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  • AFAF: Giving makes a difference

    For decades, the Air Force Assistance Fund has raised funds to support our Air Force families in need. The AFAF has made a difference in the lives of our Airmen and their families and will continue to do so in the years to come because of one important element – YOU! Each year men and women from

  • Airmen graduate from Tinker Airman Leadership School

    Thirty-four Airmen graduated from Tinker’s Airman Leadership School last month.Graduates are:122nd Aircraft Maintenance SquadronSenior Airman Griffin BertrandSenior Airman Kacey Johnson137th Aeromed Evacuation SquadronSenior Airman Joshua Hommen-Roddy507th Medical SquadronSenior Airman Maggie Green,

  • Largest energy-saving contract in AF history

    The ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the commencement of a $243 million facility and energy modernization project at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, but the celebration was more significant than just recognizing the largest energy savings initiative in Air Force history.“Today is the day we

  • Energy Team earns OMB Director’s Award

    The Office of Management and Budget bestowed the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex Energy Team a prestigious Director’s Award last week for its work on an historic energy- and cost-saving contract.The award recognizes the OC-ALC’s part in helping the federal government meet the $4 billion

  • 75th Anniversary coin, logo represent history

    How do you put 75 years of history together into one simple anniversary logo?That was the question Tinker’s 75th Anniversary design committee had to answer, and it wasn’t easy.“We had several things to consider, like being home to three flying wings from three major commands, one air base wing, a

  • Child abuse prevention month

    Each April, blue ribbons flutter from trees, bushes and structures in Oklahoma to observe Child Abuse Prevention Month. At Tinker, Family Advocacy enlisted the help of parents, children, teens, center staff plus volunteers from 11 Air Force and Navy squadrons to tie blue ribbons at the three Child

  • Tinker’s own named 2016 ACC’s Command Post NCO

    Staff Sgt. Lara, from the 552nd Air Control Wing Command Post, was recently selected as the Air Combat Command’s Command Post Non-Commissioned Officer for 2016.In announcing Sergeant Lara’s selection, 552nd ACW Commander, Col. David Gaedecke said “it is a tremendous accomplishment to be recognized

  • Local law enforcement tour of the Sentry

    Eighteen members of the Oklahoma City Police Department visited the 552nd Air Control Wing on March 30 to learn more about the mission of the Wing. They received a mission briefing from the Commander of the 552nd ACW, Col. David Gaedecke, as well as a tour of an E-3 Sentry aircraft manned by 552nd

  • Participants wanted for CSAF focus group

    Last August, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Gen. David Goldfein, announced his first focus area – Revitalizing the Squadrons. He said, “The squadron is the beating heart of the United States Air Force,” and revitalizing squadrons will be the primary focus in his first year as CSAF.The team he

  • Gunfighter Flag: Two sets of eyes in the sky

    Members of the 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron from Tinker Air Force Base, visited to participate in the Gunfighter Flag exercise alongside our very own 726th Air Control Squadron.Although the Air Force is known for air superiority, most commonly fighters are the image used to represent our