The Royal Canadian Air Force marked a century since its formation, and the 552nd Air Control Wing Canadian Detachment joined in the commemoration with a special celebration Mess Dinner Gala April 19, 2024. The event, held at Oklahoma City’s Devon Tower, was filled with spirit as members of the 552nd ACW Canadian Detachment, along with esteemed dignitaries and guests, gathered to celebrate the illustrious journey of the RCAF. Amidst a backdrop of camaraderie, attendees joined in honoring the century-long legacy of bravery, innovation, and service exemplified by Canadian aviators throughout hist ..read more

Tinker Air Force Base recognizes Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May to honor the legacy of the Asian and Pacific Islander community in the U.S. The history of recognizing Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month dates to 1977, when Congress designated the first ten days of May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week after receiving support from both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. In 1992, Congress passed Public Law 102-450 formally designating May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, which was later re-named Asian American and Pacific Island ..read more

Numerous Tinker Air Force Base organizations hosted 110 children of military service members on April 20th for Operation Kids Understanding Deployment Operations (KUDOS ..read more

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and experts at Tinker Air Force Base are using this time as an opportunity to stress the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect. According to State of Oklahoma Human Services, nearly 15,000 children were victims of abuse and neglect in 2023. Tulsa County led the state with 2,711 victims, followed by Oklahoma County with 2,569 victims ..read more

April is recognized nationally as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, both across the country and within the Department of Defense. This month serves as an extension of ongoing efforts to enhance awareness and prevent and eradicate sexual assault through public education initiatives. This year’s SAAPM campaign at Tinker AFB challenges everyone to foster positive change within our community. It emphasizes speaking out and reporting inappropriate behaviors instead of being passive bystanders. The campaign stresses that personal commitment from each individual is essential in strengthe ..read more

Twenty-nine years have passed since one of the darkest days in Oklahoma history. On April 19, 1995, ex-Army soldier Timothy McVeigh parked a rented truck in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. At 9:02a.m., McVeigh detonated a powerful bomb inside that truck turning what was a peaceful downtown block into a warzone. PJ Allen, an aviation technician at Tinker Air Force Base, was just 18 months old when his grandmother dropped him off at the America’s Kids Daycare located in the Murrah Building on that fateful day. At the time Allen’s grandmother, Delores Wat ..read more

A number of Tinker Air Force Base personnel won honors at the Air & Space Forces Association Central Oklahoma Gerrity 215 Chapter’s annual awards held in Del City, Oklahoma, April 10, 2024 ..read more

Three new heroes have joined Tinker Air Force Base's Fire and Emergency Services Fire Prevention Branch, each with their own stories and reasons for stepping up to protect their community. Meet Aaron Dodson, Jerol Williams, and Keenan Kelley, the latest additions to the team of fire inspectors ..read more

Daniel Bolin, a technology development engineer with the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, served as a panel member in the New Training Frontier Panel for OKC Innovation District’s Aerospace Innovative Training Symposium at the OKC Convention Center April 2. The symposium was part of the OKCID’s Aerospace Week, an annual week-long series of events offering hands-on exploration, speaking events and glimpses into Oklahoma aerospace careers ..read more

A decommissioned B-1B Lancer aircraft was pulled from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona to rejoin the Air Force's Strategic Bomber Fleet and recently arrived at Tinker AFB to begin the regeneration process. The decision of the Strategic Plans and Programs office at Headquarters Air Force to regenerate the aircraft, nicknamed “Lancelot,” supports the Air Force Materiel Command's mission to deliver war-winning capabilities ..read more