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  • ALC recognizes effort in bringing 9001 together

    More than 150 Tinker personnel were recognized during the Bldg. 9001 employee recognition ceremony April 27. Held in front of "Commodity Country," posts H24-H26, Tinker's senior leadership praised and recognized personnel who helped in the renovation of the building. Approximately 325 Tinker

  • 72nd ABW’s top enlisted Airman shares priorities

    The 72nd Air Base Wing's newest command chief said he is very passionate about leading the enlisted force. At Tinker, his first Air Force Materiel Command assignment, he will advocate the goals of Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center and 72nd ABW senior leadership, plus his own professional

  • Prescribed burn maintains native ecosystems

    A prescribed burn took place this week in open fields and brush areas located in the south west quadrant of Tinker Air Force Base.Tinker's 72nd Air Base Wing Civil Engineer Directorate has held in-depth discussions with the experts from the Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation

  • Maintenance units settling in, making home in Bldg. 9001

    A lot can happen in six months. Bldg. 9001 is proof. In August 2009, Bldg. 9001 made its industrial debut. Presented to the local and Air Force Materiel Command community as the newest addition to the Tinker Aerospace Complex, guest speakers spoke of the potential within its 2.5-million square feet.

  • Deployed Tinker Airmen help keep ‘The Rock’ safe

    While public health is at the forefront of any population, this holds especially true in a deployed environment. Food safety and facility sanitation, communicable diseases, occupational health and force readiness are just some of the aspects Master Sgt. Linda Griffin-Haddox and Staff Sgt. Morris

  • 72nd ABW/CE director bids farewell to Tinker

    Nearly 25 years ago Gene Gallogly left Tinker and his first federal service assignment to advance his career. He had been an aerospace engineer for Materials/Structures within the B-52 Division. After 20 years away, he returned in September 2005 and became the director of the 72nd Air Base Wing

  • Deployed Tinker Airman helps keep E-3 Sentry aircraft flying

    When it comes to keeping the E-3 Sentry aircraft flying combat missions in the skies over Iraq and Afghanistan, Senior Airman Robert Kirby, an instrument and flight control systems journeyman, maintains the airborne warning and control system aircraft so it's fully mission capable every time.The

  • AFMC’s new command chief ‘all-in’

    During 28 years as an Airman, Chief Master Sgt. Eric R. Jaren has learned that a successful career requires not only fulfilling your duties, but thinking outside the box as well. For those who do both, he said, opportunities arise. The latest opportunity for Chief Jaren came by way of Gen. Donald

  • OC-ALC/EN director moving to AFMC

    He'll be nearly 900 miles away, but Russ Howard said neither Tinker nor Oklahoma City will be far from his heart or mind. The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center Engineering and Technical Management director recently accepted a promotion at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Starting in February,