MACC Presolicitation Bus Tour 7-16-09.pdf

MACC Preproposal Conference Bus Tour

Thursday, 16 July 2009

Base Theater parking lot (prior to leaving).

I want to thank everyone for coming today and I want to welcome you to Tinker Air Force Base. Today we’re going to take a comprehensive “windshield” tour of the base in order for you to see the magnitude of Tinker’s mission and to give you an idea as to the types of areas you will be working in should you end up on the

MACC team. Feel free to ask questions as we go…I’ll try to address them to the best of my ability. We’ll record the questions and answers and they will become part of the official record of this conference.

The main portion of Tinker AFB is located within the incorporated city limits of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Centered ten miles southeast of downtown, Tinker AFB is bordered to the north by

Interstate 40 and 29th Street, to the east by Douglas Boulevard, to the south along 74th Street, and to the west by Sooner Road.

Incorporated areas immediately surrounding the Base include

Midwest City to the north and Del City to the northwest.

Tinker AFB was established in May 1941 as Midwest Air Depot on 1,500 acres of land. Today, Tinker AFB occupies 5,028 acres divided into seven districts. The North side Industrial District is where the majority of administrative, command and control, 552d

Air Control Wing (ACW) and personnel services are located. The

Eastside Depot Maintenance District encompasses the majority of the activities associated with the Oklahoma City – Air Logistics

Center (OC-ALC). The 38th Engineering Installation Group

(EIG) District is a satellite location east of the Base boundary.

The Southeast side Munitions District is located in the isolated southeast corner of the Base for storing munitions. The South

Forty District includes the 3d Combat Communications Group

(CCG), the 507th Air Refueling Wing and the US Navy Command

Strategic Communications Wing One (CSCW-1) located in the southwestern portion of the Base. The West Community District has the housing and majority of community facilities, and the

Airfield District located in the center of the Base supporting all aircraft operations and maintenance. A new district, recently acquired by Tinker AFB is the Tinker Aerospace Complex

(TAC) District consisting of the facility complex south of the base formerly occupied by General Motors.

In 1941, the War Department considered plans for a maintenance and supply depot to be located in the central part of the U.S. Upon learning of this venture, a group of Oklahoma City civic leaders and businessmen targeted a 480-acre site and acquired an option for 960 additional acres of land adjoining the property. The area was offered to the War Department to be used as they saw fit. On 8

April 1941, Oklahoma City was officially awarded the depot.

In 1942, the new installation was named Tinker Field in honor of

Major General Clarence L. Tinker, an Oklahoman who lost his life while leading bombers on a long-range strike against Wake Island in World War II.

Immediately following World War II, Tinker Field was expanded to include the Douglas Aircraft assembly plant and was named the

Oklahoma City Air Materiel Area (OCAMA). The facility produced cargo planes, which complemented work completed at the depot during wartime. The Base remained an important logistics center as it began to service jet engines of the modern Air

Force.

Throughout the Korean conflict, Tinker continued its output, keeping planes flying and funneling supplies to the Far East. By the end of the 1950s, OCAMA received a complete management system overhaul to accommodate the latest Air Force weapons – the B-52 bomber and the KC-135 tanker.

During the 1960s, Tinker’s support of additional aircraft grew.

During that decade the depot became the single place for overhauling the J57, TF30, and J79 engines, as well as new communications and electronics systems. Tinker was designated an inland aerial port of embarkation (APOE) for Southeast Asia in

December 1967 in recognition of Oklahoma City’s importance as a logistic hub.

During the 1970s, the Base took on management of new weapons including the A-7D Corsair, the E-3A Airborne Warning and

Control (AWAC) aircraft, the E-4 Airborne Command Post aircraft, and the air- and ground-launched cruise missiles. In 1974, the depot was renamed the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center.

The B-1 Bomber, the medium-range surface-to-air missile, and the

F108-100 engine were added in the 1980s to an already extensive list of OC-ALC management responsibilities.

To handle the expanded E-3 AWAC operations, the 28th Air

Division (AD) was activated. The addition of associate organizations and responsibilities contributed to the growth of the

Base’s military and civilian population.

In 1991, two Navy E-6 squadrons were added at Tinker Air Force

Base to maintain a flying/communications link between the White

House and ballistic missile submarines around the world. Tinker

AFB and OC-ALC also provided front line support to the forces engaged in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm in the early

1990s.

On September 1, 2000, Tinker AFB and the OC-ALC celebrated their new role as the premier US Air Force propulsion facility with the official relocation of the Fighter Propulsion Division from

Kelly AFB.

Today, Tinker AFB stands united and prepared in supporting

Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and the

Global War on Terrorism.

Mission Implications

The missions assigned to Tinker AFB have implications for the

Base’s facilities and infrastructure. Because Tinker based aircraft conduct worldwide air surveillance and communication missions, it is essential that the Base’s runways, taxiways, hangars, and airfield infrastructure be adequately maintained and improved. The mission at Tinker AFB also requires adherence to strict force protection and security standards, and an airfield that meets all established safety and operational criteria. In addition to its assigned fleet, the 72 ABW must also provide facilities for numerous transient aircraft being serviced at Tinker AFB. Its location in central Oklahoma also generates visits by 39,400 military retirees in the region. These retirees and their dependents place considerable demand on the Base’s Commissary, Base

Exchange, Tinker’s club, medical clinic, golf course, and transportation network. Finally, due to future mission considerations and the increased operational tempo of the Armed

Forces today, adequate land and building sites must be reserved to accommodate the potential and expanding role of Tinker AFB.

Population

There are 9,410 active duty personnel assigned to Tinker AFB along with approximately 3,943 dependents. The Base is supported by a civilian workforce of 16,270 people and provides service to

39,400 retirees in the region. Tinker AFB further supports personnel from the reserve components, both Reserve and Guard.

Physical Assets

Tinker AFB encompasses 5,052 acres of federal land with 697 buildings totaling 16 million square feet. The acquisition of the

General Motors Facility adds 430 acres, four buildings, and 3.8 million square feet of space.

Tinker AFB has a two-runway airfield capable of supporting the missions of the Base and the operations at the OC-ALC. The north-south runway (Runway 17/35) is 200 feet by 11,100 feet. The crosswind runway (Runway 12/30) is 200 feet by 10,000 feet.

The primary aircraft assigned to Tinker AFB are the E-3 Sentry, KC-135 Stratotanker, and E-6B Mercury. The airfield is capable of receiving the C-5, the largest cargo aircraft in service and is the only ALC Base with dual runway capability.

Begin The Tour

Exit the parking lot and turn right on Arnold Ave.

Community District

We are starting out in the community district of the base. This district houses a mixture of accompanied and unaccompanied housing units, indoor & outdoor recreation, community services and community commercial facilities, and medical facilities necessary to serve the base residents. This district has softball fields and a running track, the dormitory Campus which has over

900 rooms, and a dining hall. It also houses the medical clinic, however a new one is currently being constructed in the South

Forty portion of the base. To the south of us is the Military Family

Housing area. This housing area was constructed in the late

1950’s. The base has recently privatized the housing area. The lease signing was in mid-July 2007. From this effort we are currently getting 400 units replaced with new single family and duplex units and you will be able to see some of them as we travel through the south forty district. All units will have storm shelters and enclosed garages.

As we depart the theater, the Gerrity Fitness center will be on the left, followed by the family services building.

On the right is the base chapel and beyond that on the far right is the Tinker Club with a restaurant and bars, and rooms for social gatherings.

Coming up on the left is Tinker’s 18 hole golf course and club house which also houses a grill type restaurant.

The road we are on is Arnold Avenue and is the main east-west arterial street on the base.

We are now leaving the community district and entering the south forty district of the base. We will be travelling down Air Depot

Blvd to Reserve Road.

Turn right on Air Depot Blvd

South Forty District

The south forty district is spread out over a large expanse of land.

The area contains a mixture of industrial, operations and maintenance, administrative offices, open space, and outdoor recreation land uses. This district also houses all of the Navy complexes.

The area on your left is the Airfield District. We are travelling around the north end of the alternate runway. As stated earlier, Tinker has two runways which allows us to keep flying operations going during runway repair and construction. This is a feature unique to all of the Air Forces ALC’s.

The area we are passing through is the home of the 3 rd

Combat

Communications Group. The 3 CCG, known as the 3d Herd, reports to the Air Combat Command (ACC), 12th Air Force. This organization provides first communication response around the world. The Group provides deployable communications, computer systems, navigational aids, and air traffic control devices. This unit is capable of deploying and sustaining themselves during the initial stages of any mobilization action.

Turn left on Reserve Rd

The facility on your left is the B2 software facility. This facility has had several additions over the last 10 years. This is a high security facility due to the nature of their mission. As you can see there are no windows.

The facilities on your right are the indoor and outdoor firing ranges for the base.

On the right you can see one of our environmental trails around the base. Tinker has over 10 miles of jogging trails, and has a high interest in environmental awareness.

We are coming up on the Reserve area, home of the 507 th

Air

Refueling Wing which flies and maintains the KC-135. The 507

ARW is part of the Air Force Reserve Command flying the newest

KC-135R Stratotanker. The Wing conducts daily missions, both regional and global, in support of Air Mobility Command and US

Strategic Command missions. Under BRAC, they will gain 4 more aircraft from an Air National Guard unit in Portland, Oregon and for the first time ever, pilots and maintainers from the Guard unit at Will Rogers Airport will become an associate unit to the

Reserve.

On the right are some CE support buildings housing our readiness function and behind them more buildings supporting the 507 th

On your left is a fire pond and beyond that some DLA warehouses.

Turn right on Patrol Rd.

On the right is the RV storage lot for base residents. Residents are required to park RV’s and boats here so they don’t clutter up the neighborhoods.

As we head west we’ll be passing a shoppette and the Tinker Fam camp on the right and the aircraft battle damage repair training facility on the left.

As we continue to the West you can see the environmental

Hazardous Material temporary barrel storage facility. Beyond this facility is the site for the new DLA warehouse facility. This project is a result of the last round of BRAC. It is a multi million dollar warehouse distribution facility for all of DOD from Canada to Mexico and from the Mississippi river to the Rocky Mountains.

The truck gate is on the left. All trucks must enter and exit through this gate. The truck gate also serves as the 24 hr gate for the southern portion of the base.

Just past the truck gate is Gott gate.

On the right is the site for the new medical facility. This is a

MILCON project just beginning construction.

Continue north on Air Depot past Gott Gate

The complex to the right is the security forces complex.

We’ll be turning around at the Tinker vehicle maintenance facility.

As we turn you can see a portion of the new privatized housing being constructed.

We’ll back track for a short distance and then we’ll turn south to the Navy area.

Turn around at the VMF and head south on Air Depot Blvd, continue east on Patrol Road at Gott Gate then turn right on

Hercules/Mercury Rd

On your left is the Navy’s STRATCOM WING ONE, or

Command Strategic Communications Wing One. This complex is a flying mission for the Navy’s E6B aircraft referred to as the

Mercury. They provide a vital link between the National Security

Agency and submerged ballistic missile submarines.

The facilities in front of us are known as the Alert facilities. This area is for all flying missions’ alert activities and accommodates aircraft such as the Navy E6B, AWACS’ E3, and KC-135. This area allows crews to bed down and be on call for immediate response. The hangars are utilized for maintenance as part of the depot maintenance mission.

Turn right on Alert Road, continue on to Munitions road and then turn right on the new Munitions Rd extension leading into

TAC

Tinker Aerospace Complex District

Directly in front of you is the old GM plant now known as the

Tinker Aerospace Complex or TAC. Available floor space at the former General Motors facility presents a strategic opportunity in securing the right workload for the Oklahoma City Air Logistics

Center. New workloads will increase depot capacity and capabilities, positioning the OC-ALC for ongoing workload transformation and next generation workload opportunities. There is a lot of work being transferred into this facility from the cramped and outdated facilities on the east side of the base as well as new workload as it is acquired. The facility is fairly modern but due to several years of neglect has required a lot of work to make operational. The main facilities are the main building out front which has been designated B9001, the central plant behind, B9301, and the old paint facility to the west of the plant now called B9201.

Currently there are no plans for the paint facility but options remain open to utilize that facility shoud the workload or need dictate. The central plant operates a hot and chilled water and compressed air systems that are utilized for processes and climate control throughout the complex. The plant has a couple of unique features that make it relatively “green”. The large storage tank to the south of the plant is a 3.7 million gallon insulated tank that is utilized for storing hot water in the winter and chilled water in the summer. This allows the majority of the systems to be shut down or reduced during peak demand hours. Another feature of the plant is that it has the capability of burning landfill gases generated from the large landfill just west of here. There is a pipeline already connecting the facility to the landfill.

Return to Munitions Rd and go right around south end of main runway

Munitions District

On both sides of the road in front of us you will see Tinker’s munitions facilities. They are used for the storage and processing of munitions on base. This district houses a munitions loading cargo pad extending from the main runway and a variety of munitions handling and storage structures. Most of this area is covered by explosive safety zones so construction of facilities and quantity of traffic is limited.

EIG District

If you look to your far right you will see a large facility with a large golf ball on top. The golf ball facility is a radar facility that is part of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This is located in the EIG district, a satellite district of Tinker AFB. The

EIG district houses the 38 th

Engineering Installation Group which is an associate. The EIG is the only group in the Air Force that plans engineers, installs, removes, and relocates communication systems and information systems worldwide. The EIG District contains administrative offices, educational facilities and several outdoor recreational areas. This area was an old dormitory community that once housed support personnel for TAFB. Just short of the EIG area, is a 30-acre landfill which is managed by our

Environmental Management Division.

The gate on the right is Marauder gate and is only open limited hours.

Continue straight on Warehouse Rd. at Marauder Gate

Depot Maintenance District (hold short while reading intro)

We are now entering the depot maintenance district. This district contains the primary depot maintenance facilities for the base.

Most of the buildings in this district are massive warehouses and aircraft hangars, with Building 3001 housing most of the depot maintenance workload. This building, acquired in 1943, contains

2,702,040 square feet; is approximately 5/8 of a mile long, and encompasses approximately 53 acres under one roof. This facility is the only Air Force facility of its size in existence and dominates the district. These facilities provide system management for multiple aircraft systems. The district houses the Oklahoma City

Air Logistics Command (OC-ALC). As OC-ALC looks to its future, its vision is to become America’s Air Logistics Center – the world’s leader in sustaining combat capability. The organization is focused on the transformation of core processes to improve reliability, timeliness, cost and quality of its products. The OC-

ALC is one of three depot level maintenance facilities in the Air

Force Materiel Command. The OC-ALC is the worldwide manager for a wide range of aircraft, engines, missiles, software, avionics and accessories components. OC-ALC provides world-wide logistics support and depot level maintenance for a variety of weapon systems including the B-1B, B-52, E-3, KC-135, C-141, F-

14, F-15, F-16, and T-37 aircraft and for TF-33, T-34, F-100, F-

101, F-108, F-110, F-112, F-118 and F-119 engines. The OC-ALC is performs depot level Maintenance on the B-1B Lancer, the E-3

Sentry, B-52 Stratofortress, KC-135 and E-6B Mercury aircraft.

The OC-ALC is the Air Force’s only aircraft engine repair and overhaul center. OC-ALC repairs and overhauls an average of 400 whole aircraft engines and an average of 3,000 major jet engine modules annually. In addition the OC-ALC is responsible for system management and logistics support for the B-2 Spirit, Air

Force One and 25 other Contractor Logistics Support aircraft. The

Center also manages an inventory of nearly 23,000 jet engines and missile systems, including the Air Launched Cruise Missile, Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missile and Advanced Cruise

Missiles. Airborne accessories management includes responsibility for some 24,000 different avionics and accessories components.

OC-ALC’s mission is varied and complex, involving a multitude of organizations that provide the war fighter the best support available.

On the left is B2101 which houses various aircraft sheet metal repair functions. This is one of the facilities whose function is moving to the TAC facility. The building is on our demolition list for future demolition.

Again on the left are B2136, 2122, and 2121…all depot aircraft maintenance facilities.

On the left is an OGE peaking plant and substation.

On the right is B3761, B3708, and B3707 all avionics shops.

On the left is B3703 an engine testing facility, beyond that towards the flightline are various aircraft corrosion control and paint hangars.

Turn left on Turbine Dr. then right on East Dr.

Building 3705 is to our right. It is an aircraft maintenance and warehouse facility.

Building 3220 on the left is an integrated support facility.

The building on the far right as we pass B3705 is the Operational

Medical Facility.

The large building on the left is referred to as building 3001 which

I spoke of earlier. This facility is more than 6 tenths of a mile long with over 2.7 Million square feet under one roof. The facility does maintenance on the KC-135 and is the largest engine overhaul facility in the world. B3001 has a central plant containing four boilers and numerous chillers. Boilers 1, 2, 3, and 5 are used during summer and winter operation. The capacity for each is

100,000 pounds per hour @ a pressure of 225 pounds. Four of the boilers, 1, 2, 3 and 4 are used during winter operation. The capacity for Boiler 5 is 62,000 pounds per hour @ a pressure of

225 pounds. There are also chilled water and compressed air operations throughout building 3001 and various locations throughout the base.

The gate on the right is Lancer Gate and is the 24 hr gate for the east side of the base.

The facility immediately to the right is the Far Field Range facility, building 3507. It is part of the Industrial complex used to test radar from various aircraft.

The treatment facility on the right beyond the far field range is

Tinker’s industrial waste treatment complex. Currently in the

IWTP there are 15 process units in service of which 7 have removable covers installed. The plant treats roughly 280,000,000 gallons annually. On average 850,000 gallons per day is treated with peak hydraulic loading occurring in summer at 1,200,000 gallons per day. The plant has a typical process consisting of three stages; primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment. The system is designed to remove metals, organic chemicals, oil & grease, and suspended solids. The plant employs sedimentation clarifiers, storage tanks, equalization basins, metals treatment, pressurized polishing filters, and has two of the largest plate-and-frame filter presses to dewater the hazardous sludge prior to disposal. The plant has a new Air-Sparged Hydro cyclone (ASH) unit for the pretreatment wastewater from chemical paint removal operations.

The gate on the right is Hruskocy gate.

Turn left on Entrance Road “C”

The facility on our right is building 3900, the home of the Defense

Information System Agency, DISA, which provides IT support worldwide. To the far right you will also see a brick facility which is a child care facility which serves this side of the base.

Turn right on Industrial Blvd and continue left on Perimeter

Rd

Now we will continue around the end of Runway 17/35. Runways are named by taking the first two numbers of the magnetic heading of an approaching aircraft. Thus an aircraft approaching this runway will be heading south. The runway was built true north and south, but the negative magnetic declination makes it 17 instead of 18.

The area to your right across I-40 to the north is referred to as

Glenwood. This area is leased by Tinker and is used for military training exercises. It is approximately 330 acres.

Industrial Warehouse District

We are now entering the industrial warehouse district of the base.

This district contains a mixture of aircraft operation and maintenance uses, warehouse/industrial uses, administrative offices, community service and community/commercial land uses.

Most of the warehouses in this district are run by the Defense

Logistics Agency (DLA) and it’s operation here is known as the

Defense Distribution Depot Oklahoma City, OK or DDOO.

DDOO’s primary mission is to receive, store, issue, and ship material in support of its on-Base and worldwide customers. That customer support also includes related functions, such as preservation and packaging and on-Base pickup and delivery services.

DDOO provides 24-hour distribution support to the OC-ALC, other Tinker-based organizations, DoD, and FMS customers worldwide. Support to the OC-ALC is primarily for programmed depot maintenance for numerous aircraft and engines. The majority of DDOO’s shipments are in support of Tinker on-Base customers.

Off-Base shipments support Air Force Bases worldwide with the various systems that have been repaired at Tinker AFB.

Turn left on “A” Ave then right on 5 th

St

The next grouping of buildings are all warehouses.

Building 3 on the left houses 72 CONS whom you know will be administering this contract. B3 also houses various warehouse functions.

Building 1 on the left has various training and administrative functions as well as serving as warehouse space.

Building 412 on the left houses the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Area and Resident Offices. Building 414 on the right is a CE building housing the CE service contractor, TSS. Building 400 on the right is the home of the BCE and most of the CE management functions.

Beyond B400 on the right is Eaker gate which is currently the 24hr gate for the north side of the base also housing the Tinker visitor pass and ID center.

Turn left on “E” Avenue

The buildings on the left and the right are warehouse facilities.

The building adjacent to the right is B460. It is the home of the 72

Air Base Wing and the Installation Commander. The 72 ABW is the host unit at Tinker AFB and provides the installation’s command and control elements. The Wing provides Base installation support and coordination services with the OC-ALC.

Along with supporting the installation, the 72 ABW is responsible for 45 associate units assigned to six major commands.

Turn left on Arnold Ave.

On the right is the 552 nd

ACW complex (we’ll travel through that in a minute).

On the left is the Tinker Federal Credit Union.

To your right is building 229 and behind it is B201, home of the base education office and other administration and personnel functions.

Turn right on “C” Ave

On the left is the Air Driven Accessories Facility, B200.

Building 208 is behind B200 and on your immediate left and has six boilers. Two of the boilers, 5 and 6 are used during summer operation. The capacity for each is 13,500 pounds per hour @ a pressure of 125 pounds. Four of the boilers, 1, 2, 3 and 4 are used during winter operation. The capacity for each is 80,000 pounds per hour @ a pressure of 125 pounds.

Located further left behind the facilities immediately in front of us is the main fire department facility for the base, building 117.

Prior to having a universal emergency phone number of 911 the emergency number for the fire department on Tinker Air Force

Base was 117. So when the facility was built it received 117 as its number.

To our left front in the distance you will see the large square looking aircraft hangar, building 240. The facility is the home for

Base Operations. This facility also houses the base weather operations, and does some of the depot maintenance of the KC-

135.

To your left and immediately behind B214 is one of the fuels facilities on the base. The fuel can be delivered to the base by pipeline or truck.

B214 is the cruise missile engine testing facility.

Directly in front of us you will see the large vaulted aircraft maintenance hangar on your left, building 230. This is the maintenance facility for the 552ndAir Control Wing, 552ACW, more commonly known as the Airborne Warning and Control

System (AWACS). The wing reports directly to the commander of Air Combat Command (ACC).

Turn right on 1 st St then veer left and then right and continue west on Sentry Rd

On both sides as we go down this street you can see some of the other facilities associated with the operations, maintenance, logistics, training, and combat support of the E-3 Sentry aircraft.

Together, they keep the AWACS airborne and mission ready to support worldwide operations.

Directly in front of you is the old base commissary and BX. The old commissary is in the clear zone of the alternate runway and can only house warehouse operations. Currently the ALC and Navy use the facility for storage. The old BX is now the home of the service division which provides support services to Tinker’s airmen such as MWR activities and equipment.

Turn right on “H” Ave

The facility on the right is another DLA warehouse facility, B469.

On the left is another shoppette facility.

Turn left on Arnold Ave

On the right as we approach the stop light are the new BX and commissary serving Tinker AFB.

On the right is Tinker Gate which will soon be under construction for a new visitor center and security upgrades. When complete, it will be the new 24 hr gate on the north side of the base.

This concludes our tour…do you have any questions as we head back to the theater?

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