Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex

Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex

Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex Shield
Country United States
Allegiance www.tinker.af.mil
Branch United States Air Force
Role Aircraft Sustainment
Part of Air Force Material Command
Garrison/HQ Tinker Air Force Base
Commanders
Current
commander
Brigadier General Mark K. Johnson [1]

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 and TF33 engines for the Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, Navy and foreign military sales. Additionally, the complex is responsible for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of a myriad of Air Force and Navy airborne accessory components, and the development and sustainment of a diverse portfolio of operational flight programs, test program sets, automatic test equipment, and industrial automation software.[2]

It was established as the Oklahoma Air Depot Control Area Command on 19 Jan 1943. Activated on 1 Feb 1943. Redesignated as: Oklahoma City Air Service Command on 17 May 1943; Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command on 14 Nov 1944; Oklahoma Air Materiel Area on 2 Jul 1946; Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center on 1 Apr 1974; Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex on 10 Jul 2012.

Organization

The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex comprises five groups and eight staff offices that team together to provide maintenance, repair, and overhaul support to the warfighter.

The 76th Software Maintenance Group is an integral part of the Complex, responsible for the development, modernization, and sustainment of embedded software in the Air Force's mission critical weapon systems and associated with depot, acquisition, and logistics activities. The Group's multi-skilled, highly trained and motivated workforce are engaged in a professional culture focused on the Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) of software and systems engineering, including: Operational Flight Programs, Automatic Test Equipment, Test Program Sets, Jet Engine Test, Modeling and Simulation, Industrial Automation, Software Information Assurance, and multiple weapon systems software. The Group also provides engineering support to its customers in the depot sustainment and acquisition communities.

The 76th Maintenance Support Group manages industrial services, physical sciences laboratories, precision measurement equipment laboratories and tools for the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex. It provides engineering, installation, maintenance and management support for the complex's industrial plant equipment and facilities. In addition, the group provides environmental, occupational health, focal point for energy reduction and point of use technology for all complex organizations.

References

  1. http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/108893/brigadier-general-mark-k-johnson.aspx

Bibliography

http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/108893/brigadier-general-mark-k-johnson.aspx Brigadier General Mark K. Johnson]

Coordinates: 35°24′53″N 97°23′12″W / 35.41472°N 97.38667°W / 35.41472; -97.38667

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