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  • 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

  • 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