William Willis, an employee with New View Oklahoma, paints a final finish on a cardboard box to be refurbished and reused. New View Oklahoma has saved the Defense Logistics Agency $22.4 million since 2012 with More
Head-on shot of a World War II era P-51 Mustang while flying over the Arizona desert during a USAF Heritage Conference 2002 training flight. The aircraft is owned by Brigadier General (Ret) Bill Anders who is More
A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress undergoes heavy engine maintenance at the Oklahoma City Air Depot in this undated photo from 1942. B-17s received Norden bombsight upgrades at the facility. Courtesy photo Tinker A More
Rows of Wright R3350 radial engines undergoing overhaul in 1946 by the Oklahoma City Air Materiel Area. (Photo courtesy Tinker Air Force Base History Office.)
Tinker’s newest responsibility, a Convair B-36 Peacemaker is inspected by the Men’s Dinner Club of Oklahoma City on May 10, 1949. A B-29 can also be seen in the background. (Courtesy photo/Tinker History Office)
C-47A-60-DL Skytrain, serial # 43-30665, N47E, in polished aluminum and white top seen in the early morning fog at Sun-N-Fun air show 2014. This aircraft was built by the Douglas Aircraft Company in 1943 and se More
An early Convair B-36B Peacemaker shown in-flight near Carswell Air Force Base, Texas, in the early 1950s. The 7th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) flew the B-36 for the entirety of the aircrafts’ operational life. (Co More
Phil Lutes, an Oklahoma Patriot Guard Rider, carries an American flag while shaking the hand of Marine Corporal David Korn, electro-optical ordnance repair technician, prior to the remains of Marine Corps Pvt. More
The dog tags of Tech. Sgt. Orville 'Bruce' Journey were returned to his brother, Dwight, during a ceremony held in Bldg. 3001 Nov. 22. On Sept. 23, 1944 during Operation Market Garden, the C-47 Skytrain Journey More
Boeing AGM-86B Air Launched Cruise Missiles are attached to the underwing weapon pylon of a B-52 Stratofortress at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, May 30, 1984. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bob Simons.
C-54 'Spirit of Freedom' in-flight during a training mission near Warsaw, Indiana in August 2014. The aircraft is owned and operated by the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation which keeps the aircraft flying a More
Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma played an important role in United States Marine Corps aviation history recently as three EA-6B 'Prower' electronic-warfare attack jets of Marine Electronic Attack Squadron Two s More
Soviet personnel and six missile transporters loading onto ship transport at Casilda port in Cuba, in this Nov. 6, 1962 photo taken by an Air Force RF-101 Voodoo. Note the aircraft silhouette in the lower right More
A Consolidated B-24D Liberator receives armament upgrades and modifications at the Oklahoma City Air Depot in 1943. The Oklahoma City Air Depot eventually became Tinker Air Force Base and the Oklahoma City Air More
Overall view of a 552nd Air Control Wing E-3C Airborne Warning & Control System (AWACS) aircraft shown over the central United States as it approaches a KC-135R Stratotanker to refuel. The AWACS aircraft has a More
DAYTON, Ohio -- Boeing CIM-10 Bomarc at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
QF-4E Phantom II, serial # 72-0159, in-flight during a training mission with its home base of Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, visible in the background on Nov. 18, 2008. The aircraft is operated by the 82nd Ae More
QF-4E Phantom II, serial # 72-0159, of the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron (ATRS), 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group (WEG) based at Tyndall AFB, FL. This particular aircraft was retired from the USAF rolls on April 26 More
Master Sgt. Dimi Raimi, a flight engineer with the 964th Airborne Air Control Squadron, explains some of the flight deck instruments on the E-3 Sentry aircraft to students participating in DelQuest, a three-day More
For 12 hours Wednesday, approximately 100 Team Tinker airmen and civilians volunteered to stand 30-minute vigils at the flag pole located at the Wright Flyer Memorial Park on base to recognize America’s resolve More
Mike Halem is shown in his T-6 Texan which wears U.S. Air Force training markings in Easton, Md., Sept. 29, 2013. Courtesy photo, Greg L. Davis, Aviation Photojournalist.
Two parking spaces reserved for Gold Star families were unveiled at the Tinker Exchange June 18. Making spaces for Gold Star families was the mission of Miriam Hamilton and her children. They are the family of More
Chris Carson and Martin Harpster, both aircraft mechanics with the 565th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, work on throttle cable pullies on the right wing of "Ghost Rider." The B-52 Stratofortress, tail number 61 More
Gen. Paul J. Selva, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Mrs. Ricki Selva, are welcomed to Tinker Air Force Base today by Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, hi More
Ronald Jackson, right, a quality assurance inspector with the 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Personal Property and Passenger Movement Section, talks with members of a moving company as they prepare to load More
KC-135 Stratotanker ruddervators are shown in two distinct stages of remanufacture by members of the 553rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, July 25, 2016, Tinker Air Force More
Air Force Sustainment Center Commander Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II addresses the crowd at the KC-46A Sustainment Campus groundbreaking ceremony July 26. Air Force photo by Kelly White
B-52H, 61-0007, 'Ghost Rider,' taxis with the skyline of Oklahoma City visible in the background before an attempted functional test flight after undergoing a 19-month overhaul and upgrade by the Oklahoma City More
Mr. Roberto Guerrero, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Operational Energy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy visits Team Tinker Sept. 13 More
Tape lines and the high-speed vinyl decal have been placed on the nose of B-52H 61-0007, 'Ghost Rider,' for oplacement checks before being applied inside the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, Sept. 21, 2016, More
“Ghost Rider,” passes by Bldg. 3001 before taking off for Minot Air Force Base, N.D., where it will rejoin the B-52H fleet. After undergoing a nine-month overhaul and upgrade by the Oklahoma City Air Logistics More
“Ghost Rider,” heads home to Minot Air Force Base, N.D., where it will rejoin the B-52H fleet. After undergoing a nine-month overhaul and upgrade by the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, 61-007 left Tinker A More
With an E-3 Sentry from the 552nd Air Control Wing waiting to take off Oct. 6, a Navy P-8 Poseidon comes in for a landing at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Eight P-8s and three P-3 Orion aircraft from Naval A More
The faces of Capt. Jennifer and Maj. Michael, (last names not used in accordance with 12th Air Force directives) 752nd Operation Support Squadron air battle managers, are illuminated by the glow of their comput More
Air Force Sustainment Center Command Chief Master Sgt. Gary S. Sharp holds an M4 rifle while Senior Airman James Brewer, 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron weapons custodian, provides guidance on how to properly More
Three B-52H Stratofortress bombers are shown on a snowy flight line at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex Jan. 6, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Significant snowfall occurred overnight and in the e More
Vultee BT-13 at Tinker Air Force Base.
John Bishop, A B-1B mechanic with the 567th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, wears a neoprene face mask during a B-1B Lancer engine run after the first significant snowfall Oklahoma City has received this season More
The nose of a B-52H Stratofortress in natural metal with gunship grey components frames a B-1B Lancer in the background on a snowy flight line at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex Jan. 6, 2017, Tinker Air More
Hector G. Rodriguez, Federal Emergency Management Agency accountable property officer, inventories massive electrical generators delivered to the Glenwood Training Area Jan. 15, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Okl More
Historical photo showing B-29 'Enola Gay' undergoing modification at the Oklahoma City Air Depot to be able to drop atomic weapons. The Enola Gay dropped the first nuclear weapon in combat in the form of a 'Lit More
Numerous PQ-14s 'Cadet' aircraft are shown undergoing what appears to be maintenance and inspection checks at Tinker Field, Oklahoma. These checks were routinely conducted during delivery and acceptance review More
Master Sgt. Teodros Rembert, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex first sgt., stands near the base flag pole with the unit guidon prior to an official retreat ceremony Jan. 24, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklah More
A B-1B Lancer of the 28th Bomb Squadron, 7th Operations Group, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, sits near the historic hangar and Base Operations building while awaiting maintenance Jan. 27, 2017, at Tinker AFB, Ok More
Rose Myer, left, 72nd Force Support Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base Arts and Craft Center director, shows Kelly Hyatt, a Voluntary Protection Program inspector, data sheets for chemicals used within the facilit More
A United States Marine Corps KC-130T shown in natural metal on the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex flight line awaiting paint Feb. 9, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. OC-ALC has massive paint hangars capa More
A Lycoming O-360 engine mounted on a Piper Cherokee shows the important characteristics of O-series engines: horizontally opposed cylinders on either side of the crank-shaft which turns the propeller (lower fro More
A KC-135R Stratotanker taxis toward the main runway for a post-maintenance test flight in the hands of a 10th Flight Test Squadron crew Feb. 16, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The building in the backgr More
Republic F-105D Thunderchief wearing markings for the 507th Tactical Fighter Wing, Air Force Reserves, on display in the Charles B. Hall Memorial Air Park on Feb. 16, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The More
Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft shown on the manufacturing production line in the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, facility. Photo courtesy Tinker Air Force Base History Office.
Scott Lindsey, right, 72nd Air Base Wing Inspector General office exercsie controller, monitors the emergency response times for fire and police with Michael Tuley, 72nd Civil Engineer Fire Department training More
KC-135R Stratotanker, serial # 58-0099, lands at Tinker Air Force Base for induction into the periodic depot maintenance line with the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center March 9, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Ok More
An American flag waves from the side of a fire truck with the Tinker Fire and Emergency Services section of the 72nd Civil Engineer Squadron while leading a KC-135R Stratotanker, serial # 58-0099, down a taxiwa More
1Lt. Kevin Wise, 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron air warfare officer, makes notes during a pre-flight briefing while surrounded by other members of his E-3G Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft prio More
The static tail of an E-3G Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft in the foreground frames another E-3 as it taxis toward the runway for a mission with the 552nd Air Control Wing March 24, 2017, Tinker Ai More
Lt. Col. Jackie Burns, 552nd Air Control Group, 552nd Air Control Wing, displays the medals she earned at the Wounded Warrior Trials at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 17. Burns earned Silver Medals in 5K cyc More
David Brown, a member of the Tinker Air Force Base Honorary Commander's 2017 Class looks at photos he has taken on his phone aboard a KC-135R Stratotanker of the 507th Air Refueling Wing, Air Force Reserve Comm More
Lt Col Jackie Burns, 552d Air Control Group, 552d Air Control Wing, prepares to cross the finish line on her way to earning a Silver Medal in Cycling on a recumbent bike. This event took place at the Wounded Wa More
B-2A, serial #88-0331, 'Spirit of South Carolina' of the 509th Bomb Wing, Air Force Global Strike Command, on the parking ramp at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, during a visit April 11, 2017. The B-2A 'stealt More
Lt Col Jackie Burns, 552d Air Control Group, 552d Air Control Wing, competes in the shot put event at the Wounded Warrior Trials held February 17, 2017 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Burns earned three Silv More
Jordan Piper and Fernando Jacobo, both pneudraulics systems mechanics with the 550th Commodities Maintenance Squadron’s Air Accessories Squadron, set up an F-22 air cooling turbine on a test rig in order to mee More
An AGM-86B Air Launched Cruise Missile captured in-flight from a chase aircraft over the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, during a program test flight in this undated photo. Photo courtesy Tinker Air Forc More
An undated aerial photo of a Stinson L-5 wearing US Air Force markings most likely taken over Korea during the Korean War where the aircraft performed liaison missions and air-ambulance missions. Photo courtesy More
Two vital defense assets are shown together as a Boeing B-52H, 60-0005, poses in front of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex while a F-22A Raptor of the 325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida More
Boeing B-52H Stratofortress, 60-0005, poses in front of Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex Bldg. 3001 following major overhaul on May 1, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. OC-ALC is responsible for depot More
Resigning himself that he could do no more is an unidentified civilian employee and good-samaritian watching flames engulf a privately-owned vehicle near Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complexs' building 9001 on M More
The AGM-28 “Hound Dog” missile was designed exclusively for carriage under the wings of the B-52 Stratofortress bomber. Two Hound Dogs can be seen on the special pylons which are closest to the fuselage and ins More
Miss Oklahoma 2016, Sarah Klein, in the backseat of a Thunderbirds F-16D with Lt. Col. Kevin Walsh, Thunderbirds operations officer, at the controls during an orientation flight May 18, 2017, Tinker Air Force B More
Staff Sgt. Jesse Barker, Thunderbird #1 crew chief, cleans his F-16 Fighting Falcon in preparation for a performance during Tinker Air Force Base's Star Spangled Salute air show May 20, 2017, Tinker Air Force B More
An F-35A Lightning II soars toward the moon during the Star Spangled Salute Airshow at Tinker AFB May 21, 2017.
An F-35A Lightning II takes its show to the moon during the 2017 Star Spangled Salute air show at Tinker AFB May 21. The joint strike fighter was one of more than 50 statics and aerial acts on display for the a More
A Boeing E-3G Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft on final approach to land June 16, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The large building behind the E-3 AWACS is building 3001, a former Douglas Ai More
A CFM56/F108 high-bypass jet engine shown on a maintenance stand to illustrate the large fan section at the front of the engine with the 'hot' sections where compression and combustion takes place behind. The F More
Four A-7D Corsair IIs of the 198th Fighter Squadron, 156th Fighter Group, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, fly in-trail formation over the Caribbean in 1992. Courtesy photo/Greg L. Davis, Aviation Photojournalist
A member of the 964th Airborne Air Control Squadron is greeted by his daughter upon his return to Tinker AFB, Oklahoma on July 19, 2017. Approximately 160 members of the 964th Airborne Air Control Squadron retu More
Four family members await the arrival of their mother who is returning to Tinker AFB, Oklahoma on July 19, 2017. Approximately 160 members of the 964th Airborne Air Control Squadron returned to Tinker on July More
General Electric J79 turbojet engine on transport cart. The engine is over 17 feet long, almost three feet in diameter and weighs between 3,500-3,800 pounds. The front of the engine is on the left with the afte More
A T-1A Jayhawk training aircraft from the 99th Flying Training Squadron, 12th Flying Training Wing, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, lands during a driving rain to relocate from its San Antonio base to Tinker AF More
Airmen of the 552nd Air Control Wing prepare an E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft for a mission in support of the ongoing humanitarian efforts for Hurricane Harvey Aug. 31, 2017, Tinker Air Force More
A number of E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft from the 116th Air Control Wing, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, evacuated to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, to escape the path of Hurri More
Big bluestem grass waves in the late afternoon breeze in front of a C-17A from the 445th Airlift Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Air Force Reserve Command, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. More
A F-22A Raptor is shown during start-up in front of the Base Operations section on the Tinker Air Force Base flight line Sept. 13, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The 72nd Operations Support Squadron, ba More
Palletized cargo is moved in to position behind the tail of C-17A Globemaster III of the 445th Airlift Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Air Force Reserve Command, as members of the 35th Combat Commu More
Members of the 72nd Civil Engineer Squadron, fire department, approach the full-size aircraft fire training device during annual recertification training Sept. 13, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The fir More
An E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft from the 116th Air Control Wing, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, taxis toward the runway with the iconic Oklahoma City skyline in the background on More
E-3G 'Sentry' Airborne Warning and Control System aicraft of the 552nd Air Control Wing, Air Combat Command, at home station in the morning of Sept. 30, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The Sentry is a de More
Keith Parks, 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, checks the C-Bag of Senior Airman Ryan Shirk, 72nd Force Support Squadron, in the mobility processing line Oct. 4, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. C-Bags c More
Justin Salinas, 548th Propulsion Maintenance Squadron machinist, leans in to adjust a cutting-bit on a spinning TF33 engine ring held by the LeBlonde industrial lathe at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 31 More
Red-painted fire-suppression pipes are shown near an opened vertical roll-up door in building 3001 on Nov. 17, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Areas like this have a higher potential for proximity freezi More
Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, right, works alongside Chief Master Sergeant Gary P. Sharp, Command Chief Master Sergeant of AFSC, as they serve Thanksgiving meals in the Vanwey More
F-105G Thunderchief, serial # 63-8299, wears special markings to commemorate the Air National Guard’s use of the F-105 with ‘Thuds Forever’ on the underwing drop tank along with final flight markings in the for More
A T-33A Shooting Star wearing natural-metal and large aircraft identification markings sits inside a hangar at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma in this undated photo from the Tinker archives. The T-33A is joined More
A Canadian aircrew member with the 964th Airborne Air Control Squadron helps a spouse secure her harness prior to takeoff on a spouse orientation flight on the E-3 Sentry aircraft 28 Nov. 2017. Along with the More
An A-7D Corsair II of the 125th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 138th Tactical Fighter Group, Oklahoma Air National Guard takes the runway to begin a training mission from Tulsa International Airport in 1992. The un More
A large crane is positioned to move steel pieces in to place as the first hangar for the KC-46 'Pegasus' tanker maintenance campus is erected Dec. 11, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The steel structure More
A U.S. Army carry team moves the remains of Army Sgt. 1st Class Alfred G. Bensinger to a waiting hearse Feb. 14, 2018, Will Rogers World Airport, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Bensinger was assigned to Company D, 2n More
Two Boeing B-52H Stratofortress aircraft undergoing maintenance, repair and overhaul at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, are shown in foggy conditions during the morning of Feb. 14, 2018, Tinker Air For More
The crew of a Navy E-2C Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning aircraft from the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center, Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, along with hosts from the 552nd Air Control Wing, Air Co More
A Navy E-2C Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning aircraft, Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center, Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, taxis toward the runway with Air Force E-3 Airborne Warning and Control Syst More