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  • VQ-4 Change of Command

    Cdr. Robert Majoris assumed command of Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron Four during their change of command ceremony May 5. Strategic communications Wing ONE and Task Force 124 Commander Capt. Ed McCabe presided over the ceremony, relieving Cdr. Kenneth Russell of duty. VQ-4 is a squadron of

  • Honoring the brave during Police Week

    In commemoration of National Police Week, the 72nd Security Forces Squadron honored the fallen in a memorial service at the Tinker Chapel May 15. Paying tribute to the brave men and women in law enforcement who made the ultimate sacrifice in 2016, members of Security Forces read the 143 names of the

  • TINKER HISTORY: Boeing E-3 Sentry

    The Boeing E-3 Sentry is a special mission aircraft built around a highly-modified Boeing Model 707-320 commercial airliner. The Airborne Warning and Control System, or AWACS, is essentially a powerful airborne search and track radar system using a rotating dome affixed 11 feet above the top of the

  • AIR FORCE HISTORY: The Berlin Airlift, seeing through the fog

    Editor’s note: This is part two of a four-part story on the history of the Berlin Airlift. As you will recall from last week’s issue of the Tinker Take Off, we discussed how the Berlin Airlift got started and its importance to maintaining the peace of the world. What had started as a stopgap measure

  • Reserve Gold shuts out Supply Chain, 22-0

    In the last week of regular season play the football league’s undefeated Reservists remained untouched, outscoring 423rd Supply Chain, 22-0. With the first possession of the game, SCMS had a small series of complete passes and marginal yard gain in their running game. To no avail, they turned the

  • Tinker teen named state military youth of the year

    A 15-year-old student who has been a member of the Tinker Youth Center for more than a decade was recently named the Oklahoma military youth of the year. Lindsey Sciberras, the daughter of Jo Ann Sciberras and Master Sgt. Kenneth Sciberras, who serves as an aircraft mechanic and member of the 552nd

  • 72nd Air Base Wing gets new commander

    Tinker Air Force Base gained a new installation commander May 1, as Col. Stephanie Wilson relinquished command of the 72nd Air Base Wing to Col. Kenyon Bell. The traditional ceremony was held at the Tinker Club.Wilson’s Tinker tenure was inundated with accomplishments and achievements, according to

  • AFSC commander provides keynote address at MRO Americas

    The senior ranking service member charged with providing sustainment and logistics readiness and delivering combat power for America recently told a diverse audience of commercial and military leaders at MRO Americas they share common interests in defending the nation and performing maintenance,

  • STARBASE: Supporting STEM in schools with mentoring

    Mentors from Tinker Air Force Base participated in a STARBASE 2.0 graduation ceremony with Carl Albert Middle School on April 19.STARBASE 2.0 is a mentoring program emphasizing science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. Targeting sixth, seventh and eighth grade students, STARBASE

  • Base holds Spring CCAF graduation ceremony

    Tinker graduates from the Community College of the Air Force received their diplomas during the spring’s formal ceremony May 4. The graduating class of 133 earned degrees in various fields, including aviation maintenance technology, criminal justice, human resource management, information systems