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  • VQ-3 Sailors help Oklahoma community

    Fleet Air Reconnaissance (VQ) 3 Sailors volunteered to help feed hungry children in the community at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Volunteer Center Jan. 14, as part of a monthly VQ-3 Power Plant Work Center initiative. Sailors joined the assembly line at the local food bank, contributing their

  • Fall Into Winter Safely

    As the Fall season’s display of yellow to orange splendor fades, Winter weather moves in, and an impressive range of potential hazards are introduced. From difficulties associated with driving on snow and ice to flying layovers, this holiday season reminds us that off-duty activities such as holiday

  • Refurbished Tinker Gate brings improved safety, security

    After 11 months of upgrades, Tinker Air Force Base’s main gate has reopened to traffic, boasting a number of safety and security improvements. The $3.4 million project was completed early, easing access for the thousands of vehicles that transit the gate every week, part of a process to bring

  • Air Force propulsion leader highlights priorities and successes

    Since taking over as director of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Propulsion Directorate, in July of 2020, John Sneden and his team have been at the forefront of efforts to modernize the propulsion systems that power U.S. Air Force aircraft.

  • 76th SWEG team takes the lead in Air Force high profile research project

    The 76th Software Engineering Group has a few highly specialized and advanced teams working on cutting edge technologies and advancements for the Air Force. One of those teams is Xanatos Gambit, a team of eight individuals who are making big splashes in the field of embedded development and hardware

  • Forum features Sustainment Center updates

    Attendees of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber Forum luncheon received updates on Air Force Sustainment Center mission sets and initiatives from AFSC Commander Lt. Gen. Gene Kirkland July 21.

  • Tinker Mitigates Invasive Weeds

    A nefarious enemy has found its way to Tinker Air Force Base, but there is no cause for alarm as this enemy is a weed.The Musk Thistle, sometimes called the nodding thistle, is an aggressive and invasive noxious weed from the sunflower family that is a prolific seed producer. That may not seem too

  • OC-ALC commander signs third Educational Partnership Agreement

    The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex commander signed an Educational Partnership Agreement with Oklahoma Christian University April 28, 2021. This is the third such partnership the OC-ALC has formed with a local university in the last year.

  • Airmen share COVID experiences

    “You think you’re healthy and doing everything right until something happens that could change everything,” said 1st. Lt. Amanda Smies, a senior engineer at the Quick Reaction Capability Branch here. Smies was rushed to the emergency room, where she was confirmed positive with COVID-19. She had been