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  • Real ID Act, compliance extended

    Oklahoma’s Department of Homeland Security extension that was set to expire Jan. 29 has been extended to June 6. On this date some identification cards, such as the Oklahoma driver’s license, will no longer be acceptable forms of identification to enter Tinker Air Force Base unescorted.

  • TINKER HISTORY: The Genesis of Tinker AFB

    In celebration of Tinker's 75th anniversary, we're looking back at how the base began. In the early 1940s, Oklahoma City entrepreneurs Edward K. Gaylord, Wilbur E. Hightower, Tom Braniff, Frank Buttram, and Stanley Draper and others formed the Oklahoma Industries Foundation after learning that the

  • TINKER HISTORY: Tinker modifies armament on B-24

    The Consolidate B-24 “Liberator” was a four-engine, heavy bomber produced for the Army Air Corps prior to and during World War II. The aircraft was used in all theaters of the war with particularly heavy use in the European campaign. According to official Tinker history documents, the Oklahoma City

  • Tinker History: BT-13 Valiant is first aircraft modified at air depot

    The Vultee Aircraft Corp. BT-13 “Valiant” was a single-engine, tandem-seat trainer produced for the U.S. Army Air Corps, U.S. Navy and foreign allies prior to and during World War II. The aircraft was selected and produced as a primary and follow-on intermediary trainer due to its ruggedness,

  • Largest Air Force ESPC awarded at Tinker Air Logistics Complex

    The Defense Logistics Agency Energy awarded an energy savings performance contract Dec. 13 for the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, or OC-ALC, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The $262 million project, the largest in the Air Force, was awarded to Honeywell International, Inc., to modernize 50

  • AFSC senior leaders provide STEM students with ‘jet fuel’ in discussion

    Air Force Sustainment Center Commander Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II visited the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics Dec. 1 to learn about science, technology, engineering and mathematics at the state-funded, two-year residential high school. The general’s visit also provided an opportunity to

  • CFC: Tinker campaign extended

    The Combined Federal Campaign for Tinker, the annual workplace giving opportunity for federal employees, has been extended to Nov. 30 to encourage federal employees and military members to contribute.

  • Base wins honor for optimal fluoride levels

    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently honored Tinker’s water treatment plant for excellence in maintaining proper fluoridation levels that boost public health. The base is one of only 30 public water systems in Oklahoma to earn the honor, and among 1,510 nationwide.

  • Pawhuska students honor General Tinker on Veterans Day

    Pawhuska High School dedicated its lecture hall on Veterans Day to Maj. Gen. Clarence Tinker, a Pawhuska native, Osage Indian and Tinker Air Force Base’s namesake. Eighteen veterans were honored at a student assembly before the dedication ceremony and given a standing ovation for their service.