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  • --- Base Operating Status (Update) – 19 Feb, 1130

    Effective immediately, the 72nd Air Base Wing / Installation Commander has authorized early dismissal for Day Shift (1st Shift), as well as closing the base for Swing Shift (2nd Shift) and Mid Shift (3rd Shift / Grave) today. For military supervisors, please excuse non-mission essential personnel

  • KC‐46 arrives for combat training

    Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 730th Air Mobility Training Squadron here, dignitaries and Air Force leaders accepted the new KC‐46A Pegasus during a historic arrival celebration Feb. 8.

  • First KC-46 delivered to Air Force, Tinker designated as maintenance center

    A ceremony introducing the first KC-46A Pegasus delivered to the Air Force was held Jan. 25 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas.With a primary function as an aerial refueling and airlift aircraft, the KC-46 will be maintained at the 158-acre maintenance campus being prepared at Tinker Air Force

  • Civilian Developmental Education offers opportunities to learn, grow

    The Air Force Civilian Developmental Education program is a portfolio of courses and training designed to address the developmental needs of the civilian workforce at all levels. Programs help civilians to achieve short or long term goals at a level appropriate to their needs and desired path of

  • KC-135 beam replacement expedited by Tinker units

    The recent discovery and repair of corrosion on a structurally-crucial part in 15 KC-135 Stratotankers, accomplished jointly by several units at Tinker Air Force Base, has increased the safety of the fleet and gained recognition by high-ranking Air Force officials.

  • Air Force accepts KC-46A from Boeing

    The Air Force accepted the first KC-46A Pegasus tanker from The Boeing Company Jan. 10. This is a major milestone for the next generation tanker and will allow Airmen to begin operational testing and flight training.The Air Force has identified, and Boeing has agreed to fix at its expense,

  • Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.

    More than fifty years ago, our nation lost the man who was to become recognized as the most influential crusader for advancing civil rights and racial equality in this country’s existence.This month, the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth month, we set aside time to remember him and consider

  • 72nd ABW ‘Spark Tank’ initiative welcomes idea submissions by Jan. 25

    The 72nd Air Base Wing is hosting another “Spark Tank” initiative. This is an opportunity for Airmen across the 72nd ABW to offer innovative ideas to improve processes on base. This could be an idea that helps increase readiness, reduce cost, return time to the Airmen or enhance lethality of the

  • Inaugural Vice Chief’s Challenge seeks game-changing innovations

    The Air Force is continuing to look to its Airmen to create innovative solutions to the service’s trickiest challenges, this time specifically seeking their help to improve multi-domain operations.At the Air Force Association convention late last year, Air Force senior leaders announced the creation