76th Maintenance Wing

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76th Maintenance Wing
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Active5 February 1942 — present
Country United States
Branch Air Force
TypeMaintenance Support
Part of Air Force Materiel Command
Garrison/HQ Tinker Air Force Base
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Commanders
Current
commander
Maj Gen Jeffrey King

The 76th Maintenance Wing was a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Its formerly components transferred to the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex.

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History

The Wing furnished administrative and logistical support for the San Antonio 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 on 17 August 1959. The wing has frequently supported humanitarian and disaster relief missions and deployed personnel in support of operations in Southwest Asia 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. ()

Lineage

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
Activated on 18 February 2005
Inactivated on 1 October 2012

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References

    PD-icon.svg This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency