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190709-F-RI777-1021

The 72nd Medical Group held a ceremony in Heritage Hall July 9 to inactivate the 72nd Dental Squadron and also to redesignate the 72nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron and the 72nd Medical Operations Squadron to the 72nd Operational Medical Readiness Squadron and the 72nd Healthcare Operations Squadron. 72nd Medical Group Commander Col. Jennifer Trinkle presided over the historical ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kelly White)
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Tinker History Office photo

The Aero Spacelines Inc.’s B-377PG “Pregnant Guppy” shown at Tinker Air Force Base in the mid-1960s with well-worn markings as the aircraft provided outsized cargo transport in support of the Apollo program. Barely visible on the nose is the wording, “Largest Airplane In The World.” The C-97 variant was flown to NASA’s Dryden facility at Edwards Air Force Base for tests and evaluation by pilots Joe Vensel and Stan Butchart in October 1962. The outsized cargo aircraft incorporated the wings, engines, lower fuselage and tail from a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser with a huge upper fuselage more than 20 feet in diameter. The modified aircraft was built primarily to carry portions of the Saturn 5 rockets from the manufacturer to Cape Canaveral.
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Tinker History Office photo

The Apollo program’s legacy and Tinker’s association with support for NASA continues to this day with NASA’s B-377SGT which is the last of four built. The “Super Guppy Transport” aircraft moves outsized cargo and equipment for ongoing space exploration programs for NASA and was overhauled and painted at Tinker in recent years. (Tinker History Office photo)
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190712-F-RI777-1018

Col. Michelle Hall accepted command of the 848th Supply Chain Management Group in a ceremony in the Oklahoma Room of Bldg. 3001 July 11. Dennis D'Angelo, director of the 448th Supply Chain Management Wing, presided over the ceremony in which Col. Robert Kielty relinquished command of the group. Hall will command four squadrons with over 700 personnel who provide sustainment of 32 major weapon systems and over 12,000 engines. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kelly White)
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190710-F-RI777-1003

United States Air Force Aviation Artist Darby Perrin and Vietnam War Ace Col. Chuck DeBellevue carefully arrange and sign 555 copies of the piece Perrin painted for DeBellevue, entitled "Landing Denied." The piece is of a scene on Sept. 9, 1972, when then Capt. DeBellevue and Capt. John Madden were in close proximity of a MiG 21J over Phuc Yen Airbase. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kelly White)
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190710-F-RI777-1009

United States Air Force Aviation Artist Darby Perrin and Vietnam War Ace Col. Chuck DeBellevue carefully arrange and sign 555 copies of the piece Perrin painted for DeBellevue, entitled "Landing Denied." The piece is of a scene on Sept. 9, 1972, when then Capt. DeBellevue and Capt. John Madden were in close proximity of a MiG 21J over Phuc Yen Airbase. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kelly White)
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190604-F-DX695-1063

Tech. Sgt. Dylan Drake (left), 372nd Training Squadron Field Training Detachment 5 crew chief instructor, speaks to his students during a course at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, June 4, 2019. After maintainers graduate Basic Military Training they arrive at their technical school to learn the fundamental parts of their jobs. Once they receive their base assignment they then are trained at an FTD, like Barksdale’s, to learn specifics for their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tessa B. Corrick)
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Housing Town Hall

Housing Town Hall
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Col. Paul Filcek

Col. Paul Filcek, 72 Air Base Wing Commander
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190529-F-MP604-2030

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Skyler Fleming, 20th Component Maintenance Squadron engine test facility (ETF) journeyman, inspects an active General Electric F110-GE-129 engine at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 29, 2019. Airmen assigned to the ETF facility ensure all engines tested are compliant with the standards set by General Electric engineers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Maldonado)
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B-2 Anniversary

The B-2A ‘stealth bomber’ celebrates its first flight 30-year anniversary on July 17. The iconic flying wing design continues to serve as the frontline aircraft in strategic roles across the globe. The aircraft is supported by hundreds of personnel who work in direct support of software sustainment at Tinker Air Force Base. Shown here is B-2A, serial #88-0331, ‘Spirit of South Carolina’ of the 509th Bomb Wing, Air Force Global Strike Command, parked on a ramp at Tinker AFB during a recent visit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
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Firing Cours

Airman 1st Class Jessica Clemens fires at a target during a pistol carbine course at the CATM range last week. The course was part of the advanced training conducted by active duty and Air Force Civilian Police Officers of the 72nd Security Forces Squadron. The course also certified them as Range Safety Officers with the National Rifle Association.
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Firing Course

About 20 members of the 72nd Security Forces Squadron attended an advanced training course at the CATM range last week, aimed at diversifying their skillset and increasing the lethality of members. (U.S. Air Force photos/Megan Prather)
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190710-F-RI777-2006

Pictured here are examples of objects made in the Tinker Library's new 3D printer which is available for use during normal library hours. For more information or to make an appointment to use the printer, please call (405)734-2626. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kelly White)
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190710-F-RI777-2001

Carla Tubby, a library technician with the 72nd Force Support Squadron, adjusts the settings on the Tinker Library's new 3D printer which is available for use during normal library hours. For more information or to make an appointment to use the printer, please call (405)734-2626. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kelly White)
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190613-F-RI777-1084

Members of the Expeditionary Depot Maintenance section perform post-attack reconnaissance sweeps during their chemical biological radiological nuclear and explosive exercise June 24. During the exercise, the Airmen are also required to perform aircraft battle damage repair. This was the first exercise for them to perform repairs to the newly damaged Speckled Trout, a KC-135 they received in April.
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190613-F-RI777-1026

Staff Sgt. Skyler McInnis, an expeditionary depot maintenance craftsman with the 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group, creates the first damage to Speckled Trout, a KC-135 that was once used to transport DV's. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kelly White)
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190613-F-RI777-1104

The 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group's Expeditionary Depot Maintenance section uses several training aids with Airmen learning aircraft battle damage repair. From patching sheetmetal to splicing wires, the Airmen benefit from their training while giong through their exercises, such as the CBRNE exercise June 24, where they had to repair the damaged aircraft while also dressed in MOPP 4 gear, utilizing their self-aid buddy care knowledge and doing post-attack reconnaissance sweeps to find any unexploded ordnance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kelly White)
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190626-F-RI777-

Major General Russell Mack, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, presided over the Headquarters Air Force Flight Standards Agency Change of Command Ceremony at the Tinker Event Center June 26. Col. David Woodley assumed command of HQ AFFSA from Col. Michael Price. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kelly White)
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Wingman Day

Operations Training and Procedures manager for the Flight Standards Agency, Master Sgt. Timothy Lenker, discusses how he became involved in teaching suicide prevention classes with the Wingman Day audience on June 21 in the Air Force Sustainment Center Anaconda Room. (U.S. Air Force photos/Megan Prather)
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