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April 16, 2025
30 Years later: Youngest OKC Bombing victim gives back by becoming Tinker AFB civilian employee

Anyone who lived in Oklahoma on April 19, 1995 has a story about the day a Ryder truck full of fuel-oil explosives ripped the heart out of America. The firefighters who arrived on scene at the Alfred P. Murrah Building and immediately started putting out car fires. Then the wind shifted, the oily
March 25, 2025
AFMC commander visits Tinker AFB, views Readiness Training

Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, visited Tinker March 10, to observe the base's commitment to readiness and innovation. The visit included tours of the installation's shoot house, Glenwood Training Area, Reverse Engineering and Critical Tooling facility and briefings
March 18, 2025
KC-135 System Program Office Holds Critical Meetings with Air Force Units

The KC-135 System Program Office holds successful working group session with MAJCOM partners.
March 7, 2025
Warriors of Air and Space: Tinker Air Show Featuring Thunderbirds takes off June 28-29, 2025

The Tinker Air Show returns June 28-29, featuring the world-renowned U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds! The theme for this year is ‘Warriors of Air and Space,’ highlighting the warrior ethos, hard work, and contributions of the military and civilian members of Tinker Air Force Base. Numerous military and
March 3, 2025
72nd ABW recognizes outstanding performers at annual awards

Units from across the 72nd Air Base Wing were recognized for their outstanding performance, hard work, and dedication to the mission during an award ceremony held at Castle Falls Feb. 22, 2025.
Feb. 28, 2025
Tinker Senior Master Sgt. Release

Tinker Air Force Base paused to recognize and celebrate the 18 exceptional Master Sergeants who have achieved the rank of Senior Master Sergeant here, Feb. 27, 2025. The members selected and recognized from Tinker and its geographically-separated units make up 18 of the 1,635 Master Sergeants who
Nov. 28, 2024
NCIS REACT team leads training with Tinker Airmen and Sailors

Recently, Tinker Air Force Base hosted an Naval Criminal Investigative Service REACT team— made up of experts in diverse tactical disciplines including operational planning, intelligence gathering, marksmanship, breaching, hostage rescue and other areas.
Nov. 26, 2024
Tinker AFB Third Quarter Award Winners

The 72nd Air Base Wing hosted an awards ceremony Nov. 7 to announce the winners for the third quarter.Col. Abigail Ruscetta, installation and 72nd Air Base Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Gradel, 72nd ABW command chief, distributed the awards to the winners for their outstanding
Nov. 15, 2024
MRO Enters Limited Deployment

On July 25, 2024, the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) system received approval to “go-live” and deployed to the Propulsion Maintenance Group at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.The Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC) wasted no time as it used MRO to perform maintenance actions on Public-Private
Oct. 8, 2024
DAFBOT seeks to free humans from repetitive tasks

Members from across Tinker Air Force Base gathered at Rose State College to learn the ins and outs of automation and how it can improve efficiency in their daily work. The Department of the Air Force Bot Operations Team, known as DAFBOT, held a weeklong event Sept. 10-13, providing exposure to

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