Nov. 12, 2020 KC-46 tests command and control during ABMS onramp 3 The 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Detachment 1 from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, participated in the most recent Advanced Battle Management System onramp experiment during exercise Valiant Shield at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, September 15-25, 2020.
Sept. 11, 2020 Patriot Day Message from the AFSC Commander Nineteen years ago, our nation and our way of life came under attack on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. Nearly 3,000 fellow Americans were lost that day. What the terrorists intended to divide us wound up bringing us closer together.This year, we find ourselves struggling with a variety of issues
Aug. 14, 2020 72nd MDG COVID-19 clinic receives upgrades With the onset of coronavirus in March, the 72nd Medical Group clinic operations at Tinker Air Force Base were significantly diminished in order to protect both its patients and staff, now as much as possible, operations are returning to normal. The response to the pandemic has progressed and what
July 31, 2020 Tinker units collaborate, produce first 3-D printed engine component Members of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, an Air Force Sustainment Center wing, have produced the first additively manufactured metal component successfully tested on a U.S. Air Force aircraft engine, a significant milestone for future sustainment of aircraft like the E-3 Airborne Warning
June 10, 2020 CSAF visits Team Tinker, highlights critical COVID-19 response to warfighter Gen. David Goldfein, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, visited Tinker Air Force Base on June 8, 2020, to experience in-depth and observe the operations within the Air Force Sustainment Center and the 552nd Air Control Wing that have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
June 1, 2020 Tinker Frontlines: Meet Senior Airman Elijah Drake Senior Airman Elijah Drake is a vehicle search area member with the 72nd Security Forces Squadron and has been in the Air Force for two and a half years.
May 31, 2020 Tinker Frontlines: Meet J.D. Hunt J.D. Hunt is an emergency management specialist in Tinker’s Emergency Operations Center.
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