also maintains installation security, law enforcement, emergency response, facilities, utilities, safety and transportation services for Team Tinker. Information technology and information protection support functions also fall under the wing’s responsibilities. In addition, the wing provides a functional airfield, weather and fuels support for local and transient flight operations. Members of the wing strive to deliver extraordinary customer service, lodging and housing accommodations, food-service operations, financial services, human resource management, health and medical care, morale, welfare and recreation programs and spiritual resilience to Team Tinker’s members, families and retiree populations. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Propulsion Directorate The Propulsion Directorate is responsible for leading propulsion system life cycle requirements to include system development, acquisition, fielding, sustainment, and modernization to ensure warfighter readiness, affordability, safety, and effectiveness needs are met. The Propulsion Directorate consists of over 600 employees managing more than 22,000 engines installed on over 30 different weapon systems in support of the U.S. Air Force and 50 international partners. Other AFLCMC Units Other Tinker AFB AFLCMC organizations provide life cycle management for the E-3 AWACS, B-1 Lancer, B-52 Stratofortress, KC-10 Extender, KC-135 Stratotanker, and KC-46 Pegasus aircraft and the Presidential and Executive fleet. Operational Wings 507th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) The 507th Air Refueling Wing is the largest Air Force Reserve Command flying unit in the state of Oklahoma. The 507th ARW reports to Fourth Air Force and performs daily missions both locally and around the world in support of Air Mobility Command and U.S. Strategic Command’s national emergency war order requirements, operating out of Tinker Air Force Base. The wing operates and maintains eight KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft providing world-wide aerial refueling to U.S. and NATO aircraft in times of peace, war, and national emergency. The 507th ARW trains aircrew on the Reserve KC- 135 and the Reserve C-17 Globemaster III at a geographically separated unit, the 730th Air Mobility Training Squadron at Altus AFB, Oklahoma, where KC-46 Pegasus flight training will begin in the near future. The 507th ARW consists of three subordinate groups and 11 squadrons while employing more than 1,200 men and women. The 507th ARW is made up of Reserve Citizen Airmen, many of whom live and work in Oklahoma communities in addition to their Reserve commitment. Approximately 200 members of
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