Reservist Basic Military Training Instructors Needed

The 433rd Training Squadron is recruiting NCOs to serve as Reserve Military Training Instructors to train tomorrow's Airmen at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.Reservists between the ranks of Staff Sgt. to Master Sgt. can not only serve as instructors in the traditional Reservist capacity, but also

Deployed operations made possible by home station fuel systems shop

Deployed maintenance teams sometimes discover a problem so big that they must call on the help of their home station partners.That's exactly what had to be done Dec. 6, when a deployed KC-135R Stratotanker with a major fuel leak returned from Southwest Asia to the 507th Maintenance Squadron here for

Port Dawgs train on TSA procedures

We have all been to civilian airports, where we have to stand in line to go through security checkpoints and get our bags checked in. Sometimes, we may get frustrated by the long wait times, but we wouldn't be able to make it to our destinations without the men and women who are tasked with making

Reserve engine shop runs full throttle

When it comes to experience and dedication, the 507th Propulsion Maintenance shop has what it takes to maintain all of the KC-135 Stratotanker engines in the 507th Air Refueling Wing's inventory, according to Staff Sgt. Linton Riddick, engine manager with the jet engine shop here.The 10-person shop

Luncheon celebrates Native American culture

The Native American Heritage luncheon was held Nov. 18 at the Tinker Club.The guest speaker was Jeanne Rorex Bridges, a Cherokee artist with a career that includes numerous awards, feature articles in a variety of magazines and newspapers, and paintings used as cover art or illustrations in 16 books

10th Flight Test Squadron: troublemakers on a mission

Confident from daily encounters with danger and thousands of hours flying military and civilian aircraft, the pilots and crews of the 10th Flight Test Squadron also happen to be the biggest troublemakers on Tinker Air Force Base.They'd be out of a job if they weren't.The 38-member Air Force Reserve

Reservists deploy in mock exercise

BASH team keeps ‘em flying

Every spring and fall, tens of thousands of birds converge on Oklahoma during their migrations, leaving the skies and ground looking similar to a scene out of the 1963 Hitchcock classic, "The Birds."At Tinker Air Force Base, the Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard group, along with the 72nd Air Base Wing

Distracted driving can have fatal consequences

Distracted driving has become an epidemic in the United States, and its often fatal consequences are a threat to everyone.What is "distracted driving?" The definition is "driving while doing another activity that takes your attention away from driving."The human toll is tragic. In the U.S., around

Tinker gates return to normal operations Monday, Rapcon rd. under construction

With construction at the Interstate 40, Air Depot Boulevard and Southeast 29th Street intersection slated to be complete Sunday, two Tinker gates are set to return to their normal operations.Starting at 5:30 a.m. Monday, Tinker Gate will revert back to being open 24 hours a day, while Eaker Gate