Tinker Air Force Base

Established: 1941
Type: Air Force

About

Tinker AFB is the host site for the Air Force Sustainment Center. The mission of the Air Force Sustainment Center is to Sustain Weapon System Readiness to “Generate Airpower for America.” The Center provides war winning expeditionary capabilities to the warfighter through world-class depot maintenance, supply chain management, and installation support. It consolidates oversight of the maintenance missions now performed at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex; Warner Robins ALC at Robins AFB; and Ogden ALC at Hill AFB. It also assumes responsibility for supply chain management and operations wings here and at Scott AFB and an operating location at Langley AFB. The Air Force Sustainment Center is commanded by a three-star general and consists of more than 32,000 military and civilian personnel. AFSC provides installation support to more than 141 Associate Units with more than 75,000 personnel. Tinker’s largest organization is the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex. It is the largest of three depot repair complexes in AFMC. It provides depot maintenance on the C/KC-135, B-1B, B-52 and E-3 aircraft, expanded phase maintenance on the Navy E-6 aircraft, and maintenance, repair and overhaul of F100, F101, F108, F110, F118, F119 and TF33 engines for the Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, Navy and foreign military sales. Additionally, the complex is responsible for the maintenance, repair, and overhaul of a myriad of Air Force and Navy airborne accessory components,and the development and sustainment of a diverse portfolio of operational flight programs, test program sets, automatic test equipment, and industrial automation software.    More than 9,400 military and civilian employees work at the OC-ALC. The complex is headquartered out of historic Building 3001, which covers 62 acres and stretches for seven-tenths of a mile. Within its walls, workers perform a vast array of maintenance on aircraft, engines, components, and accessories and perform a multitude of administrative tasks. The 72nd Air Base Wing provides base installation and support services for the headquarters, Air Force Sustainment Center, the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex and 44 associate units assigned to six major commands, including the largest flying wing in Air Combat Command, the Navy’s Strategic Communications Wing One and several defense agencies. More than 1,600 personnel and 1,343 contractors work within the 72nd Air Base Wing. The groups, directorates, and direct reporting units within the wing include the 72nd Mission Support Group, 72nd Medical Group, 72nd Communications Directorate, 72nd Civil Engineering Directorate, 72nd Operations Support Squadron, 72nd Comptroller Squadron, Public Affairs, Chaplain and Plans Office.

Quick Reference

Chaplain
405-734-2111

Air man & Family Readiness
405-739-2747

Cafeterias
405-734-3161

Judge Advocate
405-739-5811

Military Housing
405-734-2821

Post Office
405-741-1783

Family Housing
405-734-7350

Public Affairs
405-739-2026

Equal Opportunity
405-739-7889

Family Advocacy
405-582-6604

Base Surroundings

Oklahoma City National Memorial
620 N Harvey Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
405-235-3313

Myriad Botanical Gardens
301 W Reno Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
405-445-7080

Oklahoma City Zoo & Botanical Garden
2000 Remington Pl, Oklahoma City, OK 73111
405-424-3344

Frontier City
11501 N 1-35 Service Rd, Oklahoma City, OK 73131
405-478-2140

White Water Bay
3908 W reno Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73107
405-943-9687

Science Museum Oklahoma
2020 Remington Pl, Oklahoma City, OK 73111
405-602-6664

Oklahoma City Museum Art
415 Couch Dr, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
405-236-3100

Cheevers Café
2409 N Hudson Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73103
405-525-7007

BJs Restaurant & Brewhouse
2425 W Memorial Rd, Oklahoma City, OK 73134
405-748-6770

Penn Square Mall
1901 Northwest Expy, Oklahoma City, OK 73118
405-841-2696