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  • Capt. Barnes takes command of SCW-1

    Strategic Communications Wing ONE, Task Group 114.2 gathered in an aircraft maintenance hangar on Aug. 9 to welcome their newest commander, Capt. Anthony Barnes, during a change of command ceremony.Barnes took command from Capt. Michael Black.“He’s a powerhouse Naval Officer and a better man,” Black

  • POW-MIA & 9.11 Memorial Run, Walk, Ruck

    The 6th Annual POW-MIA and 9.11 Memorial 5K/2K Run, Walk, Ruck will be Sept. 13 from 6:15-8:30 a.m. at the Softball Field, next to track. The entire Tinker community is teaming up to collaborate and affirm this year’s message, “Never Forgotten.” This will be a high-energy event designed to

  • 24-hour POW-MIA Vigil Run/Walk

    The 2019 POW-MIA & 9.11 Committee will be hosting its first 24-hour POW-MIA Vigil Run/Walk from 6 a.m. Sept. 12 to 6 a.m. Sept. 13 at the Tinker track. The purpose of this event is to remember those who are not home.To make this a successful event we need the support of 144 individuals.Walk/run

  • Repairs underway for runway 13/31

    A project aimed at sustaining the life of one of Tinker’s two 10,000 foot runways is currently underway.The current repairs have been taking place to Runway 13/31 since June. “There have been several projects to repair Runway 13/31, and this is the final project in that process,” Bradley

  • Commentary: My journey as a military nurse

    What does it mean to be a military nurse? When I first came into the military I did not know that meant.I don’t come from a family with a strong military history or an area of the country that has a large military presence. When I commissioned into the military, I saw nursing as a job.I began my

  • Women’s Equality Day celebrating women’s right to vote

    The Federal Women’s Program and the Federally Employed Women’s Tinker Chapter will celebrate Women’s Equality Day on Aug. 26. There will be a luncheon, hosted by 72nd Air Base Wing, 11 a.m. to noon at the Tinker Chapel Fellowship Hall in Bldg. 5701.The featured speaker for the luncheon is Col.

  • Around the Air Force Sustainment Center:

    Workers at the Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill Air Force Base have installed the last of 173 new wings on A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, finalizing a project that started in 2011 with aircraft 80-0173.The ALC’s 571st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron swapped wings on 162 A-10s as part of the A-10

  • August is Kids Eat Right Month

    With childhood obesity on the rise, making sure kids eat right and get plenty of physical activity is vital.Parents and caregivers can play a big role in children’s nutrition and health, teaching kids about healthy foods, being a good role model and making sure physical activity is incorporated into

  • Tinker and the Primes Concludes: Focus on Partnerships, 72nd Air Base Wing

    The 14th Annual Tinker and the Primes Conference wrapped up Thursday with a keynote address from Brig. Gen. Chis Hill, commander of Tinker Air Force Base’s Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, on the transformative role that the ALC has in maintaining readiness within the U.S. Air Force.

  • Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex

    The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex is the largest of three depot repair complexes in the Air Force Materiel Command. The complex performs programmed depot maintenance on the C/KC-135, B-1B, B-52H and E-3 aircraft, expanded phase maintenance on the Navy E-6B aircraft, and maintenance, repair and