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181023-F-RI777-2017

Staff Sgts. Josh Dowding and Eric Gibson, with the 76th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, work together to cut large stumps and logs into smaller pieces for firewood.

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181030-F-RI777-1006

Staff Sgt. Rafe Holmes, 72nd Security Forces Squadron, guides Col. Yvonne Spencer through Tinker Air Force Base’s Emergency Communication Center during her visit Oct. 30-31. Spencer, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Det. 6 commander, met with 72nd Air Base Wing leadership and had breakout sessions and tours with organizations across the wing to gain insight into installation needs to better advocate for AFIMSC resources.

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181101-F-RI777-1032

Gen. Mike Holmes, commander Air Combat Command, listens to Master Warrant Officer Lisa Powers, with the 552nd Air Control Wing Canadian Detachment, as she emphasizes the importance of the strategic relationship between the U.S. and Canada and also provides him with an overview of their flying unit operaitons and working environment during his Nov. 1 visit to Tinker.

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181101-F-RI777-1054

Gen. Mike Holmes, commander Air Combat Command, gave high-fives and fist-bumps to the members of the 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron as they lined their hallways for his visit Nov. 1. Holmes visited the 552nd Air Control Wing's operational and maintenance groups to gain a better perspective of flying unit operations, working environments and maintenance capabilities.

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181101-F-RI777-1225

Tech. Sgt. Joshua Rea, with the 552nd Maintenance Squadron's Fabrication Flight, speaks to Gen. Mike Holmes, commander Air Combat Command, about the operations within their shop and the products they are able to reproduce with their 3-D printers, such as the pilot's seat shroud the General is holding.

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181102-F-RI777-2006

4A technicians and Medical Service Corps officers with the 72nd Medical Support Squadron gathered for a group photo in celebration of their annual 4A and MSC Appreciation Week on Nov. 2. Approximately 120 people within the 72MDSS serve as medical administrative technicians, logisticians, biomedical equipment technicians, information technology, resource management, healthcare management and TRICARE operations within the 4A/MSC field here at Tinker in the 72nd Medical Group.

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181103-F-RI777-1004

Chief Master Sgt. Lorraine Caddy, ret., welcomed retired veterans and their spouses to Retiree Appreciation Day at the Tinker Club Nov. 3. Retirees were able to learn more about services offered to them at Tinker, such as health services at the 72nd Medical Group, TRICARE updates, legal services and more.

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181103-F-RI777-1022

Jerry Shurley receives TRICARE information from Karen Rein, center, and Sharlene Payne during the Retiree Appreciation Day Nov. 3 at the Tinker Club.

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181103-F-RI777-1096

In honor of Retiree Appreciation Day, 72nd Air Base Wing Commander Col. Kenyon Bell, left, and 72ABW Command Chief Chief Master Sgt. Melissa Erb, right, joined the newest and oldest veteran retirees to cut the ceremonial cake. From left, Bell, Jason Crosby, Jon Tucker, Charlie Chittum, Herbert Bailey, Andy Mathias, Glenn Brooks and Erb.

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181105-F-RI777-1001

During newcomer orientation, new Department of Defense employees raise their right hand to support the Constitution of the United States. Not to be taken lightly, the oath is a public statement of commitment, pledging allegiance to the nation and binding that individual to see the mission succeed.

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181107-F-RI777-3031

Hay is machine-baled on the land in front of Bldg. 9001 on Tinker AFB. In lieu of paying someone to mow the area, the land is leased for haying purposes. The lessee pays the government an annual fee and can keep the hay or sell it and keep the profit.

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181113-F-RI777-1022

Members of the 72nd Air Base Wing gathered together at the Tinker Chapel for a Thanksgiving potluck feast Nov. 13. 72nd Air Base Wing Commander Col. Kenyon Bell thanked everyone for their hard work and dedication to the mission during the year and reminded them to look out for one another and be good Wingmen during this holiday season.

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181115-F-RI777-1010

Evelyn Cutaran shows one of the rosaries she’s made in the Rosary Guild, a group of six ladies who make rosaries for deployed Airmen, children and Catholic schools and churches in the Oklahoma City area.

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181116-F-RI777-1008

Col. Kenyon Bell, 72nd Air Base Wing commander; Kevin Stamey, Air Force Sustainment Center executive director; Lt. Gen. Gene Kirkland, AFSC commander; Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson; Maj. Gen. Cedric George, director of Logistics, deputy chief of staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection and Brig. Gen. Christopher Hill, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex commander pose for a photo with the Air Force Materiel Command emblem located at Hollywood and Vine in Bldg. 3001. Wilson visited Tinker Nov. 16 and toured several facilities and organizations. She announced at the end of her tour that Tinker Air Force Base has been selected as the base that will support the maintenance and sustainment operations for the B-21 Raider, the next generation long-range bomber sometime in the mid-2020s.

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181116-F-RI777-1060

Craig Rayner, 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron deputy director, shows Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, a structural part of the KC-135 Stratotanker during the secretary’s visit here Nov. 16th. Wilson was shown how the KC-135 programmed depot maintenance line's sustainment operations are extending the aircrafts’ service life and capability enhancement using Art of the Possible ideals.

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181116-F-RI777-1119

Rodney Shepard, 567th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron deputy director, provides an overview on the B-1 Integrated Battle Station modification operations to Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson during her tour of Tinker Air Force Base Nov. 16. Jason Mann, an engineer with the Reverse Engineering and Critical Tooling Lab, bottom left, and Jerry Osborne, 567th AMXS, also provided information on the modifications during her time at the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Technical Center.

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181116-F-RI777-1154

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson thanked members of the 552nd Air Control Wing and their families for their service during their Thanksgiving Reception Nov. 16. Wilson toured several locations around Tinker during her visit, including the KC-135 programmed depot maintenance line, the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Technical Center, the 76th Software Maintenance Group and the Reverse Engineering and Critical Tooling Lab. She was also given an overview of the KC-46A complex, the B-1 Integrated Battle Station modification and was able to help serve lunch for the 552nd ACW.

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181116-F-RI777-1231

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson took the opportunity to help serve Thanksgiving dinner to members of the 552nd Air Control Wing during her visit to Tinker Air Force Base Nov. 16. Wilson is shown here serving ham-slices to an Airman 1st Class of the 552nd ACW.

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181116-F-RI777-1283

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson asks Blake Johnson, 546th Propulsion Maintenance Squadron, questions about the F108 gated process during her visit to Tinker Air Force Base Nov. 16. The F108 engine line production has achieved Art of the Possible success.

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181116-F-RI777-1333

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, center, was able to thank members of the 76th Propulsion Maintenance Group F108 engine line after learning about their Art of the Possible production success. Wilson is surrounded by senior leadership here as well as workers critical to meeting on-time delivery goals to the customer.

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