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AFMC Command Chief visits Tinker

Chief Master Sgt. Stan Cadell, command chief of Air Force Materiel Command, discusses the latest changes to the Air Force physical training program and other current issues impacting Airmen during lunch at the Vanwey Dining Facility on June 9, 2021. The chief spent time with Airmen across the base as he toured the 72nd Air Base Wing and Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex June 7-10, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ron Mullan)

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AFMC Command Chief visits Tinker

Lt. Tom Burgess, Tinker Fire and Emergency Services, right, shows Chief Master Sgt. Stan Cadell, command chief of Air Force Materiel Command, a “COVID Killer” spraying unit he designed to help sanitize fire trucks and living and office spaces with a low-cost liquid solution he developed. Cadell visited Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 7-10, 2021, to get an overall understanding of the 72nd Air Base Wing as well as the Air Force Sustainment Center mission as the supporting command for readiness in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ron Mullan)

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AFMC Command Chief visits Tinker

Tech. Sgt. Richard Malabey, 76th Expeditionary Depot Maintenance Flight maintenance section chief, shows Chief Master Sgt. Stan Cadell, command chief of Air Force Materiel Command, examples of aircraft battle damage repair through an observation window on their C-135 maintenance trainer aircraft at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 8, 2021. Cadell visited Tinker AFB to get an overall understanding of the 72nd Air Base Wing as well as the Air Force Sustainment Center mission as the supporting command for readiness in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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AFMC Command Chief visits Tinker

Chief Master Sgt. Stan Cadell, command chief of Air Force Materiel Command, prepares to go through a shoot/don’t shoot training simulator during his visit to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 8, 2021. The simulator uses real weapons modified to shoot lasers, allowing 72nd Security Forces Squadron defenders to analyze where the virtual rounds hit in the scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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Oklahoma County Commissioners transfer land to Tinker AFB

Members of the Oklahoma County Commissioners Board formally transferred 50 acres of land to Tinker Air Force Base senior leaders during their board meeting May 17, 2021. The commissioners voted unanimously to transfer the land, located west of Douglas and south of I-40, to Tinker Air Force Base.

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B-1B “Spectre” finds retirement job with 76th EDMX

A B-1B Lancer aircraft, “Spectre,” has its right wing fully extended April 12, 2021 while Airmen from the 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group’s Expeditionary Depot Maintenance Flight at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, prepare to extend the other wing. The wings were extended using a cordless drill, which took approximately five minutes per wing to complete. Moving the wings in flight normally takes about 10 seconds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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B-1B “Spectre” finds retirement job with 76th EDMX

A B-1B Lancer aircraft, “Spectre,” is towed into the 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group’s Expeditionary Depot Maintenance Flight training facility April 10, 2021 at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Obstacles such as road signs, poles and power lines were temporarily removed to give the aircraft an unobstructed path to its new home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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B-1B “Spectre” finds retirement job with 76th EDMX

A B-1B Lancer aircraft is towed down Patrol Road April 10, 2021 at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Aircraft 86-109, known as “Spectre,” is being retired from active service but will continue as a maintenance trainer for the 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group’s Expeditionary Depot Maintenance flight, allowing technicians and engineers to practice aircraft battle damage repair. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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564th AMXS graduates first class of internal vocational training program

Brooke Selfridge, 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) sheet metal helper, shows an unused rivet she found while searching for foreign objects and debris onboard a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., March 5, 2021. Selfridge is part of the 564th AMXS’s sheet metal vocational program, which teaches new employees best practices for working at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex and on the KC-135. As part of the class, students perform work aboard aircraft, such as inspecting components and removing FOD. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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564th AMXS graduates first class of internal vocational training program

Members of the 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s sheet metal vocational program work to find and remove foreign objects and debris, known as FOD, onboard a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft undergoing programmed depot maintenance at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., March 5, 2021. FOD such as rivets, metal shavings and other debris can be hazardous to aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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564th AMXS graduates first class of internal vocational training program

Current and graduating members of the 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s sheet metal vocational program pose for a group photo with William Baumann, 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group Deputy Director, left, and Col. Greg Lowe, 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group commander, right, at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., March 5, 2021. The class was formed during the COVID pandemic to teach new employees best practices for working on the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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564th AMXS graduates first class of internal vocational training program

Members of the first class of the 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s sheet metal vocational program pose for a group photo during their graduation ceremony at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., March 5, 2021. The class was formed during the COVID pandemic to teach new employees best practices for working at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex and on the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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Prescribed burns benefit base

A member of the Air Force Wildland Fire Center uses a torch to light a controlled fire in a field at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, March 3, 2021. Prescribed burns lessen the risk of catastrophic wildfires by reducing fuel loads, such as dead vegetation and cedar trees.(U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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Prescribed burns benefit base

Members of Tinker Fire Emergency Services clean up debris and check for hotspots after a prescribed burn near the Indian Hills Inn at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, March 3, 2021. Prescribed burns save money and time over other vegetation maintenance methods, control growth and spread of invasive plants, maintain wildlife habitats and improve aesthetics by reinvigorating fire-dependent plants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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Prescribed burns benefit base

Members of the Air Force Wildland Fire Center use torches to set a grassy field on fire as part of a prescribed burn at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, March 3, 2021. Burning is done under a prescribed burn plan, which targets specific wind speed and direction, humidity, temperatures and other parameters set in advance. The burning only takes place within the prescription to ensure a low risk and that objectives are met. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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Tinker reduces energy consumption during energy crisis, preserves mission capability

An LED sign board next to a snow-plowed Industrial Blvd. shows the current temperature as 1 degree at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Feb. 16, 2021. Tinker Air Force Base preserved mission capability as 72nd Air Base Wing Civil Engineers took a proactive stance this week to assist Oklahoma energy partners and the community in finding ways to reduce base energy consumption while still preserving the integrity of industrial facilities. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Chris Seaton)

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Show some love, Combined Federal Campaign returns

1st Lt. Brandon Teeple, 72nd Operations Support Squadron airfield operations officer, and 1st Lt. Madison Rauenbuehler, 72nd Medical Support Squadron Tricare Operations and Patient Administration Flight commander, hold signs showing their selected causes for the 2020 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 14, 2020. The CFC allows service members; federal employees; federal and military retirees and federal contractors across the government to contribute to their choice of over 20,000 charities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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Improved tech support website returns to Tinker

Matt Blomquist, left, knowledge management specialist, and Jeff Schubert, web developer, both with Chickasaw Nation Industries, discuss the revamped TierZero website that is relaunching at Tinker Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by April McDonald)

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Under Secretary Lord visits AFSC, OC-ALC

Mark Estorga, 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron director, describes the programmed depot maintenance process for the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft to the Hon. Ellen Lord, under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment. Lord visited Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, on Aug. 18, 2020, to get an understanding of the Air Force Sustainment Center mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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Under Secretary Lord visits AFSC, OC-ALC

The Hon. Ellen Lord, under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment (center), speaks with with members of the 76th Propulsion Maintenance Group in the F135 engine line during a visit to the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex (OC-ALC) at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 18, 2020. OC-ALC was the nation's first military maintenance and repair depot for the F135 engine that powers the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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