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  • AIR FORCE HISTORY: The early years of American air combat

    The Lafayette Escadrille, which became operational in April of 1916, was established as a squadron of mostly American volunteer pilots flying and fighting for the French Air Service during World War I. The planes, mechanics and the pilot uniforms were French, as was the commander, Capt. Georges

  • TINKER HISTORY: Republic F-84 Thunderjet fighter

    The Republic F-84 Thunderjet was a single-seat day fighter designed around an all-metal wing positioned low to mid fuselage. The single-engine jet sat on tricycle landing and lacked a radar which limited it tactically to daylight operations. The first flight of the XP-84 took place in Feb. 1946. The

  • 76th AMXG welcomes new commander

    The 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group has a new commander: Col. Michael P. Allison. A change of command ceremony was held Thursday, April 13, in which Col.Kenyon Bell relinquished command a few weeks in advance of his next assignment as the 72nd Air Base Wing Commander.Colonel Bell led over 4,100

  • 2017 Spring CCAF graduation set for May 4

    The Spring Community College of the Air Force graduation will take place at 2 p.m., May 4, at the Tinker Club Ballroom.  CCAF graduates receiving their Associate in Applied Science degrees include:Aerospace Ground Equipment TechnologyStaff Sgt. Steven Allen, 552nd MXSStaff Sgt. Adrian Bozeman, 552nd

  • SFS participates in hand-to-hand combat course

    The 72nd Security Forces Squadron hosted Blue Shield Tactical Systems, a law enforcement based teaching company from Ft. Worth, Texas, specializing in defensive tactics and use of force training, offered training for hand-to-hand combat skills April 10-11.In hosting the course, SFS was granted two

  • Tinker plants 50 native trees for Arbor Day

    Mother Nature couldn’t have sent a better sign of approval to the 15 or so volunteers gathered recently to plant new trees at Tinker Air Force Base.Before a redbud sapling was even unloaded from the bed of a pickup, a lone bumblebee was already dancing in the air around its tiny pink

  • Army Ammunition Plant hosts Oklahoma Commanders Summit

    Senior leaders from military installations across the state converged on the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant last week for the third installment of the Oklahoma Commanders Summit.The biannual summits provide an opportunity to get senior leaders from around the state together in one location and are

  • TINKER HISTORY: AGM-86B/C/D air launch cruise missile

    The AGM-86B/C/D air launch cruise missile is an air breathing missile capable of sustaining subsonic flight using both inertial, Litton terrain contour matching and Global Positioning System guidance. Three distinct versions of the missile consist of the B model with a W80–1 nuclear warhead, the C

  • 448th SCMW awarded DOD Excellence

    The 448th Supply Chain Management Wing was recognized as the recipient for the 2016 Department of Defense Award for Supply Chain Excellence. The annual DOD-wide award is presented to the organization that displays exceptional dedication and excellence through the implementation of state-of-the-art

  • CSAF focus group gathers data during Tinker visit

    A nearly 30-member Air Force chief of staff task force interviewed more than 250 military and civilian Team Tinker members last week as part of Gen. David L. Goldfein’s priority mission to revitalize squadrons across the force. The Revitalizing Air Force Squadrons project team is visiting more than