Tinker Air Force Base
Tinker Air Force Base
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| Part of Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) | |
| Located near: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
An E-3 Sentry AWACS at Tinker flies a mission.
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F-108 Engine Maintenance for KC-135 Stratotankers at Tinker Air Logistics Center
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| Coordinates | 35°24′53″N 097°23′12″W / 35.41472°N 97.38667°W |
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 United States Air Force
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| Site history | |
| Built | 1941 |
| In use | 1941–present |
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| Garrison |
 72d Air Base Wing |
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| Elevation AMSL | 1,291 ft / 393 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°24′53″N 097°23′12″W / 35.41472°N 97.38667°WCoordinates: 35°24′53″N 097°23′12″W / 35.41472°N 97.38667°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.tinker.af.mil | ||||||||||||||
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Tinker Air Force Base (IATA: TIK, ICAO: KTIK, FAA LID: TIK) is a major United States Air Force base, with tenant U.S. Navy and other Department of Defense missions, located geographically in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
The base, originally known as Midwest Air Depot, is named in honor of Oklahoma native Major General Clarence L. Tinker, the first Native American Major General.
Tinker is the headquarters of the Air Force Materiel Command's (AFMC) Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC), which is the worldwide manager for a wide range of aircraft, engines, missiles, software and avionics and accessories components. The commander of OC-ALC is Lieutenant General Bruce A. Litchfield. The host unit at Tinker is the 72d Air Base Wing (72 ABW) which provides services and support for the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center and its tenant organizations. The Wing and Installation Commander of Tinker Air Force Base is Col. Stephanie Wilson.
Tinker AFB is home to major Department of Defense, Air Force and Navy units with national defense missions.
The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex is the largest air logistics center in the Air Force Materiel Command. It provides depot maintenance, product support, services and supply chain management, and information support for 31 weapon systems, 10 commands, 93 Air Force bases and 46 foreign nations. It is the contracting office for the Air Force's Contract Field Teams program.
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