WASHINGTON (AFMS) — The Department of Defense, Health Affairs, has recently announced a new countermarketing video competition that aims to target tobacco as an enemy of the...
View ArticleIt’s tick season: Beware
Due to unusual amounts of rain this year, we will experience an abnormal amount of ticks. As the warm weather ensues, people and pets will want to be outside more, but be warned there could be the...
View ArticleRetired admiral helps base get Prowler for air park
This retired EA-6B Prowler, an electronic warfare jet, sits outside a Navy hangar at Tinker AFB, waiting to be relocated in the Charles B. Hall Air Park near Tinker Gate. Preparation of the site for...
View Article101 Critical Days of Summer ending
The Labor Day holiday weekend is here. Because the weather will soon start to change, everyone wants to make the most of this long weekend; the last summer “bash.” But you don’t want it to end...
View ArticleITT moves to new location
Col. Christopher Azzano, 72nd Air Base Wing and Tinker installation commander, speaks before cutting the ribbon on the new Information, Tickets and Travel location in the Tinker Exchange. Helping with...
View ArticleWinners named in library’s annual reading program
Tinker Library officials say this year’s Summer Reading Program was “fantastic” thanks to the 435 registered readers who read a total of 365,223 pages. They would also like to thank the non-registered...
View ArticleSoftball season winding down
Bryan Lemire gets a base hit for the 72nd OSS Thunderhawks in a recent softball game against the 552nd OSS. Watching are teammates Jacob Middleton, on third base, and third-base coach Christopher...
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