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Storytellers event

Susan Still, a women's rights activist and keynote speaker on domestic violence, gave her first-hand account of being a survivor of physical and emotional abuse during a Domestic Violence Awareness Month Storyteller event. The Oct. 25 event was sponsored by Family Advocacy and Integrated Delivery Systems programs. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)
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CCAF Graduation

Chief Master Sgt. Paul Thomas, superintendent of the 72nd Medical Group, was the guest speaker at the Community College of the Air Force Graduation held in the Tinker Club Oct. 27. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)
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CCAF graduation

Tinker's Community College of the Air Force Graduation ceremony recognized 126 graduates receiving 130 diplomas, with four Airmen earning more than one degree. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)
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Memorabilia

Janna Newcomb, an item manager with the 421st Supply Chain Management Squadron, recently discovered a wealth of Tinker history while renovating her parent’s home in Seminole County. Her father, Joe Glenn Newcomb, was a Tinker employee for 36 years and had saved many pieces of memorabilia including a Tinker 25th Anniversary coin, several certificates, letters from Brig. Gen. Thomas Hruskocy, aircraft brochures from the 1960s and even an old, tin ashtray with a B-52 stamped into it, among many other photos and documents from long ago. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)
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In service recruiter

Master Sgt. Cody Newsom is Tinker’s In-Service Recruiter for service members wanting to transfer from active duty into the Air Force Reserve. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)
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C-141 Dedication

Retired Chief Master Sgt. Stephen Spotts takes a photo of the new C-141 Starlifter memorial in the Maj. Charles B. Hall Memorial Airpark. The chief was one of many veterans and family members who attended the memorial dedication Oct. 19, 2017. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)
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C-141 Dedication

Col. Kenyon Bell, 72nd Air Base Wing commander, addresses a crowd at the C-141 Memorial Dedication ceremony Oct. 19, 2017, at the Maj. Charles B. Hall Memorial Airpark. The "Starlifter" first came to Tinker 53 years ago. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)
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CFC begins

Captains Samantha Davies, with the 72nd Force Support Squadron, and Michael Olson, with the 72nd Security Forces Squadron, Tinker's Combined Federal Campain coordinators, watch as Air Force Sustainment Center Command Chief Master Sgt. Gary Sharp, AFSC Commander Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II, 72nd Air Base Wing Commander Col. Kenyon Bell and 72nd ABW Command Chief Master Sgt. Melissa Erb sign their pledge cards for the 2017 Combined Federal Campaign which runs Oct. 30 to Dec. 15. The theme of this year's campaign is "Show Some Love" and Tinker's goal is $1,108,000. Penngood, a Washington D.C.-based social services organization, is running the campaign this year, with a few changes compared to past years. Individuals can now make their pledges online at http://www.oklahomanorthtexascfc.org/, sign up to pledge volunteer hours and download the CFC Charity Guide. Donations made in cash or checks are no longer accepted. For more information, visit www.opm.gov/combined-federal-campaign/. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)
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Exercise

Senior Airman Kristina Song, with the 72nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron’s Bioenvironmental Flight, monitors air quality in a simulated contaminated area during the Oct. 5 CBRNE exercise. Wearing a Level A Hazmat fully-encapsulated suit, Airman Song is able to communicate with her team, monitor the air, identify chemicals, take photos of the scene and take samples of liquids or powder if necessary. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)
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Exercise

In the foreground, Lt. Matthew Hau, with the Tinker Fire and Emergency Services, helps Staff Sgt. Wesley Smith, with the 72nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron’s Bioenvironmental Flight, out of his Level A Hazmat suit. In the background, Lt. Jeff Briley and Lt. Kyle Abernathy spray simulated chemical residue off of Corey Morgan, with 72nd ABW Civil Engineering Direcorate Emergency Management, in the Hazmat decontamination area of the CBRNE exercise Oct. 5. Air Force Materiel Command, Air Force Sustainment Center and 72nd Air Base Wing Inspector General’s Office inspectors monitored this exercise, along with the pre-deployment mobility line and gate runner exercises Oct. 4. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)
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Exercise

Air Force Materiel Command inspectors, along with Air Force Sustainment Center and 72nd Air Base Wing Inspector General’s offices were on-hand last week, Oct. 4, for an exercise in the deployment processing area of Bldg. 260. Members of the 72nd ABW simulated the process from checking in their C-Bags containing their mission-oriented protective posture gear to inspecting their A-Bags containing their ABU’s, PT gear and hygiene items, for example. After that, the simulated deployers listened to a pre-deployment briefing and then went through the Air Passenger Terminal to check their mobility folders with medical, legal, finance, eligibility, chaplain, services, orders and then passenger manifesting. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)
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Exercise

Senior Airman Chris Inman, left, and Staff Sgt. James Stiegler, both with the 72nd Security Forces Squadron, and Military Working Dog Kali inspect the contents of a vehicle which was used in a gate-runner scenario for a War Wagon exercise Oct. 4. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)
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Exercise

Christina Austin, with 72nd Air Base Wing Force Support Squadron, checks Samantha Johnson’s, 72nd Medical Operations Squadron, I.D. at the Child Development Center West during a War Wagon exercise Oct. 4. Force protection conditions were elevated to FPCON Charlie during the exercise, denoting that local terrorist activity is imminent and would warrant the base, as well as facilities within, to issue 100 percent ID checks. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)
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Exercise

Senior Airman Heaven Yang, with the 72nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron, helps secure the gas mask for Corey Morgan, with 72nd ABW Civil Engineering Directorate Emergency Management, before he enters a contaminated environment during the Oct. 5 CBRNE exercise. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)
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Exercise

Lt. Chad Beals, left, and Capt. David Jones, right, help Lt. Jeff Briley, all with the Tinker Fire and Emergency Services, with his gas mask and Level B Hazmat suit. The suit helps keep liquids or chemicals off of the skin while working in the decontamination area of the chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive exercise Oct. 5. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)
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Charles B. Hall Memorial Air Park

General Dynamics AGM-129 Advance Cruise Missile on display with wings out as if in-flight in the Charles B. Hall Memorial Air Park on Feb. 16, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Tinker AFB maintains not only aircraft, but also cruise missiles and their components. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
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Mr. Allen retires

Jeffrey Allen, Air Force Sustainment Center Executive Director, answers questions about his illustrious career and impending retirement from his office in Bldg. 3001 during a recent interview with the Tinker Take Off. Mr. Allen will officially retire on Oct. 3 after 40 years of service to the United States. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)
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AF Birthday

Airman Juan Rangel, with the 552nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and 72nd Air Base Wing Commander Col. Kenyon Bell were the honorary cake-cutters at Tinker’s celebration of the Air Force’s 70th birthday Sept. 18 at the Tinker Club. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)
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AF Birthday

Howard "Hooch" Halvorsen, Tinker's base historian, educated attendees at Tinker's celebration of the Air Force's 70th Birthday on Sept. 18 on the history of the Air Force and the importance of sustaining aging aircraft. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)
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72nd Civil Engineer Squadron, fire department, conduct training at Tinker

Members of the Tulsa Fire Department (wearing tan bunker gear) work with a member of the 72nd Civil Engineer Squadron, fire department, during a training event using a full-size aircraft fire training device Sept. 13, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The Tulsa firefighters were guests of the 72nd Civil Engineer Squadron, fire department, who underwent recertification training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
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