National Flying Academy CAP cadets visit Tinker

Civil Air Patrol cadets participating in a week-long National Flight Academy this summer visited Tinker July 23 for a closer look at the service they supplement -- and may someday -- serve in. The cadets, including one from the Flying Castle Composite squadron based at Tinker, were undergoing a week

Bronze Star: 'Reflecting great credit'

Exercises promote Tinker readiness

Airmen of the 72nd Medical Group went through the motions of rapid deployment last week in preparation for the upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection in November. Six units from the 72nd Air Base Wing took part in the two-day exercise with inspectors checking personal equipment and deployment

E-3 on the radar: Upgrade workload on horizon for OC-ALC

Tinker's Air Logistics Center will be doing the hands on work in a $44 million contract to upgrade the computer systems on the Air Force's fleet of E-3 AWACS aircraft. The contract, awarded to Boeing but performed by the 566th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 557th Aircraft Sustainment

Tinker partners with Boeing on rare bomber fix

An aircraft that had been sitting "hard broke" for four years on the Tinker ramp is now being returned to serve a useful purpose in the Air Force thanks to cooperation between Boeing and the 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group's B-52 Production Flight. The B-52's cracked "milk bottle" casting, a fitting

Tinker to provide status on area ozone

Changes to air quality standards could cost those who live and travel in the Oklahoma City metropolitan and surrounding areas if ozone pollution is not minimized. "Earlier this summer state and regional clean air stakeholders attended the Clean Air Forum to discuss ways to remain compliant," said

34th CCS welcomes new commander

The recently-returned 34th Combat Communications Squadron met their new commander Monday as Maj. Noland Greene assumed command. Members of the 34th CCS -- the Muscle of the Herd -- began returning this month following deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. Maj. Anthony Gamboa, the outgoing 34th CCS

Col. Wesselman takes over MSG

Col. Herbert Wesselman succeeded Col. James Eilers as the 72nd Mission Support Group commander July 23. Held at the Tinker Club's west parking lot, approximately 300 guests -- including two squadrons standing in formation and three military working dogs with their handlers -- attended the morning

Speaker’s Bureau a chance to share AF story

This is going to sound cliché, but when you look at the Air Force mission, amazing things really are being accomplished daily. When you are on the inside of the gate, it is hard to appreciate this because the workforce gets bogged down with emails, deadlines, temporary duty and deployments. But,

Commander’s Action Line: Leaving through Lancer

Q: Could you provide some clarification on the exit at the Lancer Gate? It seems like I see a near accident (or road rage) several times a week. There are two marked lanes that approach the gate, but cars have to merge because of the bollards. Should vehicles merge into a single lane prior to