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
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