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  • Photos: B-52 Veterans visit OC-ALC

    Members of the B-52 Stratofortress Association visited Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sep. 13, 2024. The B-52 Stratofortress Association consists of current and former Air Force aircrew, maintenance, and support members. This group supports the active-duty personnel currently operating,

  • Tinker Talks: Col. Jeffrey Anderson, OC-ALC Deputy Commander

    The deputy commander of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex (OC-ALC), Col. Jeffrey Anderson, is a guest on the latest edition of the Tinker Talks Podcast. Anderson discusses everything from using Art of the Possible to improve processes and drive production to Produce to Promise, producing what

  • Tinker Air Force Base Introduces New Mantra “Tinker Strong”

    Tinker Air Force Base introduced a new mantra this week unifying the Tinker community; Tinker’s new mantra is “Tinker Strong.” Tinker is critical to our nation’s defense as a major power projection platform. Every day, the members of Team Tinker are training for their wartime job, and the community

  • Tinker and the Primes returns to forge readiness and accelerate innovation

    The Tinker and the Primes Symposium returned to the Reed Conference Center in Midwest City August 6-8, marking its 18th year of connecting government with industry and academia. More than 1,300 attended the symposium that was host to some 80 exhibitors. Speakers at the event were greeted by a

  • AFNWC internship gives students experience, credits for future career

    With parents and senior leaders from the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center in attendance, 28 student interns graduated from the Air Launched Cruise Missile Summer Training Program held here June 3-7, 2024. The program introduces high school students to real-world projects faced by the AFNWC Missile

  • Tinker Fire Department gets fired up over timed evolutions

    Inspired by the year of competition initiative set by the Tinker Installation Commander, Tinker Fire and Emergency Services are holding monthly training competitions. The station with the best time receives a commemorative belt named the “Chief’s Award” to take back to their respective station for

  • Exchange gives back $811,326 to Team Tinker

    In a ceremony held at the Tinker Exchange July 22, a dividend check for $811,326 was presented to Tinker Air Force Base leadership from the Army & Air Force Exchange Service. The check, presented by Tinker BX General Manager Charles Eaves, will go to the 72nd Force Support Squadron, whose mission is

  • Entrepreneurship Fair brings wealth of knowledge for local business owners

    The United States Patent and Trademark Office in collaboration with the Tinker Air Force Base's Military & Family Readiness Center, hosted an Entrepreneurship Essential Workshop and Resource Fair inside the Hill Conference Center June 25, 2024. The goal of the fair is to educate and provide

  • Andrews takes command of 605th TES, Detachment 1

    During a formal ceremony, Lt. Col. Matthew “Mandrews” Andrews took command of the 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Detachment 1, from Lt. Col. Katherine “Katy” Maier, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 25.