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Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma City,Oklahomain theUnited States of America
An E-3B Sentry of the 552nd Air Control Wing based at Tinker AFB.
AnE-3B Sentryof the552nd Air Control Wingbased at Tinker AFB.
Tinker is located in North America
Tinker
Tinker
Tinker is located in the United States
Tinker
Tinker
Tinker is located in Oklahoma
Tinker
Tinker
Coordinates35°24′53″N097°23′12″W/ 35.41472°N 97.38667°W/35.41472; -97.38667
TypeUS Air Force Base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Air Force
Controlled byAir Force Materiel Command(AFMC)
ConditionOperational
Websitewww.tinker.af.mil
Site history
Built1941(1941)(as Midwest Air Depot)
In use1941 – present
Garrison information
Current
commander		ColonelAbigail L. W. Ruscetta
Garrison
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA:TIK,ICAO:KTIK,FAA LID:TIK,WMO:723540
Elevation1,291 feet (393 m)AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
18/36 11,100 feet (3,383 m)Porous European Mix
13/31 10,000 feet (3,048 m) Porous European Mix
Source:Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Tinker Air Force Base(IATA:TIK,ICAO:KTIK,FAALID:TIK) is a majorUnited States Air Forcebase, with tenantU.S. Navyand otherDepartment of Defensemissions, located inOklahoma City, OklahomainOklahoma County, Oklahoma,adjacent toDel CityandMidwest City.

The base, originally known as the Midwest Air Depot, is named in honor of Oklahoma nativeMajor GeneralClarence L. Tinker,the first Native American major general.[2][3]

Tinker is the headquarters of theAir 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 Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC) is Lieutenant General Stacey T. Hawkins and the commander of the OC-ALC is Brigadier General Brian R. Moore. The host unit at Tinker is the72nd 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 Colonel Abigail L. W. Ruscetta.[4]

History

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Tinker Air Force Base is named in honor ofMajor GeneralClarence L. Tinker.[2]AnOsagefromPawhuska, Oklahoma,he received his wings in 1921.[3]He was a graduate ofWentworth Military Academywho went on to become the first major general of Native American descent in U.S. Army history.[3]

In 1926 he was awarded theSoldier's Medalfor returning to his blazing aircraft to rescue a fellow officer. On 7 June 1942, he led a flight ofB-24Liberators on a long-range strike against Japanese forces onWake Islandduring World War II. Tinker was killed when his aircraft presumably crashed into the sea. At the time of his death, Tinker was commander of the Hawaii-basedSeventh Air Force.

The base was originally called Midwest Air Depot and was renamed to honor Tinker. The creation of the base in Oklahoma City was in large part due to lobbying efforts byStanley Draper.

Several of the base's access gates are named in honor of persons with historic ties to the base or to Oklahoma. On 9 May 1997, base officials[5]placed the following names:

  • Tinker Gate(former Gate 1), located on the north side, opens onto Air Depot Boulevard. It was named for Tinker
  • Eaker Gate(former Gate 2) opens onto F Avenue. It was named for GeneralIra C. Eaker,commander of the USEighth Air Forcein Europe during World War II
  • Turnbull Gate,at the intersection of Perimeter Road and A Avenue. It was named for Colonel William Turnbull, the first Tinker Air Logistics Center Commander (1942)
  • Hruskocy Gate(pronounced ruh-sko-see, former Gate 7),[6]on Industrial Boulevard at the NE portion of base. It was named for Brigadier General Thomas C. Hruskocy, the OC-ALC chief of Maintenance Resource Management and Material Management Resource divisions at Tinker (1985–1988)
  • Hope Gate,on SE 59th Street. It was named for Colonel John W. Hope, the first commander of the Ground Electronics-Engineering Installation Agency (GEEIA)
  • Gott Gate(former Gate 34), on the south end of Air Depot Boulevard. It was named for 1st LieutenantDonald J. Gott,posthumousMedal of Honorrecipient in World War II.
  • Vance Gate(former Gate 40), on the west side of base off Sooner Road. It was named Lieutenant ColonelLeon R. Vance Jr,posthumous Medal of Honor recipient in World War II.

In May 1997 the Base[7]named the gates along Douglas Boulevard after aircraft that had been maintained at Tinker:

The base has more than 26,000 military and civilian employees and is the largest single-site employer in the state of Oklahoma.[8]The installation covers approx. 9 square miles (23 km2) and has 760 buildings with a building floor space of over 15,200,000 square feet (1,410,000 m2).[8]The base is bounded byI-40on the north andI-240on the south.

With the City of Oklahoma City and Oklahoma County owning several square miles of land adjacent to the base, Tinker is one of the few military bases in a major metropolitan area with sufficient room for expansion. Furthermore, Tinker is located in a community that supports expansion; Oklahoma County voters approved a 2008 measure to purchase the formerGeneral MotorsOklahoma City Assemblyplant (located adjacent to the base) and lease it to Tinker for future expansion. Now known as Building 9001, the former GM plant houses many shops moved from the main maintenance building, 3001.[9]

Operational history

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In 1940 theWar Departmentwas considering the central United States as a location for a supply and maintenance depot. Oklahoma City leaders offered a 480-acre (1.9 km2) site and acquired an option for 960 acres (3.9 km2) additional land. On 8 April 1941, the order was officially signed awarding the depot to Oklahoma City. The Midwest Air Depot was formally activated later in 1941.

The depot was the site of aDouglas Aircraftfactory producing approximately half of theC-47 Skytrainsused inWorld War II.The site also produced a number ofA-20 Havocs.Production ceased in 1945.

Thefirst successful tornado forecastin history was issued on 25 March 1948 from Tinker, about three hours before a tornado hit the southeast corner of the base. A granite marker in the Heritage Airpark on the base commemorates the event.

On September 29, 1957Buddy HollyandThe Cricketsrecorded "An Empty Cup", "Rock Me My Baby", "You've Got Love", and "Maybe Baby" in the Tinker Air Force Base Officer's Club.[10]

The base hosted theSpace ShuttleColumbiaand its carrier 747 on April 27, 1981, after its first mission (STS-1) during its journey back toCape Canaveral.Oklahoma governorGeorge Nigh,Oklahoma City mayorPatience LattingandApollo 10CommanderTom Staffordwere there to greet the crew. The visiting personnel includedDeke Slayton,who traveled beside the craft in a T-38 chase plane. An estimated 100,000 people were allowed to enter the base and take pictures.[11]

On 14 November 1984, a massive fire that burned for two days destroyed or damaged over 700,000 square feet (65,000 m2) in the Air Logistics Center, Building 3001. The resulting repairs cost $63.5 million.

During much of the 1990s, Tinker was home to the Automated Weather Network switching facility, which consolidated all U.S. military weather data worldwide. Originally located atCarswell Air Force Base,this unit was later moved to anAir Force Weather Agencyfacility atOffutt Air Force Base.

In May 1992, Tinker became home to the Navy's "Take Charge and Move Out" (TACAMO) wing, which provides maintenance, security, operations, administration, training and logistic support for the Navy's E-6B Mercury aircraft fleet. TACAMO[12]was the first Navy Air Wing fully integrated on an Air Force base, carrying out a Navy mission in joint operations.

On 3 May 1999, adeadly tornadocaused extensive damage to the northwest corner of the base and surrounding communities.[13]For many days afterwards, Tinker personnel helped by providing shelters, search and rescue, and clean-up efforts.

The Oklahoma Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul Technology Center (MROTC), a public-private partnership, was started in 2003. MROTC is managed by Battelle Oklahoma and owned by Oklahoma Industries Authority (OIA), a public trust housed in the offices of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce. The first hangars were completed in 2007.

Boeing E-3A Sentry (later upgraded to an E-3B) of the 552nd Airborne Warning & Control Wing, seen in 1981.
Boeing E-3A Sentry(later upgraded to an E-3B) of the552nd Airborne Warning & Control Wing,seen in 1981.

Tinker celebrated the 30-year anniversary of theE-3 Sentryfrom 29 June to 1 July 2007. Past and present airmen were invited to swap stories and learn about the latest upgrades.[14]

On 13 May 2008,Oklahoma Countyvoters voted in favor of $71.5 million in general obligation bonds, the majority of which has been used to purchase the former General MotorsOklahoma City Assemblyplant which is located on the southwest section of the base, next to the runway. A 50-year lease-purchase agreement was executed in September 2008 between Oklahoma County and the Air Force, covering the 3.8 million square foot (353,000 m2) facility and surrounding acreage. Oklahoma County officials paid $55 million to buy the plant from General Motors, which is now called the Tinker Aerospace Complex.

From 2008 to 2015, theOklahoma Air National Guard's137th Air Refueling Wingalso assumed an aerial refueling mission in accordance with the2005 BRACRecommendations. The then-137th Airlift Wing (ANG) relocated fromWill Rogers Air National Guard Baseto Tinker AFB, was redesignated as an air refueling wing, and associated with the 507 ARW while its C-130H aircraft were redistributed to other ANG airlift wings. In 2015, the 137th ended its associate relationship with the 507th, was redesignated as the137th Special Operations Wing(137 SOW), and returned to Will Rogers ANGB, where it operates theMC-12 Libertyaircraft, operationally gained byAir Force Special Operations Command(AFSOC).[15]

In 2015, it was announced that the Tinker was in the running for a squadron of the newKC-46A Pegasus.In October, it was announced that the base would not be receiving the plane, which instead was given to the916th Air Refueling WingatSeymour Johnson Air Force Base.Tinker was also in competition withWestover Air Reserve BaseandGrissom Air Reserve Basefor the plane.[16]

25 March 1948 Tornadoes

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Superfortressestossed about like toys at Tinker Air Force Base by the 20 March tornado.
Damage to airplanes and cars from the 25 March tornado at Tinker Air Force Base.
Main article:1948 Tinker Air Force Base tornadoes

Two large tornadoes struck Tinker Air Force Base,Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,damaging or destroying a large number of aircraft including at least twoDouglas C-54 Skymasters,aDouglas C-47 Skytrain,and manyBoeing B-29 Superfortressesstored from World War II. In the first storm, "54 aircraft were destroyed, including 17 C-54 transports valued at $500,000 apiece. Also destroyed were 15P-47fighters and two B-29 bombers. About 50 other planes were damaged and about 100 vehicles were damaged or destroyed. "In the second tornado," 84 planes were hit, 35 of which were destroyed. These included 18 B-29s, 8 P-47s, 20B-17s,and 3 C-47s. Hangars and other buildings were destroyed. "[17]Other types destroyed includedBeechcraft AT-11sandFairchild PT-19sandPT-26 Cornells.Damage from the second tornado was estimated at $6,100,000. Total damages for both storms was estimated at $16,350,000.[18]

Major commands

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  • Air Service Comd, 1 March 1942 – 17 July 1944
  • AAF Materiel and Services, 17 July 1944 – 31 August 1944
  • AAF Technical Service Comd, 31 August 1944 – 1 July 1945
  • Air Technical Service Comd, 1 July 1945 – 9 March 1946
  • Air Materiel Comd, 9 March 1946 – 1 April 1961
  • Air Force Logistics Command, 1 April 1961 – 1 July 1992
  • Air Force Materiel Command, 1 July 1992 – present

Base operating units

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  • OCAD (Oklahoma City Air Depot) Liaison Staff, 1 March 1942 – 15 February 1943
  • 497th Base HQ and Base HQ Sq, 15 February 1943 – 1 April 1944
  • 4136th AAF Base Unit, 1 April 1944 – 26 September 1947
  • 4136th AF Base Unit, 26 September 1947 – 28 August 1948
  • 2919th Area Supply Gp, 28 August 1948 – 15 March 1951
  • 2944th Depot Training Wg, 15 March 1951 – 15 July 1953
  • 2854th Air Base Wg, 15 July 1953 – 16 October 1964
  • 2854th Air Base Gp, 16 October 1964 – 1 October 1994
  • 72 Air Base Wing, 1 October 1994 – present

Major units assigned

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Role and operations

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Tinker AFB is home to majorDepartment of Defense,Air Force and Navy units with national defense missions.

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A mostly natural metal B-1B Lancer landing at the end of a post-maintenance check-flight at Tinker AFB during 2017. The large building behind forms part of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex.
A mostly natural metalB-1B Lancerlanding at the end of a post-maintenance check-flight at Tinker AFB during 2017. The large building behind forms part of theOklahoma City Air Logistics Complex.

TheOklahoma City Air Logistics Complexis 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'sContract Field Teamsprogram.

The Air Logistics Complex includes the 76 Aircraft Maintenance Group, the 76 Propulsion Maintenance Group, the 76 Commodities Maintenance Group, the 76 Software Engineering Group and the 76 Maintenance Support Group. Combined, these groups provide depot-level maintenance, repair and overhaul of KC-135, B-52, E-3, E-6, and B-1 aircraft, as well as engines, components, support equipment, and associated software for the US Air Force and US Navy.

The72nd Air Base Wingis a multi-unit, multi-mission wing that includes base services and support for the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, associate organizations, dependents, and retirees.

The 38th Cyberspace Engineering Group,Air Force Space Command,has worldwide responsibility for engineering, installation, and interoperability of all communications and electronic facilities for the Air Force.

Oklahoma Wing Civil Air PatrolHeadquarters is located at the base ops building and provides state-level support to the 17 units across the state. The Flying Castle Composite Squadron is a Civil Air Patrol squadron that is composed of cadet and senior members that meet Tuesday evenings.

The552nd Air Control WingfliesAir Combat Command'sE-3 SentryAWACSaircraft. The E-3's radar and other sensors provide deep-look surveillance, warning, interception control and airborne battle management. The 552 ACW encompasses 3 groups: 552nd Operations Group, 552nd Maintenance Group and 552nd Air Control Group.

The507th Air Refueling Wingof theAir Force Reserve Command(AFRC) is one of twoAir Force Reserveflying units in the state of Oklahoma and administratively reports toFourth Air Force(4 AF). The wing operates twelveKC-135R"Stratotanker" air refueling aircraft at Tinker and is operationally gained byAir Mobility Command(AMC). As an associate unit, the 507 ARW also operates the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA)British Aerospace 125-800 aircraft (ex-USAF C-29A) in the aviation standards and navigational aid inspection mission.[19]

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ABoeing E-6B MercuryofUS NavyStrategic Communications Wing ONEbased at Tinker AFB.

TheUnited States Navy'sStrategic Communications Wing Oneconsists of three squadrons and a wing staff, and employs over 1,300 active-duty sailors and 100 contractors to provide maintenance, security, operations, administration, training and logistic support for theE-6 Mercuryaircraft fleet. The E-6B Mercury enables the president of the United States and theSecretary of Defenseto directly contactsubmarines,bombersandmissile silosenforcing the country's national security through nuclear deterrence. The wing also operates alert facilities for E-6B aircraft atTravis AFB,California andNaval Air Station Patuxent River,Maryland.

Defense Mega Center Oklahoma City is the local branch of theDefense Information Systems Agency.The Mega center operates computer systems for the base and serves 110 other bases in 46 states.

Tinker has on-base several offices of theDefense Logistics Agency,the agency that provides supplies to the military services and supports their acquisition and transportation of repair parts and other materials.[20]

  • DLA Aviationhas two offices at Tinker Air Force Base, DLA Aviation Customer Operations commanded by COL Rex Adee, USAF, and DLA Strategic Acquisitions at Tinker AFB, under Frances Evans, acting director, DLR Procurement Operations.
  • DLA Distribution Oklahoma City provides the receipt, storage, issue, inspection and shipment of material, including material quality control, preservation and packaging, inventory, transportation functions and pick up and delivery services in support of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, other tenants at Tinker Air Force Base, and other global customers.[21]Support to the Air Logistics Center is primarily for programmed depot maintenance for aircraft and engines. The majority of the items shipped from Oklahoma City are destined for "customers" on base including the 552nd Air Control Wing, the U.S. Navy Strategic Communications Wing One, the 507th Air Refueling Wing and the 3rd Combat Communications Group.
  • DLA Document Services provides a full portfolio of document services including traditional offset printing, on-demand printing, and online document services. DLA Document Services locations in Oklahoma includeFort SillinLawton, Oklahoma,theMcAlester Army Ammunition Plant,and Tinker AFB.[22]

Public/private partnerships

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Community support for Tinker can be seen by the establishment of two public/private partnerships that support base operations by using local dollars to make available additional facilities for base use. While these partnerships are technically separate facilities, Tinker's security perimeter is extended around these facilities.

Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Technology Center (MROTC)

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The first of the public/private partnerships is The OklahomaMaintenance, Repair and OverhaulTechnology Center (MROTC),[23]managed by Battelle Oklahoma, owned by Oklahoma Industries Authority (OIA),[24]and partners with the Department of Defense to provide a national center for technical solutions[clarification needed]to aging commercial and military aircraft. The MROTC[25]is a 370-acre (1.5 km2)MROfacility, on the southeast side of Tinker AFB, sharing runways and security with the base. The MROTC complex is planned as a major military and commercial aircraft facility with 17 hangars and more than one million square feet of related industrial space and education and training facilities. The facility currently houses three hangars, one leased by Boeing (designed to accommodate Boeing 767-400 class aircraft), a second hangar for 767 for lease, and a third hangar designed to accommodate Boeing 707-300 class aircraft.[26]

Building 9001 (Tinker Aerospace Complex)

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The second of the public-private partnerships is Building 9001, originally known as the Tinker Aerospace Complex[27]housed in the former General MotorsOklahoma City AssemblyPlant located west of the runway on the south side of the base, north of I-240. A 50-year lease-purchase agreement was executed in September 2008 between Oklahoma County and the Air Force, covering the 2.5 million square foot (353,000 m2) facility and 407-acre (1.65 km2). Previously, the largest single building at the base was Building 3001 at 1,300,000 square feet (120,000 m2). Tinker has leased about 4/5 of the facility and will host some current 76th Maintenance Wing operations as well as other Department of Defense missions, including work on the C-17 engines, joint strike fighter engines and core work on the newKC-46tanker. Work being transferred to the complex is currently being done at 69 separate facilities on base, many of which are World War II-era temporary buildings located in runway clear zones. Burlington Northern Santa Fe provides a rail spur into the complex.

In 2014 Oklahoma County agreed to issue $10 million in bonds to help finance the purchase of a 156-acre (0.63 km2) BNSF Railway marshaling yard, just north of the TAC building.[28]

In addition to providing space for the work of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, the Tinker Aerospace Complex can also be used to house public/private business partnerships. Currently, there are three programs. The Cooperative Research and Development Partnership has the objective of advancing science and technology to meet Air Force requirements and transferring technology into the commercial marketplace (CRADA, governed by Title 15 USC 3710a).[29]Public-Private Partnerships, or statutory partnering, is where the government acts as a seller to private industry in either a direct sales agreement, Workshare Partnering Agreement, or a Facilities Use Agreement (governed by Title 10 USC 2474).[30]Finally, the Enhanced Use Lease requires Congressional approval and full fair market value rent for underutilized Air Force assets(governed by 10 USC 2667).[31]

Based units

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Flying and notable non-flying units based at Tinker Air Force Base.[32][33][34][35][36]

Units marked GSU are Geographically Separate Units, which although based at Tinker, are subordinate to a parent unit based at another location.

United States Air Force

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Base housing

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There is on-base housing that is managed by a private company.[38]

Residents on Tinker AFB are zoned toMid-Del School District.[39]The zoned schools are Tinker Elementary School, Jarmen Junior High School, andMidwest City High School.[40]

See also

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References

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  2. ^abCrowder, James. "It is the largest air depot in the nation.TINKER AIR FORCE BASEArchived20 October 2013 at theWayback Machine,"Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture.(accessed 18 August 2013)
  3. ^abcMay, Jon D. "TINKER, CLARENCE LEONARD (1887–1942)Archived7 June 2013 at theWayback Machine,"Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture.(accessed 18 August 2013)
  4. ^"Leadership".www.tinker.af.mil.Retrieved21 January2022.
  5. ^They were acting under authority of Air Force Instruction 36-3108,Memorialization Program and Ceremony
  6. ^"Taking a Look at the Names behind Tinker"(PDF).turnbullclan.com.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 17 July 2011.Retrieved18 October2017.
  7. ^AF Instruction 36-3108 does not address protocol for memorializing equipment, thus 72nd Air Base Wing Commander Col. Robert L. Smolen was acting "on the discretion of the commander"
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  9. ^"Okla. County Voters Approve Plant Purchase – Oklahoma City News Story – KOCO Oklahoma City".Koco.com. 13 May 2008.Retrieved25 March2012.
  10. ^"Maybe Baby – Buddy Holly Lives! 2002".YouTube. 27 October 2007.Retrieved25 March2012.
  11. ^Zizzo, David (27 April 1981)."The space shuttle Columbia arrived at Tinker Air Force..."UPI.Retrieved17 February2020.
  12. ^"TACAMO – TAke Charge And Move Out".Tacamo.navy.mil. 12 June 1981. Archived fromthe originalon 16 March 2012.Retrieved25 March2012.
  13. ^NCEI."Storm Events Database - Event Details - National Centers for Environmental Information".www.ncdc.noaa.gov.Retrieved18 October2017.
  14. ^"Airmen honor 30 years of AWACS".af.mil.21 July 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 11 October 2012.Retrieved18 October2017.
  15. ^"137 SOW Home".
  16. ^Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs (29 October 2015)."Seymour-Johnson chosen for first Reserve-led KC-46A basing".Air Force Reserve Command.Retrieved14 January2016.
  17. ^"Table of Tornadoes Which Have Occurred in the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area Since 1890".noaa.gov.Retrieved9 July2015.
  18. ^Campbell, John M., "American Bomber Aircraft Vol. II: Boeing B-29 Superfortress", Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, Pennsylvania, 1997, Library of Congress Card Number 97-66913,ISBN0-7643-0272-8,pages 220–221.
  19. ^John Pike (1 June 1998)."C-29A".Globalsecurity.org.Retrieved25 March2012.
  20. ^Defense Logistics Agencydownloaded 18 December 2012
  21. ^"DLA Distribution Oklahoma City".Archived fromthe originalon 18 February 2013.Retrieved18 December2012.
  22. ^"DLA Document Services".Archived fromthe originalon 14 February 2013.Retrieved18 December2012.
  23. ^"MROTC, Boeing Agreement Finalized; New Development Taking Flight" Commerce "Oklahoma Department of Commerce".Okcommerce.gov. 12 January 2006.Retrieved25 March2012.
  24. ^"Battelle News".Battelle.org. 4 August 2003. Archived fromthe originalon 19 March 2012.Retrieved25 March2012.
  25. ^"Eastern Oklahoma County MRO and Aerospace Partnership".Aeroeoc.com. Archived fromthe originalon 26 March 2012.Retrieved25 March2012.
  26. ^"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 27 February 2009.Retrieved13 December2008.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  27. ^"Tinker Air Force Base – TAC".Tinker.af.mil. Archived fromthe originalon 18 March 2012.Retrieved25 March2012.
  28. ^William Crum (26 June 2014)."Oklahoma County approves Tinker Aerospace Complex bonds".Daily Oklahoman.Retrieved27 September2014.
  29. ^"15 USC § 3710a – Cooperative research and development agreements | LII / Legal Information Institute"..law.cornell.edu.Retrieved25 March2012.
  30. ^"10 U.S. Code § 2474 - Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence: designation; public-private partnerships".LII / Legal Information Institute.Retrieved18 October2017.
  31. ^"10 USC § 2667 – Leases: non-excess property of military departments and Defense Agencies | LII / Legal Information Institute".Law.cornell.edu.Retrieved25 March2012.
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  33. ^"Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex".Tinker AFB.US Air Force. 25 October 2017.Retrieved22 October2019.
  34. ^"About Us".507th Air Refueling Wing.US Air Force.Retrieved22 October2019.
  35. ^"Associate Units".Tinker AFB.US Air Force. Archived fromthe originalon 4 November 2019.Retrieved22 October2019.
  36. ^"Air Force Flight Standards Agency".
  37. ^"Organizational Chart"(PDF).Air Force Life Cycle Management Center.August 2022.Archived(PDF)from the original on 16 August 2022.Retrieved22 October2022.
  38. ^"Tinker AFB Privatized Housing".United States Air Force.Retrieved28 January2024.5601 Twining Drive Tinker AFB, OK 73145
  39. ^"2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Oklahoma County, OK"(PDF).U.S. Census Bureau.Retrieved28 January2024.
  40. ^"Mid-Del Map"(PDF).Mid-Del School District.Retrieved28 January2024.- Location of the AFB indicated. - Also compare with the address for base housing.

Other sources

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  • Public DomainThis article incorporatespublic domain materialfrom theAir Force Historical Research Agency
  • Much of this text in an early version of this article was taken from pages on the Tinker Air Force Base Website, which as a work of the U.S. Government is presumed to be apublic domain resource.That information was supplemented by:
  • Mueller, Robert (1989). Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982. USAF Reference Series, Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History.ISBN0-912799-53-6
  • Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History.ISBN0-912799-12-9.
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