July 25, 2025 Future heroes in training: Tinker hosts first Junior Firefighter Camp Tinker’s very first Junior Firefighter Camp gave seven future heroes a hands-on look at what it takes to serve in the fire service. Throughout the week, campers learned lifesaving skills like CPR and first aid, practiced search and rescue techniques, mastered ropes and knots, and even trained with
Feb. 7, 2025 Tinker kicks off ‘Year of Readiness’ with base-wide exercise The exercise, titled War Wagon 25-01, was designed to test the wing's ability to respond to various scenarios, including wartime operations.
Dec. 19, 2024 2024 AFMC Year in People Step into the highlights of 2024 with our Air Force Materiel Command "Year in People" photo spread!
Aug. 26, 2024 Tinker and the Primes returns to forge readiness, accelerate innovation The Tinker and the Primes Symposium returned to the Reed Conference Center in Midwest City August 6-8, marking its 18th year of connecting government with industry and academia.
Aug. 7, 2024 Construction begins as Tinker AFB prepares for EV fleet transition The days of purchasing gasoline-powered government owned vehicles (GOV) may be a thing of the past. Tinker Air Force Base is participating in a program that will transition its current fleet of GOVs from gasoline to all electric.
April 12, 2024 Tinker AFB participates in "AERO Oklahoma" Aviation, Aerospace & Defense Awareness Day Tinker Air Force Base leaders, service members, and aviation and aerospace industry representatives gathered at the State Capitol April 3 for AERO Oklahoma, an aviation, aerospace, and defense awareness day.
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
June 11, 2021 AFMC Command Chief visits Tinker Chief Master Sgt. Stan Cadell, command chief of Air Force Materiel Command, visited Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 7-10, 2021, to get an overall understanding of the 72nd Air Base Wing as well as the Air Force Sustainment Center mission as the supporting command for readiness in the Air
April 26, 2021 72nd MDG physician assistant delivers CPR at home The skills and quick actions of a physician assistant assigned to the 72nd Operational Medical Readiness Squadron potentially saved a life on Sept. 30, 2020. First Lt. Aaron O’Meara and his girlfriend, Erica Arellano, who had just received a food delivery in the lobby of their apartment, discovered
April 19, 2021 Commentary: Tinker remembers OKC bombing 26 years later At 9:02 a.m. April 19, 1995, the Oklahoma City skyline was forever changed as smoke billowed from a bomb that exploded in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, killing 168 innocent men, women and children. Through the catastrophic event that unfolded in the heart of our city, the world saw