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ALS Class 25-B Graduates

Senior Airman Freya Stephan, 552nd Maintenance Squadron, accepts the Distinguished Graduate Award at the Airman Leadership class 25-B graduation ceremony, Feb. 15, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The distinguished graduate award is presented to the top 10% of graduates for their performance in academic evaluations and demonstration of leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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ALS Class 25-B Graduates

Senior Airman Jillian Poirier, 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron, receives the Academic Achievement Award at the Airman Leadership class 25-B graduation ceremony, Feb. 15, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The award is given to the student with the highest academic standing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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ALS Class 25-B Graduates

Senior Airman Alejandro Santillan, 507th Mission Support Group, accepts the Leadership award at the Airman Leadership class 25-B graduation ceremony Feb. 15, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The Leadership award is presented to the student who has displayed all the characteristics of an effective leader, but is not solely based on academic standings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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ALS Class 25-B Graduates

Senior Airman Adalee McCullough, 189th Operations Group, receives the Sharp Image Award at the Airman Leadership class 25-B graduation ceremony, Feb. 15, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The award is presented to the student with representing the highest standards of dress and appearance, as well as military bearing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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ALS Class 25-B Graduates

Senior Airman Haley Parker, 72nd Healthcare Operations Squadron, receives the First Sergeant Excellence Award at the Airman Leadership class 25-B graduation ceremony, Feb. 15, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The award is given to the student who best embodies what it means to be a first sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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Spring Creek Elementary designated as a military-friendly Purple Star School

Col. Abby Ruscetta, Tinker installation and 72nd ABW commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Gradel, 72nd ABW command chief, alongside Oklahoma Representative Nicole Miller and staff from the Oklahoma State Department of Education recognized Spring Creek Elementary as a designated military-friendly Purple Star School recently. There are more than 70 Spring Creek students with someone in their immediate family serving in the military. Team Tinker thanks the students and staff of Spring Creek for supporting and welcoming new military families to their school. (Courtesy Photo)

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Spring Creek Elementary designated as a military-friendly Purple Star School

Col. Abby Ruscetta, Tinker installation and 72nd ABW commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Gradel, 72nd ABW command chief, alongside Oklahoma Representative Nicole Miller and staff from the Oklahoma State Department of Education recognized Spring Creek Elementary as a designated military-friendly Purple Star School recently. There are more than 70 Spring Creek students with someone in their immediate family serving in the military. Team Tinker thanks the students and staff of Spring Creek for supporting and welcoming new military families to their school. (Courtesy Photo)

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Spring Creek Elementary designated as a military-friendly Purple Star School

Col. Abby Ruscetta, Tinker installation and 72nd ABW commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Gradel, 72nd ABW command chief, alongside Oklahoma Representative Nicole Miller and staff from the Oklahoma State Department of Education recognized Spring Creek Elementary as a designated military-friendly Purple Star School recently. There are more than 70 Spring Creek students with someone in their immediate family serving in the military. Team Tinker thanks the students and staff of Spring Creek for supporting and welcoming new military families to their school. (Courtesy Photo)

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Spring Creek Elementary designated as a military-friendly Purple Star School

Col. Abby Ruscetta, Tinker installation and 72nd ABW commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Gradel, 72nd ABW command chief, alongside Oklahoma Representative Nicole Miller and staff from the Oklahoma State Department of Education recognized Spring Creek Elementary as a designated military-friendly Purple Star School on January 24, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Breonna Summers)

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Spring Creek Elementary designated as a military-friendly Purple Star School

Col. Abby Ruscetta, Tinker installation and 72nd ABW commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Gradel, 72nd ABW command chief, alongside Oklahoma Representative Nicole Miller and staff from the Oklahoma State Department of Education recognized Spring Creek Elementary as a designated military-friendly Purple Star School on January 24, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Breonna Summers)

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Spring Creek Elementary designated as a military-friendly Purple Star School

Col. Abby Ruscetta, Tinker installation and 72nd ABW commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Gradel, 72nd ABW command chief, alongside Oklahoma Representative Nicole Miller and staff from the Oklahoma State Department of Education recognized Spring Creek Elementary as a designated military-friendly Purple Star School on January 24, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Breonna Summers)

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Spring Creek Elementary designated as a military-friendly Purple Star School

Col. Abby Ruscetta, Tinker installation and 72nd ABW commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Gradel, 72nd ABW command chief, alongside Oklahoma Representative Nicole Miller and staff from the Oklahoma State Department of Education recognized Spring Creek Elementary as a designated military-friendly Purple Star School on January 24, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Breonna Summers)

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Spring Creek Elementary designated as a military-friendly Purple Star School

Col. Abby Ruscetta, Tinker installation and 72nd ABW commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Gradel, 72nd ABW command chief, alongside Oklahoma Representative Nicole Miller and staff from the Oklahoma State Department of Education recognized Spring Creek Elementary as a designated military-friendly Purple Star School on January 24, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Breonna Summers)

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Spring Creek Elementary designated as a military-friendly Purple Star School

Col. Abby Ruscetta, Tinker installation and 72nd ABW commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Gradel, 72nd ABW command chief, alongside Oklahoma Representative Nicole Miller and staff from the Oklahoma State Department of Education recognized Spring Creek Elementary as a designated military-friendly Purple Star School on January 24, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Breonna Summers)

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Chief Master Sergeant Christopher Gradel

Official photo for Chief Master Sergeant Christopher M. Gradel

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Tinker kicks off ‘Year of Readiness’ with base-wide exercise

72nd Air Base Wing Airmen return fire in a simulated ambush attack during Exercise War Wagon 25-01 at the Glenwood Training Grounds, Jan. 28, 2025. War Wagon took place from January 13-31, 2025, and was designed to test the wing's ability to respond to various scenarios, including wartime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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Tinker kicks off ‘Year of Readiness’ with base-wide exercise

A retired volunteer veteran prepares to simulate an attack against 72nd Air Base Wing Airmen during Exercise War Wagon 25-01 at the Glenwood Training Grounds, Jan. 28, 2025. Exercise War Wagon 25-01 serves as a capstone event, culminating months of extensive and specialized training, ultimately as a final evaluation before many Airmen will depart for a real-world deployment tasking in support of Combatant Commander requirements across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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Tinker kicks off ‘Year of Readiness’ with base-wide exercise

Oklahoma Army National Guard C Company member directs Airmen during Exercise War Wagon 25-01, at Glenwood Training Grounds, Jan. 28, 2025. Oklahoma Army National Guard, C Company provided a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter to support a capstone scenario where U.S. Air Force Security Forces and medical personnel were tested on their ability to establish and defend a landing zone while evacuating critically wounded personnel by helicopter from a combat zone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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Tinker kicks off ‘Year of Readiness’ with base-wide exercise

72nd Air Base Wing Airmen load a simulated injured patient into a UH-60 Black Hawk at Glenwood Training Grounds, Jan. 28, 2025. Exercise War Wagon 25-01 is an installation-wide readiness exercise led by the 72nd ABW to evaluate Tinkers ability to deploy host wing and mission partner personnel, aircraft and equipment while simultaneously defending the installation in a contingency environment against threats posed by peer and near-peer adversaries across multiple domains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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Tinker kicks off ‘Year of Readiness’ with base-wide exercise

Airmen from the 72nd Air Base Wing rush to positions during a simulated ambush during Exercise War Wagon 25-01, at Glenwood Training Grounds, Jan. 28, 2025. Exercise War Wagon 25-01 was a direct continuation of the efforts initiated during the "Year of Competition" in 2024 at Tinker, which transitioned into the "Year of Readiness" in 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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