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Dec. 21, 2022
Tinker lodging to close, last weekend for reservations

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – The Indian Hills Inn here will close permanently December 31, 2022, in accordance with the Department of the Air Force divestiture of lodging operations at nine installations to meet a Defense Department requirement that all lodging is self-sustaining without taxpayer
Dec. 2, 2022
Long-standing ties help wings optimize mission integration, interoperability

As a Lead Wing, the Fightin’ Fifty-Fifth continues to look for ways to further develop its mission integration capabilities by leveraging long-standing ties with other Air Force units as well as with its coalition partners.
Nov. 21, 2022
KC-135s evacuate to Tinker ahead of hurricane

KC-135s assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, land at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, November 11, 2022 ahead of Hurricane Nicole making landfall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mary Begy)
Nov. 21, 2022
Behind the scenes: Military working dog picture day

Military working dogs and their handlers from the 72nd Security Forces Squadron pose for official photos November 4, 2022, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mary Begy)
Nov. 2, 2022
F-15s stop by Tinker

F-15E Strike Eagles from the 366th Fighter Wing from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho and F-15C models from the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center in Tucson Air National Guard Base gave Tinker a rare sight Oct. 27, 2022. They stopped in for some gas on their way to Tyndall
Oct. 26, 2022
Super Guppy lands at Tinker

The Super Guppy made a very rare stop at Tinker Air Force Base today for some gas on its way to Florida. The NASA aircraft was delivering an Orion Heatshield for a mission expected a few years from now. The transportation of oversized cargo has always been a tremendous problem for logistics
Oct. 6, 2022
My Perspective: Losing is not an option

This is the third in a series of commentaries laying out the priorities of the Tinker installation commander.
Sept. 29, 2022
Casting new methods of production saves Air Force time, money

The 448th Supply Chain Management Wing, part of the Air Force Sustainment Center, has a new additive manufacturing approach to solve an old problem, sourcing hard to acquire parts for legacy aircraft. By digitally recreating the mold used to create cast parts, instead of building the part from
Sept. 15, 2022
448th Supply Chain Management Wing enters first-ever Academic Partnership with the University of Oklahoma

The 448th Supply Chain Management Wing commemorated its first-ever academic partnership Friday Sept. 9 with a signing ceremony held at the Stephenson Research and Technology Center on the University of Oklahoma campus. The project was awarded to the University of Oklahoma on July 29, 2022.
Aug. 25, 2022
OC-ALC Unveils DOD-first in Additive Manufacturing

The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Propulsion Directorate, along with industry partner General Electric, recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Complex’s second Reverse Engineering and Critical Tooling lab which hosts 3D metal printers

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