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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 Major General P. David Gillett, Jr. It is one of three Air Force ALCs, the others being Ogden Air Logistics Center (OO-ALC) at Hill AFB, Utah and Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (WR-ALC) at Robins AFB, Georgia.
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 Colonel Allen Jamerson.
Tinker is also the home of the U.S. Navy's Strategic Communications Wing One (TACAMO). Also known as STRATCOMWINGONE, this origanization is a shore-based Navy Air Wing consisting of three squadrons and a wing staff which is fully integrated into the Air Force Base, and employs over 1,300 active-duty sailors and 100 contractors to provide maintenance, security, operations, administration, training and logistic support for the Navy's E-6B Mercury aircraft fleet. The Mercury aircraft enables the President of the United States and the Secretary of Defense to directly contact submarines, bombers and missile silos enforcing the country's national security through nuclear deterrence.
[edit] Units currently stationed at Tinker
[edit] Major units
Tinker AFB is home to major Department of Defense, Air Force and Navy activities with critical national defense missions.
Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC)
OC-ALC is the largest of three ALCs in the Air Force Materiel Command and provides depot maintenance, product support, services and supply chain management, as well as information support for 31 weapon systems, 10 commands, 93 Air Force bases and 46 foreign nations. It is the contracting office for the USAF's Contract Field Teams program.
72d Air Base Wing (72 ABW)
The diverse, multi-unit, multi-mission wing includes base services and support for the OC-ALC and associate organizations as well as dependents and retirees.
72d Medical Group (MDG)
72d Mission Support Group (MSG)
76th Maintenance Wing (MXW)
76 Aircraft Maintenance Group (AMXG)
76 Propulsion Maintenance Group (PMXG)
76 Commodities Maintenance Group (CMXG)
76 Software Maintenance Group (SMXG)
76 Maintenance Support Group (MXSG)
Aerospace Sustainment Directorate (OC-ALC/GK) formally the 327th Aircraft Sustainment Wing
327 ACSG (B-52 & Cruise Missile)
727 ACSG (Contractor Logistics Support)
747 ACSG (Combat Systems)
827 ACSG (C/KC-135)
[edit] Tenant units
[edit] 552d Air Control Wing
The 552d Air Control Wing (ACW, ACC, Tail Code: "OK") flies Air Combat Command's E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft. 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:
552d Operations Group
960th Airborne Air Control Squadron "Vikings" (E-3)
963d Airborne Air Control Squadron "Blue Knights" (E-3)
964th Airborne Air Control Squadron "Phoenix" (E-3)
965th Airborne Air Control Squadron "Golden Eagles"(E-3)
966th Airborne Air Control Squadron (E-3)
970th Airborne Air Control Squadron (Air Force Reserve, E-3)
552d Training Squadron
552d Maintenance Group
552d Air Control Group
752d Operations Support Squadron
552d Air Control Networks Squadron
607th Air Control Squadron
726th Air Control Squadron "Hardrock"
728th Air Control Squadron
729th Air Control Squadron "Angry Warrior"
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December 8, 2011 – SPACE – Earth was hit by a small fireball-storm. Ranging in size from microscopic space dust to mountainous asteroids, trillions of meteoroids zing through the inner solar system on a daily basis. What are the odds that five of them would cross the same point in space? Pretty good, actually. In fact, it happened just last night. These are the orbits of five objects that hit Earth on the night of Dec. 7/8. NASA’s All Sky Fireball Network recorded the meteoroids as they disintegrated in the atmosphere over the United States, each one producing a bright fireball. Note how all the orbits converge on a single point–our planet.The Geminid meteor shower is supposed to peak December 13-14. NASA has not said if these latest fireballs are part of that shower. –Space Weather
Originally posted by hillbilly4rent
I would like to hear and see more of this, keeping an eye to the sky and a a ear to the ground
Originally posted by kdog1982
reply to post by Destinyone
Hi Destinyone!
Some of those links I provided are live shots and some recorded if anyone one wants to check it out.
elpasoallsky.blogspot.com...