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  • 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

  • Show some love, Combined Federal Campaign returns

    The Combined Federal Campaign is returning to Tinker Air Force Base for 2020, encouraging the Tinker community to “show some love.” The pledge drive, which runs through Jan. 15, allows service members; federal employees; federal and military retirees and federal contractors across the government to

  • Air Force to host EFMP Summit

    The 2020 virtual Exceptional Family Member Program Summit is scheduled to broadcast via the Department of the Air Force EFMP Facebook page at www.facebook.com/AirForceEFMP, Oct. 21 at 9 a.m. CDT.All EFMP families, leaders, mentors and supervisors of Air and Space professionals enrolled in the

  • AFMC successfully navigates Fiscal Year 2020 challenges

    With a focus rooted in the ability to sustain the mission and an eye towards long-term expansion and growth, the Air Force Materiel Command successfully executed a $67 billion portfolio in Fiscal Year 2020, ensuring operational mission success for our warfighters.