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Family Orientation

Glenn Grubis, with the Airman and Family Readiness Center, gives a brief rundown of 72nd Force Support Squadron services available during a Tinker Family Orientation class May 11. The class is held every two weeks at the Airman and Family Readiness Center in Bldg. 6001 and gives Active Duty Airmen who are new to Tinker helpful information about services, facilities and amenities available on base. An Information Fair is held for the second half of the class for Airmen, Sailors, civilians and family members, allowing attendees to meet representatives from numerous helping agencies and receive information on all of them. For more information about Tinker Family Orientation, contact the Airman and Family Readiness Center at 739-2747. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)
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FEMA establish an Incident Support Base Tinker AFB, Okla.

Hector G. Rodriguez, Federal Emergency Management Agency accountable property officer, inventories massive electrical generators delivered to the Glenwood Training Area Jan. 15, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. FEMA established an Incident Support Base where emergency assets and FEMA personnel like Rodriguez, who lives in Gardena, California, stage in response to the ongoing ice storm impacting the Central Plains region of the U.S. FEMA and the 72nd Air Base Wing have an agreement in place to use Tinker AFB due to its strategic location where two major interstate highways intersect along with a robust base infrastructure such as an 11,000 foot runway and cargo-handling facility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
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FEMA establish an Incident Support Base Tinker AFB, Okla.

Scott McDonald, Federal Emergency Management Agency power systems support mechanic, performs inspections of massive electrical generators delivered to the Glenwood Training Area Jan. 15, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. FEMA established an Incident Support Base where emergency assets and FEMA personnel like McDonald, who lives near San Francisco, California, stage in response to the ongoing ice storm impacting the Central Plains region of the U.S. FEMA and the 72nd Air Base Wing have an agreement in place to use Tinker AFB due to its strategic location where two major interstate highways intersect along with a robust base infrastructure such as an 11,000 foot runway and cargo-handling facility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
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Final retreat

Members of the 72nd Air Base Wing gathered at the Bldg. 460 flag pole June 28 for the final retreat at the historic building. The land that has housed the 72nd ABW headquarters since October 1994 will soon be the new home of a state-of-the art training center for the 552nd Air Control Wing.
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Finding a Home Away From Home

Senior Airman Hugo Gutierrez, Oklahoma Air Logistics Complex contract specialist, plays cards with Mike Kloiber, Home Away From Home program founder, Aug. 26, 2024. Gutierrez enjoys spending time with Mike talking about finance and learning from his experience. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adrian Salazar)
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Finding a Home Away From Home

Senior Airman Hugo Gutierrez, Oklahoma Air Logistics Complex contract specialist, right, takes a family photo with Mike and Pam Kloiber, Home Away From Home program founders, Aug. 26, 2024. Gutierrez has been visiting Mike and Pam for years to personally develop himself and to maintain resilience while in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adrian Salazar)
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Fire Dept ISO

Chad Kerr, a utility plumber with Alutiq, flushes the fire hydrant near Bldg. 1002. Tinker Fire and Emergency Services recently earned Class 1 distinction for fire suppression from the International Organization for Standardization. Given to fire departments that meet the highest standards on water supply, communications, training, operations and prevention; Tinker's recent certification is the first in the Air Force. Only five other fire departments in the state of Oklahoma possess the same certification. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)
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Fire Prevention Week Focuses on Children, Community at Tinker AFB

A child hugs ‘Sparky the Fire Dog’ during a Fire Prevention Week event Oct. 8, 2024, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Fire Prevention Week takes place each year during the week of Oct. 9 in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association to commemorate the ‘Great Chicago Fire’ of 1871 and is used to educate communities on the importance of fire safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Breonna Summers)
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Fire Prevention Week Focuses on Children, Community at Tinker AFB

Members of Tinker Fire & Emergency Services and Midwest City Fire Department show children at St. Philip Neri Catholic School in Midwest City, Oklahoma, how to use a fire hose during a during a Fire Prevention Week event Oct. 9, 2024. Fire Prevention Week takes place each year during the week of Oct. 9 in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association to commemorate the ‘Great Chicago Fire’ of 1871 and is used to educate communities on the importance of fire safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Breonna Summers)
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Fire Prevention Week Focuses on Children, Community at Tinker AFB

‘Sparky the Fire Dog’ demonstrates to children how to use a fire extinguisher to put out a fire during a Fire Prevention Week event at St. Philip Neri Catholic School in Midwest City, Oklahoma, Oct. 10, 2024. Fire Prevention Week takes place each year during the week of Oct. 9 in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association to commemorate the ‘Great Chicago Fire’ of 1871 and is used to educate communities on the importance of fire safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Breonna Summers)
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Fire seal

Sheila Verdugo builds a fire seal on the hot section of the TF33 engine. (Air Force photo by Kelly White/Released)
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Firing Cours

Airman 1st Class Jessica Clemens fires at a target during a pistol carbine course at the CATM range last week. The course was part of the advanced training conducted by active duty and Air Force Civilian Police Officers of the 72nd Security Forces Squadron. The course also certified them as Range Safety Officers with the National Rifle Association.
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Firing Course

About 20 members of the 72nd Security Forces Squadron attended an advanced training course at the CATM range last week, aimed at diversifying their skillset and increasing the lethality of members. (U.S. Air Force photos/Megan Prather)
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First B-29s arrive at Tinker

First B-29s arrive at Tinker for maintenance, ca July 1943;
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First B-52 on Tinker Runway

First B-52 on Tinker Runway, 10 Nov 1955;
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First E-3A first flight crew

First E-3A crew prior to their initial flight, 31 March 1977
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First Quarter Awards

Col. Abigail Ruscetta, installation and 72nd Air Base Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Gradel, 72nd ABW command chief presents the 1st Quarter award at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, May 2, 2025. The awards ceremony recognized outstanding performers in various categories, honoring their contributions to the 72nd Air Base Wing's mission and successes.
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First woman among group to enter AWACS program tours jet before final reduction

E-3 Sentry (AWACS) #83-0009 takes off from Tinker Air Force Base for the final time, September 21, 2023. Aircraft #83-0009 is now among over a dozen AWACS sent to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) in Tucson, Arizona for reduction. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Clayton Cummins)
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First woman among group to enter AWACS program tours jet before final reduction

E-3 Sentry (AWACS) #83-0009 takes off from Tinker Air Force Base for the final time, September 21, 2023. Aircraft #83-0009 is now among over a dozen AWACS sent to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) in Tucson, Arizona for reduction. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Clayton Cummins)
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First-line supervisors recognized for excellence at OC-ALC

Wade Loflin, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex deputy director, presents the Year of the First Line Supervisor award for the month of May to Christopher Fletcher, machinist supervisor, 553rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron, July 24, 2024, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tanya Antwine)
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