Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex
A major United States Air Force depot-maintenance and logistics complex at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma.
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Overview
The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex (OC-ALC) is a United States Air Force maintenance, repair, overhaul, engineering, software, and logistics organization headquartered at Tinker Air Force Base near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It is one of the largest components of Air Force Materiel Command and provides depot-level sustainment for aircraft, propulsion systems, airborne accessories, software, test equipment, and industrial infrastructure. Unlike a commercial brand, the complex is a government-operated military industrial organization whose capabilities support the operational availability of United States air forces and selected partner-nation fleets. The complex traces its institutional history to the Oklahoma Air Depot Control Area Command, established on 19 January 1943 and activated on 1 February 1943. It subsequently operated under several names reflecting changes in Air Force command structures: Oklahoma City Air Service Command, Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command, Oklahoma Air Materiel Area, and Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center. On 10 July 2012, it adopted its current designation, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex. The renamings mark organizational reorganizations rather than a change in the underlying mission of sustaining aircraft and weapon systems from the Oklahoma City installation. OC-ALC performs programmed depot maintenance and related modification, overhaul, reclamation, inspection, and functional-check-flight work on aircraft including the B-1B, B-52, C-135 and KC-135 families, E-3, and other aircraft assigned to the Air Force and Navy. It has also supported expanded phase maintenance for the Navy's E-6 aircraft and depot-level work for aircraft operated by the Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, and foreign military customers. Its propulsion mission covers maintenance, repair, and overhaul of numerous engine families, including the F100, F101, F108, F110, F117, F118, F119, F135, and TF33, making the installation a central Air Force depot source for aircraft-engine sustainment. The complex's broader technical portfolio includes repair of aircraft and engine accessories, air and fuel components, constant-speed drives, oxygen equipment, precision measurement systems, laboratory services, industrial plant equipment, and tools. Its software activities encompass operational flight programs, automatic test equipment, test-program sets, jet-engine test systems, modeling and simulation, industrial automation, information assurance, and software associated with mission-critical weapon systems. In the late 2010s, its principal structure consisted of five major groups and eight staff offices, including aircraft maintenance, propulsion maintenance, commodities maintenance, maintenance support, and software maintenance organizations. The organization also has a test and engineering history. The 2871st Test Squadron was activated at Tinker Air Force Base in 1988, redesignated the 10th Test Squadron in 1992, and inactivated in 1994, when its personnel and resources were absorbed by the 10th Flight Test Squadron. OC-ALC remains an important national depot for extending the service life, reliability, and mission capability of aging and current United States military aircraft and engines.
History
The complex's lineage begins during the Second World War, when the Oklahoma Air Depot Control Area Command was established on 19 January 1943 and activated on 1 February of that year. Its early mission was associated with the organization and control of depot support at the Oklahoma City Air Depot, later known as Tinker Field and Tinker Air Force Base. In May 1943 it became the Oklahoma City Air Service Command, and in November 1944 it was redesignated the Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command. Postwar reorganization brought another name change on 2 July 1946, when the organization became the Oklahoma Air Materiel Area. The new designation reflected the Air Force's broader postwar approach to materiel management, depot repair, and logistics. On 1 April 1974, it was redesignated the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, a title that emphasized its role as a major Air Force logistics and sustainment institution. On 10 July 2012, it became the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex as part of Air Force structural changes within Air Force Materiel Command. Across these periods, the organization developed a wide-ranging depot mission. Its aircraft work has included programmed depot maintenance, modification, overhaul, reclamation, inspections, and functional check flights for strategic bombers, tankers, command-and-control aircraft, transports, and other platforms. The aircraft portfolio has included the B-1B, B-52, C/KC/EC-135, E-3, KC-10, C-130, and Navy E-6 aircraft, with support also extending to reserve, guard, and foreign military fleets. Propulsion became another defining capability. The 76th Propulsion Maintenance Group operates a major Air Force depot-level facility for aircraft-engine sustainment and has worked on engine families used by fighters, bombers, tankers, surveillance aircraft, transports, and other platforms. The complex has also served as a source of repair for F-35 engine work. Complementary commodities activities repair and restore aircraft and engine parts, including air and fuel accessories, constant-speed drives, and oxygen-related components. The complex's support mission extends beyond physical hardware. Its maintenance-support organizations provide industrial services, physical-science laboratories, precision measurement and metrology, tool management, environmental oversight, energy-reduction support, facility planning, and industrial-plant-equipment engineering. Its software organization has developed and sustained operational flight programs, automatic test equipment, test-program sets, jet-engine test applications, modeling and simulation, industrial automation, and information-assurance capabilities. Testing has also formed part of the institution's history. The 2871st Test Squadron was activated at Tinker Air Force Base on 15 January 1988 under the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center. It was redesignated the 10th Test Squadron on 1 October 1992 and inactivated on 18 March 1994; its resources and personnel were transferred to the 10th Flight Test Squadron. Today, the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex remains a principal Air Force depot organization, supporting readiness by repairing, modernizing, testing, and sustaining aircraft, engines, components, software, and associated industrial systems.
- 2012
Became Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex
[1]The current name took effect on 10 July as part of Air Force Materiel Command restructuring.
- 1994
Test squadron inactivated
[1]The 10th Test Squadron was inactivated on 18 March, with its personnel and resources absorbed by the 10th Flight Test Squadron.
- 1992
2871st Test Squadron redesignated
[1]The squadron became the 10th Test Squadron on 1 October.
- 1988
2871st Test Squadron activated
[1]The 2871st Test Squadron was activated at Tinker Air Force Base and assigned to the logistics center.
- 1974
Became Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center
[1]The organization adopted the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center name on 1 April.
- 1946
Became Oklahoma Air Materiel Area
[1]The postwar organization was redesignated Oklahoma Air Materiel Area on 2 July.
- 1944
Redesignated Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command
[1]A further command reorganization took place on 14 November.
- 1943
Oklahoma Air Depot Control Area Command established
[1]The predecessor organization was established on 19 January and activated on 1 February to manage depot-related activities at the Oklahoma City Air Depot.
- 1943
Redesignated Oklahoma City Air Service Command
[1]The organization adopted the Oklahoma City Air Service Command designation on 17 May.
Products and positioning
A government-operated, large-scale military depot and sustainment center serving as a strategic Air Force source of repair for aircraft, engines, components, software, and logistics systems.
Military aircraft sustainment
Aircraft depot maintenance
The 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group performs programmed depot maintenance, modifications, overhaul, reclamation, inspections, functional check flights, and related depot support for aircraft such as the B-1B, B-52, C/KC/EC-135, E-3, KC-10, C-130, and Navy E-6. The work supports Air Force, reserve, guard, Navy, and foreign military fleets.
Aerospace propulsion sustainment
Aircraft-engine maintenance and overhaul
The propulsion organization provides depot-level repair and overhaul for engines and major assemblies used across fighter, bomber, tanker, surveillance, transport, and other military aircraft. Identified engine families include the F100, F101, F108, F110, F117, F118, F119, F135, and TF33.
Aircraft component sustainment
Aircraft commodities repair
The commodities maintenance organization restores aircraft and engine parts to serviceable condition for a broad range of Air Force and Navy platforms. Its specialist responsibilities include air and fuel accessories, constant-speed drives, and oxygen-related components.
Military software engineering
Flight and logistics software sustainment
Software capabilities cover operational flight programs, automatic test equipment, test-program sets, jet-engine test systems, modeling and simulation, industrial automation, information assurance, and software supporting depot and acquisition activities.
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