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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 552d Training Squadron is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the 552d Operations Group at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The squadron trains aircrew for airborne warning and control missions on the Boeing E-3 Sentry aircraft. The squadron was first activated during World War II as the 552d Bombardment Squadron.
It is assigned to the Tenth Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command, and is stationed at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The group's mission is to provide theater and Air Force commanders with trained aircrews and maintenance personnel and systems for airborne surveillance, warning and control of U.S. and allied military aircraft.
1948 Tinker Air Force Base tornadoes; 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado; 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team; February 2009 North American storm complex; Adoptive ...
76th Aircraft Maintenance Group (76 AMXG) 76th Propulsion Maintenance Group (76 PMXG) 76th Commodities Maintenance Group (76 CMXG) 76th Software Maintenance Group (76 SMXG) - The Group is a major software development and production organizations for the United States Air Force.
McGuire Air Force Base: F-106: Inactivated on 23 August 1967 540th Fighter-Day Squadron: Greenville AFB: F-100: Inactivated on 8 February 1957 550th Fighter Squadron: F-15C "Silver Eagles" Active Associate 555th Fighter Squadron
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 ...
AETC is headquartered at Randolph Air Force Base, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. AETC is the primary training and professional education command in the Air Force. More than 48,000 active duty and Air Reserve Component members and 14,000 civilian personnel make up AETC. The command has responsibility for approximately 1,600 aircraft.
