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  • 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.

  • John Lee: bug hunter with a mission

    John Lee is a volunteer insect collector for the 72nd Civil Engineering Directorate’s Natural Resources office, helping to create an inventory of insects on the base since 2002. He earned an agriculture degree from Oklahoma State University in the 1970s, with an emphasis on entomology. He’s had a

  • Be aware of fire ants found on base

    The base’s Pest Management shop has begun eradicating fire ant colonies that have been discovered on Tinker Air Force Base for the first time. Exterminators recently began eradication treatments around a significant number of mostly small- to medium-sized nests, or mounds, found on the grounds near

  • CareerTech partnership creates jobs pipeline for OC-ALC

    The announcement last fall that the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex planned to hire 1,000 people in 100 days made headlines across Oklahoma and beyond. To meet the ambitious goal, the OC-ALC revived a hiring program it hadn’t used in many years: the Helper-Trainee program.