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  • 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,

  • 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