76th Maintenance Wing
The 76th Maintenance Wing was a wing of the United States Air Force located at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Its former components transferred to the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex.
History
On 1 August 1953 the 2851st Air Base Wing was designated and organized to provide administrative services for Air Force logistics in San Antonio, Texas. It was redesignated the 2851st Air Base Group on 16 October 1964.Nearly thirty years later, it was
- redesignated the 651st Support Group on 1 October 1992;
- redesignated the 651st Air Base Group on 1 October 1993;
- and redesignated the 76th Air Base Wing on 1 October 1994.
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
- Designated as the 2851st Air Base Wing and organized on 1 August 1953
- Redesignated '''76th Maintenance Wing'''
Assignments
- San Antonio Air Materiel Area : 1 August 1953 – 30 May 2001
- Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center: 18 February 2005 - 1 October 2012
Components 2005-2012
- 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group
- 76th Propulsion Maintenance Group
- 76th Commodities Maintenance Group
- 76th Software Maintenance Group - The group is a major software development and production organizations for the United States Air Force. Personnel provide expert software support for the B-1, B-2, B-52 and E-3 aircraft. In addition, the group provides software maintenance for all cruise missiles. In support of the depot mission and warfighter shops, the group provides software design and maintenance for all assigned engines and a variety of individual components and systems.
- 76th Maintenance Support Group
Stations
- Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, 1 August 1953 – 30 May 2001
- Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, 18 February 2005 - 1 October 2012