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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 3rd Mobile Communications Group took the void of the 3rd Airways and Air Communications Service Mobile Squadron that was established at Tinker AFB, OK on 1 December 1952. Upon establishment of AFCS, the 3rd AACS was redesignated 3rd Mobile Communications Squadron (AFCS G-2, 1 July 61), but unfortunately would not be incorporated into the ...
A USAF LTV A-7D Corsair II, 69-6240, of the 355th TFW, [89] on a flight from Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, crashes on approach to its home station, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, coming down on Highland Avenue between a University of Arizona athletic practice field and Mansfield Junior High School in Tucson. Two University of Arizona students, Leticia ...
Tinker AFB, Oklahoma: E-3 [107] OK: 966th Airborne Air Control Squadron: Air Combat Command: Twelfth Air Force: 552 ACW: 15 July 1942 [114] Tinker AFB, Oklahoma: E-3 [107] OK: 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron: Air Force Reserve Command: Tenth Air Force: 513 ACG: 5 June 1944 Tinker AFB, Oklahoma: E-3 [115] OK
Several paintings of him, and a display of his awards and medals are in the Tinker Club. His personal papers and original decorations were donated to the base by his widow, Madeline Tinker McCormick. [2] A K-8 school is named after him at MacDill Air Force Base. The Osage honor Tinker and Osages annually at their 4-day In-lon-shka celebration ...
In September 1985, the 130th and 360th Squadrons were consolidated into a single unit. The consolidated squadron was redesignated the 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron and activated at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, on 15 March 1996, becoming the first Air Combat Command associate flying squadron.
The 552d Air Control Wing is an operational wing of the United States Air Force.It has been based at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, since July 1976, operating the Boeing E-3 Sentry.
On 14 April 1994, at 07:36 local time, a USAF E-3 AWACS aircraft from the 963d Airborne Air Control Squadron (based at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma) departed Incirlik Air Base (AB), Turkey in support of OPC. The AWACS, with its 19-member crew under the mission crew command of Major Lawrence Tracy, was to provide airborne threat warning and ...