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  • Cutting the ribbon for growth and progress

    Tinker’s Veterinary Treatment Facility has been expanded, renovated and is fully functional—made official in a ribbon cutting ceremony July 17. After a significant increase in Military Working Dogs and the population of authorized patrons, the demand for a larger staff and facility became too strong

  • Top cop visits 72nd Security Forces Squadron

    The director of Security Forces Brig. Gen. Andrea Tullos engaged with the 72nd Security Forces Squadron during her two-day tour at Tinker Air Force Base, July 10-11.Primarily, General Tullos briefed the defenders on the latest news from the Pentagon as well as praised them for their unparalleled

  • Reservists maintain aircraft, relationships via Operation Atlantic Resolve

    RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Total Force Airmen of the 507th Maintenance Group from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, maintained KC-135R Stratotankers here in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, strengthening the relationship between Air Force Reserve Command and U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces

  • Total Force Airmen maximize refueling capacity in Europe

    In a long-standing total force partnership between Air Force Reserve Command and U.S. Air Forces in Europe, members of the 507th Air Refueling Wing are augmenting the 100th Air Refueling Wing here to provide KC-135R Stratotanker air refueling support to the European theater of operations, July

  • 552nd Training Squadron changes command

    Lt. Col. Kirk Hansen, right, incoming commander of the 552nd Training Squadron accepts the unit guidon from Col. Richard Land III, 552nd Operations Group commander, during a change of command ceremony July 12, in Dock 2 of Hangar 230. Waiting to receive the guidon is Master Sgt. Antonio Quinonez,

  • Tinker History: Iszard Memorial Pool

    Editor’s note: As part of Tinker’s year-long 75th Anniversary celebration, the Tinker Take Off will focus on some notable people whose legacy lives on at Tinker.Iszard Memorial Pool was named for Chief Master Sgt. Edward J. Iszard, who served as the non-commissioned officer in charge of the Social

  • Elite Honor Guard sets high standards

    The Tinker Air Force Base Honor Guard serves at ceremonies and events spanning 38,000 square miles and covering 44 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties.The proceedings can include presenting the colors at baseball games, changes of command and retirements.One job, however, stands above the rest: military

  • Honor Guard embraces Final Salute

    Four members of the Honor Guard recently completed a pilot professional development course, which based its content and discussions entirely around a book entitled, “The Final Salute.”Spearheaded by Ch. Capt. Kory Capps, the course walked through an Honor Guard’s role from beginning to end – from

  • Molding Tinker’s young Airmen for the future

    The cadre at Tinker’s Airman Leadership School staff, comprised of four instructors and a commandant, is the force behind the schoolhouse that releases bundles of junior enlisted Airmen with a bevy of leadership tools in tow. As molding young Airmen into strong leaders is critical to the mission of