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Dec. 18, 2023
AFCEC announces 2023 DAF Design Award winners

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently announced the winners of the 2023 Department of the Air Force Design Awards for excellence in design, sustainability and energy efficiency. “The three 2023 award-winning projects demonstrate innovative and
Dec. 14, 2023
Tinker Talks Podcast: Col. Abby Ruscetta and Chief Jeffery Sipos, 72nd ABW Leadership

Col. Abby Ruscetta, the 72nd Air Base Wing Commander, and CMSgt. Jeffery Sipos, the Command Chief of the 72nd Air Base Wing, are guests on the latest edition of the Tinker Talks Podcast. The Tinker Talks Podcast, hosted by Mark Hybers, is a podcast dedicated to the latest events and happenings on
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

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