Tinker Air Force Base

Sheet metal move

Sheet metal mechanics, Jody Lee and Jason Kramer, re-skin a KC-135 elevator in Bldg. 2121, known as the Sawtooth Building. The old building isn’t air conditioned and has lots of windows, which allow plenty of of light, but also too much summer heat. In fiscal year 2009, sheet metal, TF33 engine and Defense Logistics Agency employees will be the first to call the new Tinker Aerospace Complex home.(Air Force photo/Margo Wright)

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Taking off for TAC

Tinker jet engine mechanics, Raymond Heinken, left, and Eric Puente, install a low speed turbine in a TF33/P100 engine, a powerhouse for the E-3 Sentry. The workload, now in Bldg. 3001, is scheduled to be one of the first to move into the new Tinker Aerospace Complex.(Air Force photo/Margo Wright)

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Moving parts

Hundreds of parts, from thumb-sized to some that stand more than eight feet tall, fill a Defense Logistics Agency shop service center. Supply technician Tawanna Crews pulls parts as needed for mechanics in an area of Bldg. 3705. Centers like this are in several buildings and material chief Connie Lytle looks forward to a roomier home and some consolidation in the new Tinker Aerospace Complex. “It will be easier to support our customers,” she says of their future home.(Air Force photo/Margo Wright)

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Three functions soon moving portions to TAC

Published Oct. 30, 2008