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April 25, 2024
Awareness is essential in preventing child abuse

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and experts at Tinker Air Force Base are using this time as an opportunity to stress the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect. According to State of Oklahoma Human Services, nearly 15,000 children were
April 23, 2024
72nd Medical Group conducts Ready Eagle mission readiness exercise

The 72nd Medical Group conducted a mass casualty exercise named Ready Eagle April 15-17, highlighting their expertise and critical role in patient care, particularly in challenging environments. The primary objective of this exercise was to focus on patient care within a contaminated environment.
April 19, 2024
Youngest OKC bombing survivor becomes avionics technician at Tinker as ‘my way of helping out’

Twenty-nine years have passed since one of the darkest days in Oklahoma history. On April 19, 1995, ex-Army soldier Timothy McVeigh parked a rented truck in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. At 9:02a.m., McVeigh detonated a powerful bomb inside that truck
April 18, 2024
Political activity Do's and Don’ts for Airmen, Guardians, DoD employees

In our democracy, elections are quite common, and with a presidential election this year, we can expect many opportunities for citizens to participate in the democratic process. With this in mind, it is important to be aware of specific guidelines that apply to service members and federal employees
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. The event acknowledges Oklahoma's aviation, aerospace, and defense industry as a vital
April 11, 2024
Team Tinker members bring home honors at AFA annual awards

A number of Tinker Air Force Base personnel won honors at the Air & Space Forces Association Central Oklahoma Gerrity 215 Chapter’s annual awards held in Del City, Oklahoma, April 10, 2024.
April 9, 2024
Tinker AFB welcomes three new fire inspectors, unveils digital training equipment

Three new heroes have joined Tinker Air Force Base's Fire and Emergency Services Fire Prevention Branch, each with their own stories and reasons for stepping up to protect their community. Meet Aaron Dodson, Jerol Williams, and Keenan Kelley, the latest additions to the team of fire inspectors.
April 8, 2024
OC-ALC participates in “New Training Frontier” panel with OKC Innovation District

Daniel Bolin, a technology development engineer with the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, served as a panel member in the New Training Frontier Panel for OKC Innovation District’s Aerospace Innovative Training Symposium at the OKC Convention Center April 2. The
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
April 4, 2024
Bataan Death March victims remembered during memorial event

Overcast skies and mist didn’t stop over 150 people from taking part in the Memorial Bataan Death March at Tinker Air Force Base March 22, 2024.174 participants gathered near the base football field to run, ruck, walk or bike either 3.2, 14.2 or a full 26.2 miles.

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