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  • Teen donates to Tinker’s Military Working Dogs

    Games, gadgets, clothes – those are typical things you’d expect a teenager to request for their birthday. Thirteen-year-old Sydney Leonard, however, is not your average teenager. In lieu of personal gifts, the Oklahoma City middle schooler considered her love for animals and her heart for service

  • Infant/child CPR: The difference in life or death

    You hope you never need to use CPR on an infant or child, but it is important to know the proper techniques in case a cardio or breathing emergency ever occurs.Marci Johnson, a registered nurse and CPR instructor with the 72nd Medical Group, offers classes at Tinker on CPR for infants and

  • Christmas comes early for Tinker Airman

    Christmas came early for Master Sgt. Steven, with the 552nd Air Control Network squadron and his wife, Joann. Sergeant Steven was the Air Force Club’s winner of a 2017 Jeep Wrangler. Joann said she received a call a week prior to them announcing her husband as the winner. “It was hard to keep the

  • Photo Story - Tinker Citizen Airmen Deploy to Turkey

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Ninety-four Citizen Airmen from the 507th Air Refueling Wing here departed for a deployment to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, to support Operation Inherent Resolve with KC-135R Stratotanker air refueling support.   The group of Reserve Airmen, made up of a mix of

  • Holiday Greetings from the 72 ABW Commander

    Wildcatters,As we draw closer to the end of the year, I want to take the time to wish everyone Happy Holidays!  As we enjoy the festivities of the season, please remember there are thousands of troops in harm's way.  I want to extend my appreciation and support to our service members overseas and

  • Services honor Pearl Harbor survivors, fallen

    On Dec. 7, more than 300 Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Coast Guard members, Soldiers, firefighters, police and everyday Oklahomans gathered to pay tribute to World War II veterans and to all who served or are serving the nation.

  • Folding a legacy

    Tinker’s Honor Guard held a flag folding ceremony Dec. 12 to honor World War II veteran Staff Sgt. Alvis Tinsley, who served with the 367th Bomber squadron, 306th Bomber group (heavy) in 1942. He was killed in action Oct. 8, 1943, over Bremen Germany, after his aircraft took several direct hits from