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  • KC-135 MOD program closes out year with magic number: Block 45

    The KC-135 Block 45 upgrade program reached a milestone by closing out 2016 with the 45th aircraft in the modification line here. Block 45 completely remodels the inside of the flight deck with new liquid crystal displays, radio altimeter, auto-pilot, digital flight director and other computer

  • AROUND TINKER: Surgical Services Flight earns Wildcatter Award

    The 72nd Air Base Wing Surgical Services Flight was recently honored with a Wildcatter Award from 72nd ABW Commander Col. Stephanie Wilson.72nd Medical Group Surgical Services Flight, which is comprised of the Physical Therapy, Orthopedic Surgery, General Surgery, and Chiropractic elements, has

  • 72nd SFS equipped and armed for readiness

    The 72nd Security Forces Squadron recently acquired 75 new Tasers from its annual distribution of fall-out funds. Tech. Sgt. Sean Stanton, a program manager with the 72nd SFS said the X26P model Tasers are the newest models on the market.

  • Tinker’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, on task

    The VITA program, organized by the base legal office, will be open from Jan. 31 through April 14. The VITA office is located in Bldg. 1, Door 3, on the west side of the building. There are signs guiding visitors to the office. VITA hours of operation are from 7:30 to 11 a.m. and noon to 3 p.m.

  • Air-launched cruise missile passes tests

    Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircrews recently tested three unarmed AGM-86B air-launched cruise missiles, demonstrating the bomber force’s ability to configure, load, fly and deliver the nation’s only nuclear cruise missile. The B-52H aircrews departed Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, for the

  • Real ID Act, compliance extended

    Oklahoma’s Department of Homeland Security extension that was set to expire Jan. 29 has been extended to June 6. On this date some identification cards, such as the Oklahoma driver’s license, will no longer be acceptable forms of identification to enter Tinker Air Force Base unescorted.

  • TINKER HISTORY: The Genesis of Tinker AFB

    In celebration of Tinker's 75th anniversary, we're looking back at how the base began. In the early 1940s, Oklahoma City entrepreneurs Edward K. Gaylord, Wilbur E. Hightower, Tom Braniff, Frank Buttram, and Stanley Draper and others formed the Oklahoma Industries Foundation after learning that the

  • TINKER HISTORY: Tinker modifies armament on B-24

    The Consolidate B-24 “Liberator” was a four-engine, heavy bomber produced for the Army Air Corps prior to and during World War II. The aircraft was used in all theaters of the war with particularly heavy use in the European campaign. According to official Tinker history documents, the Oklahoma City

  • Leadership Oklahoma tours Tinker

    Group photo of the Leadership Oklahoma group at Hollywood and Vine inside building 3001 during a tour of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex and Tinker Air Force Base Jan. 5, 2017. Leadership Oklahoma allows key civic leaders from across the state to learn about the capabilities and importance

  • 72nd MDG moves training days

    The 72nd Medical Group is changing how it conducts readiness training. The group will now remain open every Wednesday morning for patient care and pharmacy services, while readiness training will now occur on the third Wednesday afternoon of every month. Jan. 18 will be the first afternoon with a