April 19, 2024 Youngest OKC bombing survivor becomes avionics technician at Tinker as ‘my way of helping out’ Twenty-nine years have passed since one of the darkest days in Oklahoma history. On April 19, 1995, ex-Army soldier Timothy McVeigh parked a rented truck in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. At 9:02a.m., McVeigh detonated a powerful bomb inside that truck
April 12, 2024 Tinker AFB participates in "AERO Oklahoma" Aviation, Aerospace & Defense Awareness Day Tinker Air Force Base leaders, service members, and aviation and aerospace industry representatives gathered at the State Capitol April 3 for AERO Oklahoma, an aviation, aerospace, and defense awareness day. The event acknowledges Oklahoma's aviation, aerospace, and defense industry as a vital
April 11, 2024 Team Tinker members bring home honors at AFA annual awards A number of Tinker Air Force Base personnel won honors at the Air & Space Forces Association Central Oklahoma Gerrity 215 Chapter’s annual awards held in Del City, Oklahoma, April 10, 2024.
April 1, 2024 Tinker celebrates April as Month of the Military Child Each year, communities worldwide look to April as an important month for children who have one or both parents or guardians serving in uniform. Considered the military’s youngest heroes, in many ways children serve too. That’s why they’re honored during the observance of Month of the Military Child.
March 29, 2024 Commentary: WiLD panel allows Team Tinker women to share professional, personal advice As part of Women’s History Month, the 72nd Air Base Wing’s Women’s Initiative Team held a Women in Leadership Discussion (WiLD) panel here March 12. Panelists Col. Abby Ruscetta, 72nd Air Base Wing and Tinker Installation commander, Lt. Col. Jaclyn McCormick, 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron
Feb. 2, 2024 SCW-1 Holds Change of Command Ceremony (NNS) Capt. Britton D. Windeler relieved Capt. Robert “Skillz” Majoris as Commander, Strategic Communications Wing (SCW) One commodore, in a change of command ceremony at Tinker Air Force Base Feb. 2, 2024.
Jan. 29, 2024 Commentary: 2024: The year of competition! Col. Abby Ruscetta, 72nd Air Base Wing commander, lays out her priorities in the first of a series of commentaries.
Nov. 6, 2023 Piazza honored in Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame ceremony A celebrated Vietnam hero and former Tinker Air Force Base Defender was honored for his service by the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame Oct. 28. Senior Master Sgt. (Ret.) William “Pete” Piazza was inducted into the group’s ranks both for his service during the Vietnam War as well as his service to the
Oct. 20, 2023 Cybersecurity – Every Airman, Every Guardian – Mission Possible! Don’t let cyber ghosts and goblins scare you this month. October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and The Department of Air Force overall theme for this year is “Cybersecurity – Every Airman, Every Guardian – Mission Possible!” Every October, the Air Force highlights the importance of
Oct. 11, 2023 Tinker’s STEM Explorer Post 256 relaunched after 5 years The STEM Explorer Post Network relaunched Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Post 256, aiming to educate and mentor youth aged 14-20 in STEM, with an open house on Sep. 19 at Rose State Community Learning Center in Midwest City, OK.