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  • Tinker welcomes first Catholic active duty chaplain in nearly a decade

    For the first time in nearly a decade, an active duty Catholic priest is serving Tinker Air Force Base civilians and active duty members. Chaplain (Capt.) Roberto Padilla joined the Tinker Chapel July 26. Padilla, originally from Colombia, was ordained 13 years ago at the Catholic Diocese of Trenton

  • AFMC Spark Tank open through Aug. 27

    Air Force Materiel Command uniformed and civilian Airmen and Guardians are invited to submit their game-changing ideas now to compete in the AFMC Spark Tank: Integrated Capabilities Challenge, with the submission window open through Aug. 27.

  • Building the ‘Sandcastle’: 76 CMXG starts sand casting aluminum parts

    The 76th Commodities Maintenance Group and Reverse Engineering and Critical Tooling (REACT) Lab at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, have added the capability to sand cast aluminum parts in-house. By 3D printing casting molds from sand, aluminum parts weighing up to 120 pounds can be cast in its

  • Thousands gather for return of 2023 Tinker Air Show

    Summer heat did not stop an estimated 301,000 people from attending the 2023 Tinker Air Show and STEM City Expo, held here July 1 and 2, 2023. The Tinker Air Show returned after COVID-19 precautions forced the cancellation of the 2021 air show. Families from across Oklahoma and beyond spent their

  • Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex contributes to major exercise

    Air Mobility Command’s Mobility Guardian 2023 is wrapping up with more than 3,000 Airmen across the service participating, including three distinct missions from within the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex. A multinational endeavor, it is being executed in the Indo-Pacific region this year, a

  • Tinker Reservists support exercise aerial spray mission

    U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Zachary Walker, 72nd Aerial Port Squadron senior air reserve technician, and Staff Sgt. Brian Reeves, 72nd APS passenger service representative, drive forklifts on the flight line at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 21, 2023. The six aerial port members

  • Mobility Guardian 23 sharpens AFMC’s warfighter support

    Air Force Materiel Command logisticians have worked behind the scenes on Exercise Mobility Guardian 23 since Fall 2022 and are critical to the successful planning and execution of Air Mobility Command’s largest, and arguably most challenging, exercise in years.