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  • Members of Team Tinker mentor the next generation

    From left to right: 2nd Lt. Shawn Avery, 72nd Force Support Squadron; 1st Lt. Michael Fischer, 963rd Airborne Control Squadron; Maj. Sean Fazande, 966th Airborne Air Control Squadron; 1st Lt. Joseph Mollenkamp, 963rd AACS; and Staff Sgt. Kavious Manley, 964th AACS, judge the drill competition of the

  • TINKER HISTORY: Douglas C-47 Skytrain

    The Douglas Aircraft Corporation C-47 “Skytrain” was a twin-engine, cargo and troop transport built around a cantilever low-wing configuration and tailwheel landing gear. The C-47 is a derivative of the Douglas DC-3 airliner which opened up air travel to the masses in the early 1940s and became

  • Annual severe weather exercise will be held March 3

    Tinker Air Force Base is conducting a Natural Disaster Response Exercise March 3. An alternate date of March 4 will be used if severe weather is forecast. Base sirens will sound and base personnel and visitors are asked to fully cooperate with instructions from security and emergency response

  • AIR FORCE HISTORY: Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr.

    Benjamin O. Davis, an aviation pioneer, is one of the most famous Tuskegee Airmen of World War II. His military career spanned five decades and three wars. He was the first African-American officer in the Army Air Forces, and was a member of the first African-American pilot-training class at

  • AETC commander visits

    Mark Estorga, 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron director, discusses the programmed depot maintenance process on the KC-135 with Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, Air Education and Training Command commander, second from right, while Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, right,

  • AF Selective Re-enlistment Bonus program updates released

    Air Force officials released details on the fiscal year 2017 Selective Re-enlistment Bonus program Feb. 23, 2017. This year’s program consists of 80 Air Force specialties and continues the practice of offering larger sums of money initially up front.

  • Welcome Home

    More than 90 Citizen Airmen and four KC-135R Stratotankers from the 507th Air Refueling Wing here returned home Feb. 17 and 19 after supporting deployed air operations against the Islamic State group at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The Reservists provided air refueling support to U.S. and coalition

  • AFSC/CC sends Presidents Day message to Airmen

    Fellow Airmen,Originally observed only as George Washington’s Birthday to celebrate the life and accomplishments of our first president, Presidents Day has expanded to honor all presidents of the United States. The 1971 Uniform Monday Holiday Act positioned Presidents Day on the third Monday of

  • 18th CMSAF: The Airman behind the stripes

    Growing up with five other siblings, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright said he had a very loving home. However, living in poor neighborhoods and moving from place to place presented trials. In his own words, they were, ‘humble beginnings.’