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  • 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

  • Leaders kick off largest energy savings contract in AF history

    Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex (OC-ALC) leaders and industry officials cut the ribbon Wednesday on the start of work on the largest energy savings performance contract in Air Force history.The $243 million facility modernization project with Honeywell is projected to save more than $626 million

  • TINKER HISTORY: J35 Allison turbojet engine

    The J35 turbojet is an outgrowth from the earliest mass-produced turbojet engine, the J33. The J35s initial refinements increased thrust, but it wasn’t until project management was placed in the hands of General Motor’s Allison Division that a radical redesign and development of afterburner created

  • CSAF focus group to discuss revitalizing the squadron

    Last fall, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force announced three areas he considers foundational to the U.S. Air Force: Revitalizing the Squadrons, Developing Joint Leaders and Teams, and Multi-Domain Command and Control.Gen. Dave Goldfein’s intent is to focus on these areas over the next three to

  • AFSC commander speaks to Oklahoma City Rotary

    Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, speaks to the Rotary Club of Oklahoma City at their monthly luncheon March 14, 2017, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The general spoke about the importance of the support the AFSC and Team Tinker receive from the community while detailing the

  • AFMC promotes social fitness through spring Wingman Day

    Wingman Day remains a tradition in the Air Force community and supports a culture of caring and commitment to each and every Airman. It reinforces the Air Force wingman concept as the foundation to build resilient Airmen. On Wingmen Day and every day, we encourage you to pause, appreciate each

  • It’s Showtime! Showtime wins Tinker hoops championship

    Showtime avenged their runner-up finish last year with a runaway win for the 2016-2017 intramural basketball championship last Thursday. The 10-member team overcame a hard-won first half comeback by defending champs 366th MPC Bunch of Losers, seizing the trophy 58-42. “The second half we started

  • Tinker PH engages in Public Health Week, April 3-9

    April 3-9 is National Public Health Week. The Tinker Public Health Flight would like to raise awareness about the flight’s mission, responsibilities and goals to further positively impact our Tinker AFB community. Every weekday during Public Health week, flight personnel will be located at the 72nd

  • 72nd ABW preparing upgrade to begin May 1

    Tinker Air Force Base organizations that require hardware, software, video teleconferencing and other communications assistance soon will have new procedures to follow. The 72nd Air Base Wing Communications Directorate will transition to a Work Order module of the Air Force Cyberspace Infrastructure