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  • Racing to celebrate Tinker’s 75th anniversary

    The Tinker Half Marathon is one of many events planned to commemorate the base's 75th anniversary. The event, which will also include a shorter 5K race, will begin at 8 a.m. Feb. 25 in front of Bldg. 3001.

  • FEMA partners with Tinker for storm response

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency established an Incident Support Base at Tinker Air Force Base's Glenwood Training Area in response to the regions forecasted ice storm Sunday, Jan. 15.

  • New year, new Sentry – DRAGON

    The first E-3 Sentry aircraft with the glass flight deck modification known as DRAGON (Diminishing Manufacturing Sources Replacement of Avionics for Global Operations and Navigation) arrived at Tinker Jan. 9.

  • Ready to quit smoking? CHPS offers tobacco cessation program

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- There has never been a better time to quit tobacco. Civilian Health Promotion Services is now offering a new tobacco cessation program to help individuals who are ready to quit smoking.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cigarette

  • Tinker works through snow event

    The Oklahoma City region received its first significant snowfall of the year during the overnight hours of Jan. 5-6. Due to hazardous road conditions the base authorized delayed reporting for employees and liberal leave for non-essential personnel. “Working with the Tinker Severe Weather Working

  • Tinker senior NCO wins 2017 Jeep in Air Force Club Membership Giveaway

    A master sergeant assigned to the 552nd Air Control Network Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is the grand prize winner of the Air Force Services Activity's Air Force Club Membership Giveaway program. Master Sgt. Steven Pruitt, the NCO in charge of the Cyber Security Office, was surprised

  • Tinker History: The F-4 Phantom

    One of the most important missions at Tinker Air Force Base is providing combat power to the warfighter. The F-4 Phantom II began sustainment here in July of 1970. The Air Force Reserves’ 507th Tactical Fighter Group, now the 507th Air Refueling Wing based here, flew this “MiG Killer” until they

  • Tinker History: BT-13 Valiant is first aircraft modified at air depot

    The Vultee Aircraft Corp. BT-13 “Valiant” was a single-engine, tandem-seat trainer produced for the U.S. Army Air Corps, U.S. Navy and foreign allies prior to and during World War II. The aircraft was selected and produced as a primary and follow-on intermediary trainer due to its ruggedness,