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  • Honorary Commanders receive day of combat immersion

    The Tinker Air Force Base class of 2019 Honorary Commanders returned to Tinker last week for another day of familiarization with the goings-on of Tinker and some immersion into military life.During this particular visit, the group received a day of combat immersion, starting with a first-hand look

  • Tinker’s Cuban Missile Crisis connection

    It was on Oct. 16, 1962, that photographs were revealed to the administration of President John F. Kennedy that the Soviet Union was constructing sites for long- and short-range nuclear missiles in Cuba.This revelation sparked what would become known as the Cuban Missile Crisis and represented some

  • Never Forgotten: Tinker remembers 9/11, POW-MIA

    Tinker Air Force Base’s annual 9/11 POW-MIA Memorial 5K/2K Run/Ruck/Walk was carried out on Sept. 27, ensuring that the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and all American soldiers who have ever been prisoners of war or are still missing in action  are never forgotten.The run was originally scheduled

  • Health Beat: October highlights Domestic Violence awareness

    Every minute in the United States, nearly 20 people suffer physical abuse at the hands of an intimate partner, equating to more than 10 million women and men each year.“Whether you wear a uniform or not, violence exists and our job is to make sure we’re there to support someone regardless of rank,

  • Energy Action Month at Tinker

    To commemorate October’s Air Force Energy Action Month, the 72nd Civil Engineer Directorate’s energy management team is challenging Team Tinker to utilize best practices in efficient energy usage to enhance mission capability and readiness.During Energy Action Month 2019, the Air Force is

  • AFMC successfully executes $66 billion portfolio in FY19

    The Air Force Materiel Command executed a more than $66.6 billion portfolio in Fiscal Year 2019, ensuring the delivery and sustainment of agile, cost-effective and war-winning capabilities to the warfighter. AFMC manages 34% of the Air Force overall budget, executing funds across six centers,

  • Nuclear weapons center again recognized for excellence

    The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center recently received the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award for the sixth time since the center stood up in 2006. The center’s AFOEA awards now span nine consecutive years, from 2009 to 2017.

  • Preparing for PEGASUS

    Work on the first leg of the new KC-46A Pegasus’ maintenance depot, the single-largest construction project to hit Tinker Air Force Base since the 1940s, is progressing ahead of the official ribbon-cutting scheduled for Oct. 18.The new 156-acre maintenance campus will eventually boast 14 hangars,

  • Combined Federal

    Senior leaders sign their pledge cards for the Combined Federal Campaign, which kicked off Oct. 1and runs until Nov. 22. The CFC is the world’s largest and most successful annual workplace charity campaign, promoting philanthropy through a program that is employee-focused and cost-efficient. Bottom

  • TESLA Science and Engineering Expo slated for Oct. 16

    The Tinker Engineers and Scientists Leadership Association is scheduled to host its third annual Tinker Science and Engineering Expo from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 16 at Hollywood and Vine in Bldg. 3001.The poster-style expo provides an opportunity to highlight the work being done by scientists and