May 30, 2020 Tinker Frontlines: Meet Daniel Weston Daniel Weston is part of the 72nd Operations Support Squadron’s Airfield Management team and has worked there for four and a half years.
May 29, 2020 Tinker Frontlines: Meet Brent Burgess Brent Burgess, director of the 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, has 20 years of federal service.
May 27, 2020 Tinker Frontlines: Meet Donna Conover Tinker Frontlines: Meet Donna ConoverDonna Conover is a budget analyst and resource advisor in the 448th Supply Chain Management Wing’s Financial Management Directorate.She has 42 years of service and is from Del City, Oklahoma. In her free time, Conover enjoys quilting and walking and describes
April 1, 2020 Tinker expands precautions to combat COVID-19 With the occurrence of Tinker Air Force Base’s first cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, Tinker’s leadership has continued to implement expanded precautions to keep Airmen safe while also ensuring the installation’s ability to meet mission requirements.
March 27, 2020 Tinker AFB Comptroller Squadron adjusts to new normal The 72nd Comptroller Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base has changed its business model in order to continue efficiently serving Team Tinker during the COVID-19 outbreak.Maj. Benjamin Wright, 72nd CPTS commander, said that the squadron’s mission of ensuring pay for all employees in an accurate and
Jan. 5, 2020 New weapons system completes first live mission The ground-based weapons system allows squadron members at Tinker AFB to provide command and control to both live and simulated aircraft from around the country. Only 18 of these weapons systems exist in Air Force inventory and Tinker AFB is now one of only four active-duty bases to have this
Nov. 20, 2018 Air Force Secretary announces Tinker home for B-21 Raider maintenance Tinker Air Force Base has been selected as the maintenance hub for the B-21 Raider — a new Air Force bomber expected to be delivered in the mid-2020s.Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson announced the decision Nov. 16 in a media opportunity at the base.She said Tinker AFB was selected because
Aug. 10, 2018 Lt. Gen. Kirkland takes command of AFSC Before a crowd of approximately 350 guests and several dignitaries described as a “Logistics Hall of Fame,” Lt. Gen. Donald E. “Gene” Kirkland became commander of the Air Force Sustainment Center Aug. 7 in Bldg. 3001 at Tinker Air Force Base. “I am sitting on hallowed ground when we talk about
Aug. 18, 2016 Fat Albert makes a stop at Tinker Fat Albert, the Blue Angels’ C-130 cargo plane used for transporting crew and equipment to air shows around the country, is currently undergoing a chemical de-paint process here at Tinker after severe corrosion was found on it. It will take crews working three continuous shifts to thoroughly clean