Dec. 11, 2023 Base ponds restocked with catfish, trout ahead of Winter season Anglers at Tinker Air Force Base have a reason to celebrate ahead of the holiday season. The 72nd Air Base Wing Civil Engineering Directorate recently restocked all five recreational fishing ponds on base. The base ponds were filled with approximately 1,000 catfish and trout total. Trout were
Dec. 7, 2023 Combined US, coalition force increase combat effectiveness during Indo-Pacific Virtual Flag exercise For the first time in the fourteen-year history of the Virtual Flag: Coalition exercise, integrated forces from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada fought against a peer adversary in a virtual Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. To increase combat effectiveness, the combined
Dec. 7, 2023 U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds announced as headliner at upcoming 2025 Tinker Air Show The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are scheduled to perform at Tinker Air Force Base for the 2025 Tinker Air Show June 28-29, 2025. The announcement was made Tuesday during the 2023 ICAS Convention at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, a convention for air show professionals sharing information, insight and
Dec. 5, 2023 Two military working dogs retire after years of service Two military working dogs at Tinker Air Force Base are turning in their working collars for retirement. A ceremony was held Nov. 29, 2023 for MWDs Ccarmen and Diego, both members of the 72nd Security Forces Squadron. Both Ccarmen and Diego have a combined 10 years of service with the Air Force.
Nov. 24, 2023 Maintenance crews come together for CDDAR exercise Maintenance crews came together for a Crashed, Damaged or Disabled Aircraft Recovery exercise, known as CDDAR at Tinker Air Force Base Nov. 7. The CDDAR is an annual exercise designed to give members of the crash teams a real-world experience by performing an aircraft lift while using the required
Nov. 22, 2023 OC-ALC celebrates energy management excellence The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex celebrated its energy management recertification during a ceremony held here Oct. 31. The International Organization for Standardization, a nongovernmental group composed of 162 national standards bodies, sets the ISO 50001 certification standards for energy
Nov. 22, 2023 Tinker Talks Podcast: Silver Star Recipient, Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame Inductee, William "Pete" Piazza Tinker Talks celebrates veterans this year with a podcast honoring the service of Pete Piazza. Piazza served three tours in Vietnam. During his second tour, then-Staff Sgt. Piazza was NCO in Charge of the 3rd Security Police Squadron’s “C” Flight Security Resupply Team at Bien Hoa Air Base, near
Nov. 21, 2023 Keeping the prairie alive: Natural resources team provides restoration workshops The 72nd Civil Engineering Natural Resources Team designed and hosted a native prairie restoration workshop at Tinker Air Force Base on Nov. 3.For more than 20 years, Tinker AFB has been successfully converting urban turfgrass spaces to native mixed grass prairie. This workshop aims to share native
Nov. 16, 2023 Fight the Flu Cold and flu season is here again. According to the World Health Organization, there are around a billion cases of seasonal influenza annually. Symptoms typically present 1-4 days after infection and usually last about a week.
Nov. 15, 2023 Give Happy with the Combined Federal Campaign It’s time to give happy! The Combined Federal Campaign is back for 2023. It’s time to give happy! The Combined Federal Campaign is back for 2023. Tinker’s goal is to raise $250,000. The pledge drive, which runs through Jan. 15, allows service members; federal employees; federal and military retirees