The 76th Maintenance Wing is a

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of the

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based out of

Tinker Air Force Base Tinker Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force base, with tenant U.S. Navy and other Department of Defense missions, located in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, surrounded by Del City, Oklahoma City, and Midwest City. The base, origina ...

, Oklahoma.

Subordinate Organizations

*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

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and production organizations for the

. Personnel provide expert software support for the B-1, B-2, B-52 and E-3 aircraft. In addition, the group provides

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for all

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s. In support of the depot mission and

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shops, the group provides

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and maintenance for all assigned engines and a variety of individual components and systems. *76th Maintenance Support Group (76 MXSG)

History

The Wing furnished administrative and logistical support for the

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Air Materiel Area (later, San Antonio Air Logistics Center) and numerous tenant organizations on the base. It became host wing of

Kelly Air Force Base Kelly Field (formerly Kelly Air Force Base) is a Joint-Use facility located in San Antonio, Texas. It was originally named after George E. M. Kelly, the first member of the U.S. military killed in the crash of an airplane he was piloting. In ...

on 17 August 1959. The wing has frequently supported humanitarian and disaster relief missions and deployed personnel in support of operations in

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in 1990 and 1991. On 1 October 2012, the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center was redesignated as the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex and leadership of the complex was transferred from the former 76th Maintenance Wing. (https://www.tinker.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/384764/oklahoma-city-air-logistics-complex/)

Lineage

* Designated as the 2851st Air Base Wing and organized on 1 August 1953 : Redesignated 2851st Air Base Group on 16 October 1964 : Redesignated 651st Support Group on 1 October 1992 : Redesignated 651st Air Base Group on 1 October 1993 : Redesignated 76th Air Base Wing on 1 October 1994 : Inactivated on 30 May 2001 * Redesignated 76th Maintenance Wing : Activated on 18 February 2005 : Inactivated on 1 October 2012

Assignments

*San Antonio Air Materiel Area (later

San Antonio Air Logistics Center The San Antonio Air Logistics Center is a former air depot of the United States Air Force located alongside Kelly Air Force Base.San Antonio Air Logistics Center Office of History, Kelly AFB, Texas. A Brief History of Kelly Air Force Base. San An ...

): 1 August 1953 – 30 May 2001 *

Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center 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; expande ...

: 18 February 2005 - 1 October 2012 (attached to Air Force Sustainment Center after 10 July 2012)

Stations

, Texas, 1 August 1953 – 30 May 2001 *

, Oklahoma, 18 February 2005 - 1 October 2012

References

External links

Tinker AFB Home Page
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