Ogden Air Logistics Complex

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Ogden Air Logistics Complex
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Active1943 (1943)–present
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
BranchFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
TypeAir Logistics Complex
RoleLogistics, support, maintenance and distribution
Size8,100 personnel
Part ofAir Force Sustainment Center
Headquarters Hill Air Force Base, Utah
Commanders
Current
commander
Major General Kenyon Bell [1]

The Ogden Air Logistics Complex (OO-ALC) performs programmed depot maintenance on a number of US Air Force weapon systems. Specifically it supports A-10 Thunderbolt II, B-2 Spirit, F-16 Fighting Falcon, and LGM-30G Minuteman III systems. Additionally, the center is responsible for landing gear systems, conventional munitions, solid propellants, and composite materials. [2] It is located at Hill Air Force Base.

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The former Ogden Air Logistics Center was re-designated as the Ogden Air Logistics Complex on 12 July 2012.

Since 2012 the Complex has supervised the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.

Lineage

Ogden Air Service Command on 17 May 1943;
Ogden Air Technical Service Command on 14 November 1944;
Ogden Air Materiel Area on 2 July 1946;
Ogden Air Logistics Center on 1 April 1974;
Ogden Air Logistics Complex, 12 July 2012.

List of commanders

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References

  1. "Kirkland makes farewell visit to Hill".
  2. OO-ALC Fact Sheet