NEWS

Aug. 20, 2025
Powering Readiness: Tinker and the Primes celebrates 20 Years of partnerships

The engine of readiness took center stage Aug. 5-7, as Tinker and the Primes returned for three days of collaboration and integration.Eighty-six exhibitors and a record-breaking number of more than 1,300 industry, civic and academic leaders attended the event, with a shared goal of fueling the next
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
May 28, 2024
Tinker Air Force Base sets the stage for advanced military readiness and community integration

Tinker Air Force Base hosted its inaugural State of the Base event on April 30 at the Reed Conference Center in Midwest City, Oklahoma, discussing future military innovations and community partnerships. The event provided community stakeholders with the latest updates and opportunities to ask
April 14, 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. The decision of the Strategic
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.
March 6, 2023
Tinker welcomes new honorary commanders, bids farewell to graduating class

Tinker Air Force Base welcomed its newest class of honorary commanders while graduating its outgoing class in a ceremony held here Feb. 16. The incoming commanders as well as the graduating class, civic leaders from across Oklahoma, attended the dinner and met with their partner commanders from
Feb. 1, 2023
OC-ALC donates advanced light microscope to OU under education agreement

The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex donated an advanced light microscope to the University of Oklahoma in a ceremony held Jan. 25, 2023.
Aug. 25, 2022
OC-ALC Unveils DOD-first in Additive Manufacturing

The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Propulsion Directorate, along with industry partner General Electric, recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Complex’s second Reverse Engineering and Critical Tooling lab which hosts 3D metal printers
Aug. 4, 2022
Secretary of the Air Force receives F-35 engine update at Tinker AFB

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall visited Tinker Air Force Base on July 28th for an update on the base’s support to the F-35 Lightning engine program.