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Community College of the AF Graduation
Jillian Coleman Staff Writer Tinker graduates from the Community College of the Air Force received their diplomas during the spring’s formal ceremony May 4. The graduating class of 133 earned degrees...
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STARBASE Supporting STEM in schools with mentoring
Jillian Coleman Staff Writer Mentors from Tinker Air Force Base participated in a STARBASE 2.0 graduation ceremony with Carl Albert Middle School on April 19. STARBASE 2.0 is a mentoring program...
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TINKER HISTORY: Boeing AGM-28 ‘Hound Dog’ missile
Greg L. Davis 72nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs The AGM-28 “Hound Dog” missile was a massive air-breathing missile designed exclusively for carriage under the wings of the B-52 Stratofortress bomber....
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AIR FORCE HISTORY: The Berlin Airlift, the first great triumph
Howard E. Halvorsen Air Force Sustainment Center Historian Editor’s note: This is part one of a four-part story on the history of the Berlin Airlift. The Berlin Airlift was the first great triumph...
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Senate confirms Wilson as AF Secretary
Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs WASHINGTON — Heather Wilson will be the next secretary of the Air Force, following her confirmation by the Senate May 8, 2017. Wilson, who is stepping down...
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Commentary: The Berlin Airlift: Faith in the future
In October 1948, OCAMA commander Maj. Gen. Fred S. “Fritz” Borum, along with key military and civilian managers, go to Burtonwood, England, to aid the Berlin Airlift. (Photo courtesy TinkerHistory...
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TAFB at 75: Pratt & Whitney TF33 engine profile
A Pratt & Whitney TF33 engine sits on a transport cart at the Oklahoma city Air Logistics Complex, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. The TF33 shown is the type which powers the E-3 Airborne Warning...
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Hometown Hero takes flight with Thunderbirds
Maj. David Huff, Midwest City Police chief, waves from the backseat of a Thunderbirds F-16D prior to a flight with Capt. Erik Gonsalvez, Thunderbird No. 8, team advance pilot/narrator on May 19 at...
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PHOTOS: Star Spangled Salute Air Show
Four Thunderbird F-16s accelerate down the runway with the Tinker Air Force Base signage on building 3001 visible above them to begin their display during Tinker Air Force Base’s Star Spangled Salute...
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Jillian Coleman Staff Writer The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, more commonly known as the Thunderbirds, headlined the Star Spangled Salute Air Show May 20-21. Part of their tour...
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TINKER HISTORY: Pratt & Whitney TF33 engine
Greg L. Davis 72nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs Office The Pratt & Whitney TF33 engine is an axial-flow, two-spool turbofan low-bypass ratio engine built around the proven design used in Pratt...
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AIR FORCE HISTORY: The Berlin Airlift: Faith in the future
Howard E. Halvorsen Air Force Sustainment Center Historian Editor’s note: This is part three of a four-part story on the history of the Berlin Airlift. Tinker Air Force Base played an absolutely...
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PHOTO: Capacity crowd
A record setting crowd of over 247,000 gathered to watch the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds May 20-21 during the Star Spangled Salute Air Show at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. There were more than 60,000...
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12th AF Command Chief Master Sgt. visits the 552nd ACW
Ron Mullan 72nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs Chief Master Sgt. Alex del Valle, Twelfth Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt., visited Tinker last week to attend the 552nd Air Control Wing change of...
View ArticleMcDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
Greg L. Davis 72nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is the most significant fighter aircraft of the 20th Century. First flown on May 27, 1958, the Phantom II entered...
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Commentary: Enlisted MOH recipient: “Woody” Vosler Part one of two
Howard E. Halvorsen Air Force Sustainment Center Historian Forrest Lee “Woody” Vosler was just 18 years old working as a drill press operator for the Rochester Products Division of General Motors on...
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Focus on Defense: Sustaining the nuclear triad
Alex R. Lloyd Ogden Air Logistics Complex Ogden, Utah – The 2017 Focus on Defense Symposium was held June 21 at the Ogden Eccles Center and was co-hosted by the Air Force Sustainment Center and Utah...
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Col. Weiss takes command of the 552nd ACW
Ron Mullan 72nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs Col. David Gaedecke relinquished command of the 552nd Air Control Wing to Col. Geoffrey Weiss in a change of command ceremony held in Hangar 230, June 30....
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Celebrating ABM graduates
From left, Lt. Col. Heather Fleishauer, commander 752nd Operations Support Squadron, 2nd Lt. Joseph Alcorn, 116th Air Control Squadron, Portland, Ore., Capt. Michael Brode, 966th Airborne Air Control...
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Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair II aircraft
Greg L. Davis 72nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs The Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair II was originally designed as a single-seat, mid-weight fighter/bomber for the United States Navy. The prototype A-7A...
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