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Tinker Air Force Base is named in honor of Major General Clarence L. Tinker. [2] An Osage from Pawhuska, Oklahoma, he received his wings in 1921. [3] He was a graduate of Wentworth Military Academy who went on to become the first major general of Native American descent in U.S. Army history.
The 963d Airborne Early Warning and Control Squadron was activated, on 8 July 1955 at McClellan Air Force Base, California. [2] The squadron flew the EC-121 Warning Star , which was a military version of the Lockheed Constellation aircraft, until the unit's inactivation in April 1976.
McGuire AFB: Air Guard logo, w/white or black "NEW JERSEY" with AFOUA: F-105B: 1964–1981 113 TFG: 121 TFS: Andrews AFB: Thin blue strip w/white borders and "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA" and 121st TFS logo below cockpit: F-105D/F: 1971–1981 116 TFG: 128 TFS: Dobbins AFB: Yellow canopy rails and yellow band w/white borders on tail fin, with ...
This Article is a list of United States Air Force aircraft control and warning squadrons active, inactive, and historical. The purpose of an aircraft control and warning squadron is to provide an airborne radar picket to detect vessels, planes, and vehicles before they enter an area of operations, as well as providing command and control in an engagement by directing aircraft strikes.
The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex (OC-ALC) Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma is one of the largest units in the Air Force Materiel Command.The complex performs programmed 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, F117, F118, F119, F135, and TF33 engines ...
Hanscom Air Force Base: Lincoln: Massachusetts: Air Force Materiel Command: 66th Air Base Group: Non-flying installation, hosting the Electronic Systems Center, part of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. [26] Hill Air Force Base: Ogden: Utah
Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, 1 July 1977–present Aircraft operated. B-18 Bolo (1942–1943) A-20 Havoc (1942–1943) B-24 Liberator (1942–1943)
The 465th Air Refueling Squadron is a United States Air Force Reserve squadron, assigned to the 507th Operations Group, 507th Air Refueling Wing, stationed at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The squadron operates the KC-135R aircraft conducting aerial refueling missions.