Aug. 25, 2022 OC-ALC Unveils DOD-first in Additive Manufacturing The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Propulsion Directorate, along with industry partner General Electric, recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Complex’s second Reverse Engineering and Critical Tooling lab which hosts 3D metal printers
Aug. 24, 2022 Tinker and the Primes conference brings key players together to talk combined innovation Air Force and government leaders spoke heavily on the themes of partnership and innovation in the face of emerging threats during the annual Tinker and the Primes conference, held at the Reed Conference Center in Midwest City August 8-11. The conference, hosted by the Midwest City Chamber of
Aug. 22, 2022 OC-ALC partnerships foster engineering opportunities The Educational Partnership Agreement between Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex and Oklahoma Christian University creates many science, technology, engineering, and mathematics related opportunities for students and Airmen alike.
Aug. 4, 2022 Secretary of the Air Force receives F-35 engine update at Tinker AFB Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall visited Tinker Air Force Base on July 28th for an update on the base’s support to the F-35 Lightning engine program.
June 30, 2022 Under Secretary of the Air Force visits Tinker AFB During the visit, Jones traveled to the Oklahoma City Air Logistic Complex, which is the largest maintenance depot within the Air Force Materiel Command and supports various aircraft and engine workloads.
June 2, 2022 Commentary: LGBTQ+ Representation and the military The military has a long standing reputation with the LGBTQ+ community, while the story has a rough beginning, the modern era holds many opportunities and achievements that we have been fighting for the past few decades.
April 20, 2022 Air Force Networks Align With Industry Practices Over the next couple of months, the Air Force will begin transitioning to a new Non-Classified Internet Protocol Router Network operating system management tool known as Microsoft Windows Update for Business. Once deployed, WUfB will enable computers to receive security updates directly from trusted
April 12, 2022 Eglin unit helps AWACS with first-time, in-air update The 36th Electronic Warfare Squadron helped a E-3G or AWACS, demonstrate the ability to receive and process in-air electronic warfare software updates derived from EW data collected and transmitted while in flight for the first time ever.
April 8, 2022 Tinker talks partnerships at AERO Oklahoma The event, hosted by the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission, was an opportunity for legislators and other Oklahomans to recognize and learn about aviation, aerospace and defense industries as vital economic drivers in the state.
March 8, 2022 Tinker Weather Flight uses deployment gear, skills to cover scheduled maintenance The 72nd Operations Support Squadron’s Weather Flight put their deployable weather equipment and skills to the test during a scheduled system outage. The flight installed a tactical meteorological observation system, allowing them to monitor conditions at Tinker Air Force Base while the base’s