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181002-F-RI777-3107

Air Force Materiel Command Deputy Commander Brig. Gen. Carl E. Schaefer visited Tinker Oct. 1-3 and was given an immersion of the Air Force Sustainment Center, including the 72nd Air Base Wing, the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex and the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center offices. He was briefed at several locations, including the KC-135 programmed depot maintenance line and the R.E.A.C.T. Cell, the Gott Gate and Truck Gates and the KC-46 overlook and MROTC to gain a better understanding of readiness challenges to the Air Force enterprise as well as a look into business innovations. Here, Mark Estorga, 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Civilian Leader, shows Schaefer a keel beam from a KC-135 that has been reversed engineered and manufactured using Art of the Possible processes.
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181002-F-RI777-3017

Air Force Materiel Command Deputy Commander Brig. Gen. Carl E. Schaefer visited Tinker Oct. 1-3 and was given an immersion of the Air Force Sustainment Center, including the 72nd Air Base Wing, the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex and the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center offices. He was briefed at several locations, including the KC-135 programmed depot maintenance line and the R.E.A.C.T. Cell, the Gott Gate and Truck Gates and the KC-46 overlook and MROTC to gain a better understanding of readiness challenges to the Air Force enterprise as well as a look into business innovations.
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181003-F-RI777-1060

Khoi Le, a sheetmetal mechanic with the 565th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, drills rivets into an engine strut of a B-52 Stratofortress as part of programmed depot maintenance.
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181003-F-RI777-1005

David Leon and Adrian Martinez, sheetmetal mechanics with the 565th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, work on the stub longeron of the B-52.
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B-52

Personnel from the 565th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, gather for a group photo in front of B-52H Stratofortress 60-0058 on Sept. 24 at Tinker Air Force Base. 60-0058 completed overhaul here almost two weeks ahead of schedule on Sept. 14th and is the 17th aircraft produced in fiscal year 2018 meeting the programmed goal of 17 aircraft. The aircraft was delivered to the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base on Sept. 25, 2018. Also shown are major pieces of ground support equipment used during the overhaul process. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
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180927-F-RI777-1054

Members of the 552nd Air Control Wing lined up to fill their plates with shrimp, corn, potatoes and sausage during the Wing’s Freedom Fest Sept. 27.
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180927-F-RI777-1041

Sept. 27 was a beautiful day for the mostly outdoor activities during the 552nd Air Control Wing’s Freedom Fest event. The whole Wing was welcome to participate in a number of events and tournaments and were treated to a feast for lunch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kelly White)
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180927-F-RI777-1050

Tech. Sgts. Noah Jobe and Joey Shade, both with the 552nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, along with Capt. Rebecca Wynn, 552nd Operations Support Squadron, check the numerous trays of food to feed Airmen and family members at the 552nd Air Control Wing Freedom Fest Sept. 27.
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181002-F-RI777-1004

72nd Medical Group Commander Col. Jennifer Trinkle discusses the Military Health System, a standardization of medical reform between the Air Force, Navy and Army, which will ultimately provide even better trusted care and customer service to the patient.
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Drone Discussion

Col. Kenyon Bell, 72nd Air Base Wing commander, hosted members of the community and members of Team Tinker on Sept. 26 for a discussion on the issue of commercial, off-the-shelf small unmanned aerial systems. The group agreed to come together to find solutions for educating the public on the rules of flying drones near military installations and commercial airports. With the holiday season right around the corner, there is the possibility more drone operators will be coming out to fly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kimberly Woodruff)
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180928-F-RI777-1103

Participants in the CBRNE exercise simulate going through a decontamination area by scrubbing the outside of their Mission-Oriented Protective Posture 4 gear and thoroughly washing their feet while going from one zone into another. The reasoning for this is that one zone may be contaminated and the one they are entering is not, so going through a thorough decontamination process is vital to preventing contamination.
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180928-F-RI777-1085

A team participating in the CBRNE exercise carry an injured dummy on a litter to a checkpoint after administering self-aid buddy care. Knowing how to correctly assess injuries, whether critical or fatal, and then help the wounded victim without creating more harm, is an important component during these kinds of exercises.
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180928-F-RI777-1079

Staff Sgt. James Kilbride, 72nd Security Forces Squadron, motions for help after a member of his team was exposed to chemical agents from a tear in his gear during the chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosives exercise Sept. 28. (U.S. Air Force photos/Kelly White)
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180928-F-RI777-1031

After the siren has gone off and the teams participating in the chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosives exercise have suited up in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture 4 gear, they exit their enclosure to scour the perimeter for casualties, unexploded ordnance and contaminated areas. An M8 paper sits on a stand to determine the amount of liquid nerve or blister agents, which will help the team determine what further protective measures to take. Members from the 72nd Air Base Wing participated in the required CBRNE exercise Sept. 24-28, and also went through a personnel deployment function exercise to start the week.
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180918-F-RI777-2001

Carrie Oehlerich, the lead office assistant for Aramark, the company that provides food to cafeterias at Tinker Air Force Base, holds a monarch butterfly. Oehlerich raises the butterflies in her home by bringing in eggs and releasing them as adults.
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180910-F-RI777-1026

513th Air Control Group Commander Col. Laurie Dickson cuts the ceremonial ribbon inside Bldg. 461, the new home of the Thumpers. The 513th is a Reservist group which supports the 552nd Air Control Wing. The new 30,000 sq. ft. operations center will combine the 513ACG, the 513th Operations Support Flight (513OSS) and the 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron, after 20 years of being geographically separated on base.
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180910-F-RI777-2003

Building 461. Home of the 513th Air Control Group.
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180910-F-RI777-1012

"Good things come to those who work hard for it," quoted Col. Laurie Dickson, commander of the 513th Air Control Group, as she welcomed guests to the ribbon cutting ceremony for Bldg. 461, the new home of the Thumpers.The 513th is a Reservist group which supports the 552nd Air Control Wing. The new 30,000 sq. ft. operations center will combine the 513ACG, the 513th Operations Support Flight (513OSS) and the 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron, after 20 years of being geographically separated on base.
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180731-F-RI777-3018

Ernesto Pena, an aircraft ordnance mechanic, works on the offensive system operator section of a B-1B Lancer.
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180823-F-RI777-1109

Lt. Col. James Couch, 10th Flight Test Squadron, performs pre-flight checks on the final B-1B Lancer in the Ellsworth Air Force Base fleet to receive the Integrated Battle Station modification. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kelly White)
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