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  • Tinker Talks Podcast: Thunderbirds' Pilot #5

    The roar of jet engines, the crack of precision maneuvers, and the spirit of American airpower are all taking center stage at the 2025 Tinker Air Show—and this week’s episode of the Tinker Talks Podcast is soaring right alongside it.

  • 72nd ABW holds change of command ceremony

    The 72nd Air Base Wing held a change of command ceremony here June 6, 2025.Col. Abby Ruscetta relinquished command to Col. Fencisco Harris in a ceremony presided by Lt. Gen. Stacey T. Hawkins, Air Force Sustainment Center commander.“If you're young out there and you really want to see what right

  • ALS Class 25-D Graduation

    Twenty-nine Airmen graduated from the Tinker Airman Leadership School during a graduation ceremony held at the Tinker Air Force Base Event Center, May 22, 2025.

  • First Quarter Award Winners

    The 72nd Air Base Wing hosted an awards ceremony May 2 to announce the winners for the first quarter.Col. Abigail Ruscetta, installation and 72nd Air Base Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Gradel, 72nd ABW command chief, distributed the awards to the winners for their outstanding

  • Team Tinker Celebrates New Chief Master Sergeants

    Eight Chief Master Sergeants were inducted at a ceremony in Oklahoma City, April 11, 2025. Only one percent of the total enlisted Air Force earns the rank of Chief Master Sergeant. It is very difficult to attain this rank. 

  • REAL ID required for Base Visitors after May 7, 2025

    Beginning May 7, 2025, Tinker Air Force Base visitors will be required to have a REAL ID to enter the base.A REAL ID is marked by a gold star in the upper-right had corner. Base security will no longer accept state-issued identification from visitors that does not meet the new federal security