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April 21, 2025
Month of the Military Child, Alina’s journey, sacrifice and resilience

April is the Month of the Military Child, honoring military children’s resilience, strength and sacrifices. Among the 1.6 million military children worldwide, seven-year-old Alina Hamilton's journey exemplifies adaptability, resilience, and courage. While military members serve globally, the unique
March 25, 2025
AFMC commander visits Tinker AFB, views Readiness Training

Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, visited Tinker March 10, to observe the base's commitment to readiness and innovation. The visit included tours of the installation's shoot house, Glenwood Training Area, Reverse Engineering and Critical Tooling facility and briefings
May 28, 2024
Tinker Air Force Base sets the stage for advanced military readiness and community integration

Tinker Air Force Base hosted its inaugural State of the Base event on April 30 at the Reed Conference Center in Midwest City, Oklahoma, discussing future military innovations and community partnerships. The event provided community stakeholders with the latest updates and opportunities to ask
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 4, 2023
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
March 9, 2023
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
March 6, 2023
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
Aug. 4, 2022
Secretary of the Air Force receives F-35 engine update at Tinker AFB

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall visited Tinker Air Force Base on July 28th for an update on the base’s support to the F-35 Lightning engine program.
July 28, 2022
Leaders talk AFSC 10th anniversary: Chief Sipos and Chief Schultz

During the AFSC Commander's Summit, April 12 and 13, 2022 at Tinker Air Force Base, leaders like Chief Sipos and Chief Schultz gave their thoughts about the growth of the Sustainment Center throughout the last 10 years. Hear what Chief Schultz and Chief Sipos had to say in this video.
July 6, 2022
Installation Commander delivers State of Tinker Speech at Rose State

Tinker Air Force Base Installation Commander, Col. G. Hall Sebren, Jr., delivered the State of Tinker speech at a luncheon hosted by the Midwest City Chamber of Commerce recently.

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