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FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma ~ 29 SEPT 2026
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Posted on 09/28/2026 5:59:45 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe

 
 

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Road Trip: Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma

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Tinker Air Force Base is a 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, originally known as the Midwest Air Depot, is named in honor of Oklahoma native Major General Clarence L. Tinker, the first Native American major general.

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Tinker is the headquarters of the Air Force Materiel Command's (AFMC) Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC), which is the worldwide manager for a wide range of aircraft, engines, missiles, software and avionics and accessories components. The host unit at Tinker is the 72nd Air Base Wing (72 ABW) which provides services and support for the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center and its tenant organizations.

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The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex is the largest air logistics center in the Air Force Materiel Command. It provides depot maintenance, product support, services and supply chain management, and information support for 31 weapon systems, 10 commands, 93 Air Force bases and 46 foreign nations. It is the contracting office for the Air Force's Contract Field Teams program.

The Air Logistics Complex includes the 76 Aircraft Maintenance Group, the 76 Propulsion Maintenance Group, the 76 Commodities Maintenance Group, the 76 Software Engineering Group and the 76 Maintenance Support Group. Combined, these groups provide depot-level maintenance, repair and overhaul of KC-135, B-52, E-3, E-6, and B-1 aircraft, as well as engines, components, support equipment, and associated software for the US Air Force and US Navy.

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The 552nd Air Control Wing flies Air Combat Command's E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft. The E-3's radar and other sensors provide deep-look surveillance, warning, interception control and airborne battle management. The 552 ACW encompasses 3 groups: 552nd Operations Group, 552nd Maintenance Group and 552nd Air Control Group.

The 507th Air Refueling Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is one of two Air Force Reserve flying units in the state of Oklahoma and administratively reports to Fourth Air Force (4 AF). The wing operates twelve KC-135R "Stratotanker" air refueling aircraft at Tinker and is operationally gained by Air Mobility Command (AMC). As an associate unit, the 507 ARW also operates the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) British Aerospace 125-800 aircraft (ex-USAF C-29A) in the aviation standards and navigational aid inspection mission.

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Learn More About Tinker Air Force Base HERE!!

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1 posted on 09/28/2026 5:59:45 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe
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To: laurenmarlowe; Kathy in Alaska; luvie; HiJinx; AZamericonnie; Jet Jaguar; beachn4fun; MS.BEHAVIN; ..

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

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for your service!


2 posted on 09/28/2026 6:02:15 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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WOO-HOO, it's Road Trip time again, thanks Lauren!
3 posted on 09/28/2026 6:03:06 PM PDT by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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~ Road Trip: Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma ~

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4 posted on 09/28/2026 6:05:07 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸 The bravery of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American. 🇺🇸)
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To: laurenmarlowe

Howdy, lauren. *Hugz*

Did you get a little break from the heat the past few days? I know it warmed back up but hang in there a couple of days. Relief is on the way. You’ll be cooler than we will!


5 posted on 09/28/2026 6:08:46 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: radu

Howdy radu!

*HUGS*


6 posted on 09/28/2026 6:10:12 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe
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To: PROCON

Good evening and thank you PROCON!


7 posted on 09/28/2026 6:10:47 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe
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To: luvie

Evening luvie!

*HUGS*


8 posted on 09/28/2026 6:11:22 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe
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To: PROCON

Howdy, PRO!

Have a good weekend? Still able to wear shorts at all or are they put away for the season?
Been nice here the past few days but it’s too darn dry.


9 posted on 09/28/2026 6:11:46 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: radu

Has not been bad, but so looking forward to Thursday.

Under 80 degrees and some rain, WOOHOO!

Hope you have a terrific week!

*HUGS*


10 posted on 09/28/2026 6:13:17 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe
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To: luvie

Howdy, luvie.

I know it was hot today but I’m jealous of your forecast. LOL One more pretty hot day, then ‘nice’ moves in. The latter part of the week is ‘oo-la-la’!!
They changed our forecast overnight and now it’ll be warmer than anticipated. *sigh*


11 posted on 09/28/2026 6:15:06 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: laurenmarlowe

We’ve had temps around 80 for a few days and it does feel good. You’ll love it along with that rain. Y’all need both!

We do, too, but have to wait a while.


12 posted on 09/28/2026 6:17:44 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: luvie

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))


13 posted on 09/28/2026 6:19:02 PM PDT by left that other site ( For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; He will save us Is.33:2h)
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To: radu
Hey radu!

It's sweat pants in the morning and then shorts again in the PM, 70's all week but into the mid 30's at night.

How's rehabilitating going along?

And how are the furballs doing?

14 posted on 09/28/2026 6:34:20 PM PDT by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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Howdy! Hope it’s not still raining there so y’all can dry out.


15 posted on 09/28/2026 6:36:44 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸 The bravery of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American. 🇺🇸)
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Hi, lauren! Hope all is well there. Wherever you are. I simply canNOT remember when you were supposed to get to go on your vacation.

I’m soooo looking forward to cooler weather later this week.


16 posted on 09/28/2026 6:38:55 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸 The bravery of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American. 🇺🇸)
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Hey there, radu!

It got up to a toasty 94 today, and I can’t WAIT till tomorrows 80s then down to the 70s on Friday. Supposed to have rain for at least 1 day this week [already down from 3 days 😡].

Did you have weather good enough to get out in today?


17 posted on 09/28/2026 6:44:07 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸 The bravery of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American. 🇺🇸)
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To: luvie

Still raining!

I hope it clears up tomorrow. I’m sick of it.


18 posted on 09/28/2026 6:48:34 PM PDT by left that other site ( For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; He will save us Is.33:2h)
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I hope it does too. You must be saturated with it.

Send it my way! 😊


19 posted on 09/28/2026 6:53:23 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸 The bravery of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American. 🇺🇸)
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To: luvie

Doing well here, thanks! But had to postpone the trip, older son was not able to get away, so we are going to try Thanksgiving in Boston! I’ll keep you posted how this progresses.

Hope all is well with you, and enjoy the cooler days too!

*HUGS*


20 posted on 09/28/2026 6:54:06 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe
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