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  • April brings sexual assault awareness to forefront

    Nearly one in five women and one in 71 men in the U.S. have been raped at some point in their life, According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center,Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month in April has the goal of raising awareness about sexual assault and violence, educating the

  • AFSC Spotlight: Meet Robin Lewallen

    AFSC Spotlight: Meet Robin LewallenMs. Lewallen works as a driver/operator for the Tinker Fire Department and has served at Tinker for 13 years. Lewallen, who is from Hollis, Oklahoma, loves spending time with her family and her dogs. Her main duties are to do a daily checkout of equipment and to

  • Parade celebrates kids during Month of the Military Child

    Tinker Air Force Base’s Youth Services hosted an inverse drive-thru parade on April 16 for Month of the Military Child as a way to celebrate military children and give them a chance to engage in a fun activity while also honoring social distancing guidance in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The

  • 78th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid

    April 18 marks the 78th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid, in which Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle, U.S. Army Air Forces, and Vice Adm. William F. Halsey Jr., U.S. Navy, led a joint bombing operation on the Japanese mainland aimed to inflict both material and psychological damage upon the enemy

  • Medical Group outlines process taken after positive COVID-19 diagnosis

    Officials at Tinker Air Force Base are taking measures to ensure clean work environments in the event an individual in a unit tests positive with coronavirus.Tech. Sgt. Atheana Cooper, 72nd Medical Group executive officer and EMS coordinator, said the process starts with personnel letting command

  • AFMC mission operational under ‘new norm’

    With a focus on high priority, critical operational needs and ensuring the health and safety of Airmen, the Air Force Materiel Command continues to maintain support to the Air Force across all mission areas in the face of COVID-19.

  • Daily Update: 17 April 2020

    For 17 April, Tinker AFB remains in HPCON Charlie due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Effective today, we have more gate updates. Hruskocy Gate: AM Inbound Only: 5:30-8 a.m., Mon-Fri. Liberator Gate: PM Outbound Only: 2:30-4 p.m., Mon-Fri. Pegasus Gate: PM Outbound Only : 2:30-4 p.m. Mon-Fri. Thank you

  • AFMC Commander's Log -- COVID-19 Update #3

    Team AFMCAs this fast-moving situation continues to unfold, I want to assure you that AFMC’s leadership remains at the forefront of balancing our top priority, the safety and wellness of you and your families, with the careful monitoring and assessment of our mission in the midst of

  • AFSC Spotlight: Meet Huey Joe

    AFSC Spotlight: Meet Huey JoeHuey Joe is a custodial foreman at the Tinker Base Exchange and has worked for AAFES for eight years. As the custodial foreman, he and his team have assured that their store is extra clean, especially the bathrooms, which are cleaned and fully stocked every hour on the

  • Tinker finds ways to stay social despite social distancing

    With current guidance under Health Protection Condition Level Charlie preventing non-mission essential gatherings of more than 10 people, organizations around Tinker Air Force Base have come up with ways to help keep Airmen social while still maintaining a physical distance.The 72nd Force Support