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  • New OC-ALC commander ‘jazzed’ to be at Tinker

    Brig. Gen. Jeff King has long considered himself a customer of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex. As a career aircraft maintenance officer, he said he has seen the impact of OC-ALC from all around the Air Force. “They probably don’t see it or feel it here in Oklahoma, but they’re making a

  • 729th Air Control Squadron Airmen return home from deployment

    Airmen assigned to the 729th Air Control Squadron were welcomed home by their unit and families Oct. 25 after nearly six months deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The squadron’s Airmen were dispersed to different locations in the AOR to provide 24/7 battle management and

  • OC-ALC partners with OSU on Educational Partnership Agreement

    Leaders from the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex and Oklahoma State University announced an Educational Partnership Agreement to cultivate a sharing of ideas in aerospace technology development and to improve and enhance education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.Air Force

  • October 27, 2020: Update

    Team Tinker, the status for Tinker Air Force Base is Open.  However, due to possible storm damage and outages, the 72nd Air Base Wing Commander has extended liberal leave through 28 October.  This includes all shifts for 27 October and DAY SHIFT ONLY on 28 Oct.  Liberal Leave is authorized for

  • October 27, 2020: Two Hour Delayed Reporting

    Team Tinker,Due to inclement weather, the 72nd Air Base Wing Commander has authorized a 2-HOUR DELAY, Oct. 27, for day shift tomorrow. Employees not designated as "weather emergency essential personnel" may take liberal leave without prior approval of their supervisors.  "Weather emergency essential

  • New 72nd ABW command chief comes back home

    The new 72nd Air Base Wing command chief is no stranger to Tinker Air Force Base. In fact, Chief Master Sgt. Keith Scott has spent 11.5 of his 23 year Air Force career here. “It’s pretty cool to come full circle,” Scott said. “I grew up here as an Airman. I made a lot of mistakes here and learned so

  • Commander releases trick-or-treat guidelines

    Guidelines for on-base trick-or-treating were released Oct 20 by the Tinker installation commander. Trick-or-treating will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31 and is open to base housing residents only.

  • Retired Reserve 'Awaiting Pay' Notification Letter Update

    Effective October 1, 2020, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center reinitiated the process to notify service members assigned to the Air Force Retired Reserve’s ‘awaiting pay’ status on the processing procedures to draw retirement pay.

  • Red Ribbon Week 2020, Oct. 23-31

    The Red Ribbon Campaign was started when drug traffickers in Mexico City kidnapped, tortured, and murdered DEA Agent Enrique Camarena in 1985. In response to the execution of ‘Kiki’ Camarena, angered parents and youth in communities across the country began wearing Red Ribbons as a symbol of their