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Ghost Rider and Wiseguy

The B-52H bomber nick named “Wise Guy,” sits in post dock nearing completion of its regeneration back to active service, Nov. 19, 2020. The bomber sat in the desert for 10 years at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group’s National-Level Airpower Reservoir located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona and is the second B-52H aircraft to be brought back to active service. The first aircraft was nick named “Ghost Rider” and was regenerated in 2015. Both bombers are here at the same time and will return to the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot AFB, North Dakota. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ron Mullan)
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Covid Vaccinations

1st Lt. James Dillard, 72nd Operational Medical Readiness Squadron COVID element leader, is the first military member to receive the coronavirus vaccination at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Senior Airman Glen Snyder, an independent duty medical technician assigned to the 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron, provided the vaccination on Jan. 4, 2021 at the 72nd Medical Group. Vaccinations are voluntary and prioritized in a tiered system of distribution beginning with first responders, medical and security forces personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ron Mullan)
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Covid Vaccinations

Officer Peter Way, 72nd Security Forces Squadron operations officer, receives his first COVID-19 vaccination Jan. 4, 2021, at the 72nd Medical Group, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Vaccinations are voluntary and prioritized in a tiered system of distribution beginning with first responders, medical and security forces personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ron Mullan)
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Covid Vaccinations

Chief Terry Ford, Tinker Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services, receives the first COVID-19 vaccination Jan. 4, 2021, at the 72nd Medical Group, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Senior Airman Glen Snyder, an independent duty medical technician assigned to the 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron, provided the first vaccination. Vaccinations are voluntary and prioritized in a tiered system of distribution beginning with first responders, medical and security forces personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ron Mullan)
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448 SMCW shield

The 448th SCMW serves as the single Air Force wholesale Supply Chain Management Wing, responsible for all aspects of planning and executing spares requirements for aircraft, engines, intercontinental ballistic missiles, Space and Command, Control, Communication and Intelligence, and a wide range of support equipment, pods, and missiles.
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COVID vaccine vials

When the coronavirus vaccine arrives at Tinker Air Force Base, the 72nd Medical Group is prepared to deliver those vaccinations quickly. Following Department of Defense plans, the first doses to arrive on base will be prioritized for medical workers, emergency services and public safety personnel. (Courtesy photo)
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72nd Air Base Wing Holiday Message

Screenshot from 72nd Air Base Wing Holiday Message.
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Col Michael Tiemann

Col. Michael D. Tiemann is the vice commander of the 72nd Air Base Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. His responsibilities include leading nearly 3,000 Airmen and overseeing $5 billion in resources and a $311 million operating budget. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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1st Lt Montana Pellegrini

1st Lt. Montana Pellegrini recently visited the Pentagon with the Women’s Initiative Team to brief Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne Bass on proposed changes to hair standards for women in the Air Force. Pellegrini is a contracting officer in the Air Force Sustainment Center's Contracting Directorate. (Courtesy photo)
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Award Presentation

Tinker AFB Exchange General Manager Charles Eaves (left) accepts the Military Order of the Purple Heart’s Spirit of Oklahoma Outstanding Veteran Supporter of the Year award on behalf of Exchange Director/CEO Tom Shull, who received the award for the Exchange’s robust employment of Veterans and Wounded Warriors and attended the Nov. 10 presentation ceremony virtually. Also pictured from left, Retired Navy Master Chief Larry Van Schuyver, Military Order of the Purple Heart representative and chairman of the Oklahoma Veterans Commission, and Joel Kintsel, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Value Stream Mapping

Capt. Kale Pearson, assistant wing deployment officer, and Lt. Col. E. Cliff Williams, Deployment Readiness Flight chief, both in the 552nd Air Control Wing, review results of a recent deployment process value stream mapping event held. Twenty-five subject matter experts from the 552nd ACW and the 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron spent six duty days evaluating the current deployment processing system looking for ways to improve the overall process flow and eliminate inefficient methods of operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ron Mullan)
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Value Stream Mapping

Michael Frasco, 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Air Terminal Function chief, and Ron Stencel, 72nd LRS Deployments and Distribution Flight chief, go over one of 38 constraints identified during a recent deployment process value stream mapping event. Twenty-five subject matter experts from the 552nd Air Control Wing and the 72nd LRS spent six duty days evaluating the current deployment processing system looking for ways to improve the overall process flow and eliminate inefficient methods of operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ron Mullan)
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Value Stream Mapping

From left, Capt. Kale Pearson, assistant wing deployment officer, and Lt. Col. E. Cliff Williams, Deployment Readiness Flight chief, both in the 552nd Air Control Wing, discuss results of a recent deployment process value stream mapping event with Ron Stencel, 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Deployments and Distribution Flight chief. Twenty-five subject matter experts from the 552nd ACW and the 72nd LRS spent six duty days evaluating the current deployment processing system, looking for ways to improve the overall process flow and eliminate inefficient methods of operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ron Mullan)
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Mask Required

The Public/Social Gathering policy released Nov. 5, 2020, states that 100% mask wear is mandatory indoors in all facilities on base. (Photo by Mark Hybers)
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Scott comes home

Chief Master Sgt. Keith Scott recently returned to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, as the 72nd Air Base Wing command chief. He says being back at the base where he has spent 11.5 of his 23 year Air Force career is a great opportunity. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexis Stanley)
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Show some love, Combined Federal Campaign returns

1st Lt. Brandon Teeple, 72nd Operations Support Squadron airfield operations officer, and 1st Lt. Madison Rauenbuehler, 72nd Medical Support Squadron Tricare Operations and Patient Administration Flight commander, hold signs showing their selected causes for the 2020 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 14, 2020. The CFC allows service members; federal employees; federal and military retirees and federal contractors across the government to contribute to their choice of over 20,000 charities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)
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Tinker Frontlines

David Garza is an aircraft engine mechanic inspector in the 546th Propulsion Maintenance Squadron.
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Tinker Frontlines

David Garza is an aircraft engine mechanic inspector in the 546th Propulsion Maintenance Squadron. (Courtesy photo)
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Tinker Frontlines

Craig Richards is a jet engine mechanical work inspector in the 546th Propulsion Maintenance Group’s F108 Assembly Shop.
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