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Nov. 22, 2023
Tinker Talks Podcast: Silver Star Recipient, Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame Inductee, William "Pete" Piazza

Tinker Talks celebrates veterans this year with a podcast honoring the service of Pete Piazza. Piazza served three tours in Vietnam. During his second tour, then-Staff Sgt. Piazza was NCO in Charge of the 3rd Security Police Squadron’s “C” Flight Security Resupply Team at Bien Hoa Air Base, near
Nov. 15, 2023
Fourth hangar online at Tinker as KC-46 campus grows

Construction is complete on the fourth hangar of the KC-46A Pegasus campus at Tinker Air Force Base. The newest hangar came online in September 2023, three years to the month after the first KC-46 arrived at Tinker for depot maintenance. It is the fourth of seven hangars that will make up Tinker’s
Nov. 7, 2023
Fourth hangar online at Tinker as KC-46 campus grows

Construction is complete on the fourth hangar of the KC-46A Pegasus campus at Tinker Air Force Base.
Nov. 1, 2023
Native American Heritage Month events scheduled at Tinker

Every November, the Department of Defense joins the nation in celebrating National American Indian Heritage Month, also known as American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month.
Oct. 27, 2023
C/KC-135 Foreign Military Sales Team Tours the 555 SWES

The C/KC-135 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) team, part of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s KC-135 System Program Office (SPO), recently toured the 555 Software Engineering Squadron (SWES) at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.
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
July 24, 2023
Building the ‘Sandcastle’: 76 CMXG starts sand casting aluminum parts

The 76th Commodities Maintenance Group and Reverse Engineering and Critical Tooling (REACT) Lab at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, have added the capability to sand cast aluminum parts in-house. By 3D printing casting molds from sand, aluminum parts weighing up to 120 pounds can be cast in its
July 23, 2023
Thousands gather for return of 2023 Tinker Air Show

Summer heat did not stop an estimated 301,000 people from attending the 2023 Tinker Air Show and STEM City Expo, held here July 1 and 2, 2023. The Tinker Air Show returned after COVID-19 precautions forced the cancellation of the 2021 air show. Families from across Oklahoma and beyond spent their
July 18, 2023
72nd ABW holds change of command ceremony

The 72nd Air Base Wing held a change of command ceremony July 17, 2023. Col G. Hall Sebren, Jr. relinquished command to Col. Abigail L.W. Ruscetta in a ceremony presided by Lt. Gen. Stacey T. Hawkins, Air Force Sustainment Center commander. Ruscetta previously served as the vice commander of the
June 29, 2023
OC-ALC holds change of command ceremony

The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex held a change of command ceremony here June 27, 2023. Maj. Gen. Jeffrey R. King relinquished command to Col. Brian R. Moore in a ceremony presided by Lt. Gen. Stacey T. Hawkins, Air Force Sustainment Center commander.

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