March 25, 2025 Royal Air Force leadership visit focuses on interoperability, sustainment strategy Senior leaders from the Royal Air Force visited the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex to facilitate bilateral engagement, foster cross-talk of engineering support, and explore shared sustainment capabilities across allied air forces.
March 5, 2025 F135 Smart Stacking Tool revolutionizes rotor assembly The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex has implemented a modernized method to assemble rotor components in the F135 jet engine. The F135 Smart Stacking Tooling Enhancement significantly improved the rotor assembly process, reducing required man-hours from eight days to just two, significantly
Feb. 6, 2025 OC-ALC Talent Acquisition and Outreach Team drives innovation, recruiting The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex Talent Acquisition and Outreach Team recruits 40 to 150 hires monthly while engaging over 40,000 individuals annually in their mission to build the future workforce.
Nov. 21, 2024 REBA system advances mission readiness through digital transformation A new digital system is reducing maintenance costs and downtime at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex. REBA enables continuous monitoring of industrial equipment, eliminating travel time and enhancing data quality, which supports the achievement of strategic objectives and contributes to the
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.
April 19, 2024 Youngest OKC bombing survivor becomes avionics technician at Tinker as ‘my way of helping out’ PJ Allen was just a baby when his grandmother dropped him off at daycare on the fateful day of the Oklahoma City bombing 29 years ago. Since the bombing, he’s developed a passion for aviation and his personal goal to work at Tinker AFB has been fulfilled when he became an Aviation Technician.
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.
April 4, 2024 B-1B Lancer “Lancelot” Set to Rejoin Fleet A decommissioned B-1B Lancer aircraft was pulled from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona to rejoin the Air Force's Strategic Bomber Fleet and recently arrived at Tinker AFB to begin the regeneration process.
Dec. 21, 2023 Sooner Advanced Manufacturing Lab Grand Opening The University of Oklahoma officially opened the Sooner Advanced Manufacturing Lab during a grand opening event attended by government, military and defense industry leaders held Nov. 28. This facility represents a significant advancement in the partnership between the Oklahoma Aerospace Defense
Aug. 21, 2023 Tinker and the Primes conference returns to talk sustainment, supply chain needs in a world with true competitors Almost 2,000 aerospace representatives and defense officials gathered near Tinker Air Force Base at the Reed Center at Delta Hotels for the 17th annual Tinker and the Primes conference Aug. 7-10, 2023. The conference was hosted by the Midwest City Chamber of Commerce and provided the opportunity for