Dec. 7, 2023 U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds announced as headliner at upcoming 2025 Tinker Air Show The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are scheduled to perform at Tinker Air Force Base for the 2025 Tinker Air Show June 28-29, 2025. The announcement was made Tuesday during the 2023 ICAS Convention at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, a convention for air show professionals sharing information, insight and
Dec. 5, 2023 Two military working dogs retire after years of service Two military working dogs at Tinker Air Force Base are turning in their working collars for retirement. A ceremony was held Nov. 29, 2023 for MWDs Ccarmen and Diego, both members of the 72nd Security Forces Squadron. Both Ccarmen and Diego have a combined 10 years of service with the Air Force.
Nov. 24, 2023 Maintenance crews come together for CDDAR exercise Maintenance crews came together for a Crashed, Damaged or Disabled Aircraft Recovery exercise, known as CDDAR at Tinker Air Force Base Nov. 7. The CDDAR is an annual exercise designed to give members of the crash teams a real-world experience by performing an aircraft lift while using the required
Nov. 22, 2023 552nd ACW welcomes indigenous students to celebrate Native American Heritage Month In recognition of November’s Native American Heritage Month, the 552nd Air Control Wing welcomed students with indigenous heritage to share in their mission on Nov. 3. Youth from local nations toured an E-3 Sentry aircraft and learned about the 552nd’s mission.The keynote speaker for the event was
Nov. 22, 2023 OC-ALC celebrates energy management excellence The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex celebrated its energy management recertification during a ceremony held here Oct. 31. The International Organization for Standardization, a nongovernmental group composed of 162 national standards bodies, sets the ISO 50001 certification standards for energy
Nov. 22, 2023 Tinker Talks Podcast: Silver Star Recipient, Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame Inductee, William "Pete" Piazza Tinker Talks celebrates veterans this year with a podcast honoring the service of Pete Piazza. Piazza served three tours in Vietnam. During his second tour, then-Staff Sgt. Piazza was NCO in Charge of the 3rd Security Police Squadron’s “C” Flight Security Resupply Team at Bien Hoa Air Base, near
Nov. 21, 2023 Keeping the prairie alive: Natural resources team provides restoration workshops The 72nd Civil Engineering Natural Resources Team designed and hosted a native prairie restoration workshop at Tinker Air Force Base on Nov. 3.For more than 20 years, Tinker AFB has been successfully converting urban turfgrass spaces to native mixed grass prairie. This workshop aims to share native
Nov. 16, 2023 Fight the Flu Cold and flu season is here again. According to the World Health Organization, there are around a billion cases of seasonal influenza annually. Symptoms typically present 1-4 days after infection and usually last about a week.
Nov. 15, 2023 Give Happy with the Combined Federal Campaign It’s time to give happy! The Combined Federal Campaign is back for 2023. It’s time to give happy! The Combined Federal Campaign is back for 2023. Tinker’s goal is to raise $250,000. The pledge drive, which runs through Jan. 15, allows service members; federal employees; federal and military retirees
Nov. 15, 2023 Fourth hangar online at Tinker as KC-46 campus grows Construction is complete on the fourth hangar of the KC-46A Pegasus campus at Tinker Air Force Base. The newest hangar came online in September 2023, three years to the month after the first KC-46 arrived at Tinker for depot maintenance. It is the fourth of seven hangars that will make up Tinker’s