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  • TSA K9 gets root canal at Tinker Vet Clinic

    Transportation Security Administration Explosive Detection Canine Spike does not have a mean bone in his body, but he did have a mean tooth. Dentists from the 72nd Dental Squadron, along with veterinarians from the Tinker Veterinary Clinic performed a root canal on the seven-year-old black Labrador

  • 552nd ACW Bids Farewell to First AWACS

    Airmen from the 552nd Air Control Wing gathered to bid farewell to aircraft 0560, during an event commemorating the aircraft’s rich history March 31. Aircraft 0560 is the first E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning Air Control System aircraft to retire from the fleet this year. As part of the FY23 President’s

  • Exchange holds National Vietnam War Veterans ceremony

    Tinker Exchange employees present Vietnam Veterans with pins to thank them for their service, during a recognition event at the Tinker Air Force Base Exchange, March 29, 2023. The ceremony honored the Veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time from Nov. 1, 1955, to May

  • 552nd ACW conducts aircraft weather flush exercise

    The 552nd Air Control Wing completed a weather flush exercise which tested E-3G Sentry pilots, associated air crews, maintainers, support squadrons and ultimately demonstrated their ability to react to a weather emergency at Tinker Air Force Base, March 21. Fourteen aircraft were generated to be

  • 552nd ACW E-3 Sentry aircraft conduct weather flush exercise

    E-3G Sentry aircraft assigned to the 552nd Air Control Wing line up on Runway 18 at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, March 21, 2023. The weather flush gives air crews, support squadrons and maintainers a chance to practice generating the E-3G Sentry to evacuate the area quickly in the event of a

  • My Perspective: The right ‘Design’ is vital for our future

    (Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of commentaries laying out the priorities of the Tinker installation commander.) This month, we will discuss Action Order D: Design Implementation. Action Order D directs us to accelerate the transition from the force that exists today to the Air Force

  • Tinker welcomes new honorary commanders, bids farewell to graduating class

    Tinker Air Force Base welcomed its newest class of honorary commanders while graduating its outgoing class in a ceremony held here Feb. 16. The incoming commanders as well as the graduating class, civic leaders from across Oklahoma, attended the dinner and met with their partner commanders from

  • OC-ALC donates advanced light microscope to OU under education agreement

    The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex donated an advanced light microscope to the University of Oklahoma in a ceremony held here Jan. 25, 2023. Attended by OC-ALC and OU leadership, the microscope was officially signed over to the Samuel Roberts Noble Microscopy Laboratory. The microscope, a Zeiss

  • OC-ALC’s 544th Propulsion Maintenance Squadron Brings Home DoD Award

    The 544th Propulsion Maintenance Squadron’s F135 Heavy Maintenance Center won the Robert T. Mason Award for Depot Maintenance Excellence, which was presented at the awards banquet held in conjunction with 2022 DoD Maintenance Symposium at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on