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  • Missile profile: Raytheon AGM-129A “ACM” missile

    The Convair/General Dynamics/Raytheon AGM-129A Advanced Cruise Missile was an air-launched, high-subsonic-capable missile developed for employment with Air Force manned bomber programs. The ACM was designed to supplement AGM-86B Air-Launched Cruise Missiles already in use and first flew in 1985.

  • AFSC commander addresses transportation committee

    Oklahoma’s most senior active duty officer was one of a dozen speakers scheduled to address the House of Representatives Transportation Committee during an interim study on Oct. 10 at the State Capitol on the impact of tall structures in military training airspace.Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II, Air Force

  • Combatives training puts defenders on a roll

    The 72nd Security Forces Squadron conducts combatives training to enhance defenders’ capabilities as security and law enforcement officers for Tinker Air Force Base. This specific training regimen boosts basic skill sets as well as builds and maintains self-defense skills in close-quarter

  • October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

    One in four women and one in seven men will be, or have been, victims of domestic violence. As the domestic abuse victim advocate, October is always very special to me. As we prepare to enter the month of October, I hope to reach out to as many people as I can and talk about the dynamics of Domestic

  • 2017 Fall Career Development Fair, Oct. 24-25

    The 72nd Force Support Squadron Education & Training section will host the 2017 Fall Career Development Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 24 and 25 in the Oklahoma Room located in Bldg. 3001.The fair will familiarize Tinker personnel with career enhancement opportunities. Education & Training will be

  • 35th Combat Communications Squadron marches on with own legacy

    Members of the storied “3rd Herd” and the 35th Combat Communications Squadron were longtime brothers-in-arms — training and sometimes deploying together — before the 3rd Combat Communications Group stood down after 49 years at Tinker Air Force Base.Today, only the Air Force Reserve’s 35th CBCS

  • Every second counts: plan 2 ways out

    Consider this scenario: It’s 2 o’clock in the morning. You and your family are fast asleep when you awaken to the smoke alarm sounding and the smell of smoke. What do you do? If you and your family don’t have a plan in place, it could jeopardize your safety, or even prove deadly.In a typical home

  • Small Reserve unit restores air traffic in Puerto Rico

    As Hurricane Maria battered the U.S. Virgin Island St. Croix, a small Reserve unit from Oklahoma raced to Puerto Rico on Sept. 19, 2017, to evacuate air traffic controllers before the strongest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in 85 years made landfall.

  • Video: Okies bring the boom

    In honor of the Air Force's 70th birthday and the 507th Air Refueling Wing's 45th Anniversary, a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 507th ARW, operating out of Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., performed a flyover Sept. 16, 2017, at the University of Oklahoma vs. Tulane football game held in the Gaylord