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Tinker Air Force Base sets the stage for advanced military readiness and community integration

Col. Abby Ruscetta (center), 72nd Air Base Wing and installation commander, answers questions from community stakeholders during the 2024 Tinker State of the Base held at the Reed Convention Center in Midwest City, Oklahoma April 30, 2024. Tinker AFB leaders discussed Tinker’s integral role in national defense, its impact on local economic growth, and its strategic adaptations to emerging global threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Kaseyann Cornwall)

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Tinker Air Force Base sets the stage for advanced military readiness and community integration

Community leaders from across the Oklahoma City metro area were given the opportunity to ask questions to Tinker Air Force Base leadership during the 2024 Tinker State of the Base event April 30, 2024. The goal of the symposium is to familiarize community leaders with the entire mission set at Tinker Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Kaseyann Cornwall)

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Tinker Air Force Base sets the stage for advanced military readiness and community integration

The Tinker Air Force Base Fiscal Year 2023 Economic Impact Statement summarizes the direct and indirect impact of Tinker AFB on the local community. The direct and indirect combined economic impact for Fiscal Year 2023 is $6.6 billion. This includes $1.88 billion in payroll, $260 million in construction spending and $1.3 billion in locally produced goods and services. Tinker has a direct and indirect impact on more than 53,000 jobs in the community. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Paul Shirk)

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Tinker recognizes 2022 outstanding performers

Col. Keven P. Coyle, 552nd Air control Wing commander, left, Senior Airman Devion K. Fothergill, 552nd Maintenance Operations Flight aircraft parts store journeyman, center, and Chief Master Sgt. Michelle T. Browning, 552nd ACW command chief, right, pose for group photo at the 552nd ACW Annual Awards Ceremony, March 15, 2023, Oklahoma City. Fothergill was selected as airman of the year winner. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

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Tinker recognizes 2022 outstanding performers

Col. G. Hall Sebren Jr, 72nd Air Base Wing commander, left, Chief Master Sgt. Jeffery D. Sipos, 72nd ABW command chief, right, and 72nd ABW annual award winners pose for a group photo after the annual award ceremony, Oklahoma City, Feb. 25, 2023. The annual awards recognizes the top performers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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Casting new methods of production saves Air Force time, money

A closeup of the scavenge oil inlet port lettering is shown on a prototype TF33 rear gearbox housing at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 25, 2022. The prototype, cast from an additively manufactured mold is an exact match of the original part, down to the lettering. Because the part was manufactured in the same method as the original, no lengthy airworthiness testing is required. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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Casting new methods of production saves Air Force time, money

Members of the Strategic Alternate Sourcing Program Office, Propulsion Engineering, Renaissance Service, Inc., and maintenance engineers pose for a group photo with a prototype TF33 rear gearbox housing at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 25, 2022. The prototype was created using the original part as a guide to create new digital molds. With digital molds, a replacement part can be cast on demand in as little as 30-60 days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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Casting new methods of production saves Air Force time, money

A prototype TF33 rear gearbox housing sits on a table at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 25, 2022. The prototype was manufactured in the same process as the original part, but the mold for its casting was additively manufactured, allowing parts to be created on demand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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448th Supply Chain Management Wing enters first-ever Academic Partnership with the University of Oklahoma

Executive Director, Oklahoma Aerospace and Defense Innovation Institute Lt. Gen. Gene Kirkland (Ret.), left, Stephen Gray, Director of the 448th Supply Chain Management Wing, center, and Dr. David Ebert, University of Oklahoma Vice President of Research and Partnerships commemorate an academic partnership Friday, Sept. 9th and a signing ceremony at the Stephenson Research and Technology Center on the University of Oklahoma campus. This first-of-its-kind academic partnership for the 448th SCMW will help them to better predict and mitigate supply chain disruptions. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Mark Hybers)

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Col. Michelle Hall accepted command of the 848th Supply Chain Management Group in a ceremony in the Oklahoma Room of Bldg. 3001 July 11. Dennis D'Angelo, director of the 448th Supply Chain Management Wing, presided over the ceremony in which Col. Robert Kielty relinquished command of the group. Hall will command four squadrons with over 700 personnel who provide sustainment of 32 major weapon systems and over 12,000 engines. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kelly White)

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448th SCMW

448th Supply Chain Management Wing Director Frank Washburn, looks in on a meeting between, from left, Jacob Franzoni, Kathy Hubbard, Bobbie Knoch and Tim Eldridge, all with the 421st Supply Chain Management Squadron’s F100 engine office. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)

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