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Aug. 8, 2023
Brandon Act expedites mental health care referrals for Airmen, Guardians

The Brandon Act is intended to help identify and get care for mental health concerns by making it easier to access – and required of leaders to take seriously – mental health support by referencing “The Brandon Act” when they need a referral to mental health services.
June 27, 2023
Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION phase 2, Alaska

Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION phase 2, an arctic based Agile Combat Employment exercise, took place June 10-13, 2023, providing the 55th and 35th Combat Communications Squadrons, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, and 52nd Network Warfare Squadron, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, the
June 5, 2023
Air Force announces FY23 Legacy Aviation Bonus Program

The Legacy AvB Program builds upon the previous years' offers to decisively shape and retain experienced rated officers to meet Air Force retention, training and mission-readiness requirements to maintain lethality of the force.
March 13, 2023
Department of the Air Force 2024 budget proposal invests in modernization, transformation

The $259.3 billion proposal that Congress will now consider for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 includes $215.1 billion for the Air Force and $30 billion for the Space Force.
Feb. 1, 2023
Department of the Air Force releases policy on Military Parental Leave Program

Military Parental Leave for Airmen and Guardians will expand to 12 weeks after convalescent leave for birth parents and 12 weeks for non-birth parents, including adoptive parents and eligible foster parents, effective Dec. 27, 2022.
Feb. 1, 2023
Department of the Air Force recognizes National Mentoring Month

The DAF values mentorship as an enterprise imperative and is committed to increasing deliberate mentoring for Total Force Airmen and Guardians.
Dec. 22, 2022
The 12 Missions of Tinker - Holiday Edition (Video)

Members from across Team Tinker join in sharing their mission and spreading holiday cheer across Tinker Air Force Base, December 12, 2022.
Dec. 21, 2022
Tinker lodging to close, last weekend for reservations

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – The Indian Hills Inn here will close permanently December 31, 2022, in accordance with the Department of the Air Force divestiture of lodging operations at nine installations to meet a Defense Department requirement that all lodging is self-sustaining without taxpayer
Dec. 19, 2022
Aid on the way

Airmen from the 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 72nd Aerial Port Squadron palatize and load over 130 thousand pounds of food and medical humanitarian aid onto a C-5 Galaxy bound for Costa Rica December 8, 2022, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Humanitarian operations like this one happen
Dec. 2, 2022
Okies flyover Texas Tech game in honor of Veteran's Day

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla—A KC-135R assigned to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron here performed a flyover of the Texas Tech football game November 12th, 2022, in honor of veteran’s Day weekend, in Lubbock, Texas while the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown was in attendance.The