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  • NATO, U.S. work together in BALTOPS 2017

    BALTOPS 2017 is the 45th edition of the annual multinational, maritime-heavy exercise offering high-end training. The exercise involves 6,000 military personnel, 50 ships and submarines from allies Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, the

  • Malec assumes command of DLA Aviation OKC

    Lt. Col. James L. Malec Jr. assumed command of Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Oklahoma City during a ceremony June 23 in Bldg. 9001.Big. Gen. Allan Day, DLA Aviation commander, praised retiring Commander Col. Kenton Ruthardt and the DLA Aviation Oklahoma City staff for major accomplishments

  • Celebrating on the green

    72nd Air Base Wing Commander Col. Kenyon Bell gives remarks and thanks participants during Tinker's 75th Anniversary Golf Tournament June 23.

  • 72nd MDG champions Alzheimer’s education

    The 72nd Medical Group has recently extended its resources capabilities, now serving as a liaison to the Alzheimer’s Association. For the first time in its 37 years, the Alzheimer’s Association presented its programs and services to physicians and nurses during a 72nd Medical Group professional

  • Fourth of July fire safety

    In celebration of July 4th, 72nd Air Base Wing Fire and Emergency Services hopes you take the time to reflect on what it means to be an American and have a fire safe weekend. Historically, the Fourth of July is often associated with fireworks, barbecues and family get-togethers. But these activities

  • 72nd MDG introduces new Mental Health First Aid program

    There is a new phenomenon growing in all parts of the country that has recently been adapted by our community, called Mental Health First Aid. Mental Health First Aid is a public education program that introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental illnesses, builds

  • 552nd Air Control Wing commander set to move to the Pentagon

    On June 30, Col. David Gaedecke will relinquish command of the 552nd Air Control Wing to Col. Geoffrey Weiss. After serving at Tinker for two years, the colonel will head to the Pentagon where he will become the Director, Cyberspace Operations and Warfighting Integration, Office of Information

  • Construction to start soon on 552nd ACW consolidated simulator building

    The 72nd Air Base Wing’s Headquarters has moved from Bldg. 460 to Bldg. 1002. Bldg. 460 will be demolished to make room for the construction of a new building that will provide the 552nd Air Control Wing a state-of-the-art training facility that encompasses live, virtual, and constructive

  • AIR FORCE HISTORY: Archibald Mathies: Enlisted Medal of Honor recipient

    Archibald Mathies was born on June 3, 1918 in the town of Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Shortly after his birth, the Mathies family immigrated to America, settling in western Pennsylvania in the small town of Finleyville. He eventually went to work in the local coal mines. Mathies