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  • Tinker Frontlines: Meet 1st Lt. James Dillard

    Tinker Frontlines: Meet 1st Lt. James Dillard1st Lt. James Dillard, a certified physician’s assistant with the 72nd Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, has served in the U.S. Air Force for one year.When the Springfield, Virginia, native isn’t working, you can find him playing guitar, working

  • Daily Update: 14 May 2020

    For 14 May, Tinker AFB remains in HPCON Charlie due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest COVID-19 confirmed case is a member of 552 ACW who returned from deployment on 1 May and went straight to quarantine. Health officials are actively tracing all recent movements and contacts in conjunction with

  • Dobbs engineers 50 years of service

    When Carroll Dobbs joined Tinker Air Force Base as a member of the 72nd Security Forces in 1972, he said he never foresaw that he would have stuck with his service for nearly 50 years.

  • AFFSA navigates mission-critical support during COVID-19

    Across Tinker Air Force Base, Airmen have been adapting their regular routines to ensure mission-critical operations continue with minimum disruption in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. For the Air Force Flight Standards Agency’s Remote Maintenance Center, an organization that already

  • Tinker Frontlines: Meet Ryan Floyd

    Tinker Frontlines: Meet Ryan FloydRyan Floyd, an F108 jet engine mechanic in the 76th Propulsion Maintenance Group, has been part of the Air Force family for two-and-a-half years.The Blanchard, Oklahoma, native enjoys hunting and fishing.Floyd is a newer mechanic who is fully certified in the F108

  • Daily Update: 13 May 2020

    For 13 May, Tinker AFB remains in HPCON Charlie due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yesterday, extreme Microsoft Outlook email latency issues were found across the AF Network (AFNET), impacting Tinker and multiple other bases throughout the AF.  Impacted users are instructed to use webmail

  • Tinker Frontlines: Meet Staff Sgt. Kimberly Kepple

    Tinker Frontlines: Meet Staff Sgt. Kimberly KeppleStaff Sgt. Kimberly Kepple serves in the 72nd Security Forces Squadron.The Fayetteville, North Carolina, native enjoys reading and watching TV in her spare time.Providing security to the base and patrolling make up the main duties of her job, but she

  • Daily Update: 12 May 2020

    For 12 May, Tinker AFB remains in HPCON Charlie due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest COVID-19 confirmed case is a civilian employee assigned to 76 AMXG who works in buildings 3105 and 2283, and was last in the work center on 6 May. Health officials are actively tracing all recent movements and

  • World-unique tire testing capability saves millions for warfighters

    Predicting aircraft tire wear is a complex, time-intensive phenomenon, highly dependent on multiple variables. Historically, testers focused on the structural integrity of a tire prior to fielding and use. However, the ability to quickly and accurately predict tire wear remained a challenge across

  • Tinker Frontlines: Meet Chong Smith

    Chong Smith is a cashier at the Tinker Base Exchange and has worked here for 12 years.Originally from South Korea, Smith now lives in Edmond, Oklahoma, and enjoys listening to music.Smith says she loves working at the Tinker Base Exchange and regularly promotes the Military Star Card to her