Tinker Air Force Base
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 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, adjacent to Del City and Midwest City.
| Tinker Air Force Base | |||||||||
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| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in the United States of America | |||||||||
An E-3B Sentry of the 552nd Air Control Wing based at Tinker AFB. | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 35°24′53″N 097°23′12″W | ||||||||
| Type | US Air Force Base | ||||||||
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| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | US Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Website | www.tinker.af.mil | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1941 (as Midwest Air Depot) | ||||||||
| In use | 1941 – present | ||||||||
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| Current commander | Colonel Abigail L. W. Ruscetta | ||||||||
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| Identifiers | IATA: TIK, ICAO: KTIK, FAA LID: TIK, WMO: 723540 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 1,291 feet (393 m) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||
The base, originally known as the 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 Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC) is Lieutenant General Tom D. Miller and the commander of the OC-ALC is Major General Jeffrey R. King. The host unit at Tinker is the 72nd 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.