Mission: Provide a variety of scientific and engineering services for OC-ALC production groups and external organizations that safeguards quality, cost, performance and combat power.

Vision: Be, and be recognized as, the most competent and capable Physical Sciences Laboratory Group in the DoD.

76th MXSG Units:
76th Maintenance Support Squadron
776th Maintenance Support Squadron
Engineering Branch, 76th MXSG/MXDE
Production Operations Branch, 76th MXSG/MXDS
Production Support, 76th MXSG/MXDP
Energy Manager

Infrastructure Support: Plans, manages, and coordinates complex infrastructure programs, including minor construction, maintenance, and repair, and establishes infrastructure priorities. Provides guidance to fellow engineers and demonstrates expertise in infrastructure management and compliance with regulations. Ensures energy efficiency and sustainability in infrastructure programs and implements energy management systems in accordance with ISO 50001 standards and requirements.

Project Engineering: Responsible for the engineering design required for the installation, removal, and relocation of industrial shops and equipment. Provides engineering analysis and consultation in support of shop utility availability for future workloads and shop rearrangements, ensuring compliance with health, fire, and safety regulations. Develops and designs industrial shop/office layouts and initiates work requests for facility and equipment repairs.

Equipment Engineering: Provides on-site engineering assistance to identify and correct hardware deficiencies in support of maintenance activities. Offers comprehensive engineering and expertise in the hardware aspects of automated and non-automated equipment supporting production workloads. Manages the reliability-based predictive and preventive maintenance programs for the organization. Develops and maintains preventive and remedial maintenance programs for complex automated test equipment and depot industrial production equipment.

Engineering Operations: Provides engineering, program management, and strategic oversight for complex-level and group-level programs focused on innovation, modernization, and recapitalization of OC-ALC equipment and facilities. Demonstrates a high level of expertise and professionalism in managing programs and providing engineering solutions to support the organization's goals. Collaborates with key stakeholders to ensure the effective delivery of programs and projects, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and industry best practices.

Environmental Engineering: Plans, manages and executes the OC-ALC’s environmental compliance program comprised of shop-level inspections, air and water quality management, hazardous materials and hazardous waste management, spill response, pollution prevention and corrosion control programs. Develops and implements programs, processes and policies aimed at minimizing environmental risk and cost. Demonstrates proficiency and professionalism in managing adherence to environmental regulations and programs.

CyberShield: Provides on-site networking, monitoring, data connection, and authority to operate capabilities on OC-ALC production equipment. Develops and implements policies, plans, and procedures towards protecting production equipment in a safe and secure manner with as little to no impact on production as possible. Provides professional service to key stakeholders to ensure effective communication and timely support for the warfighter.

Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM): The Metallurgical lab owns several SEMs to include one of the world’s largest SEM. SEMs are used as a non-destructive surface inspection solution. SEM inspection aides in preventing parts from being condemned saving the Air Force approximately $1 million a year.

Additive Manufacturing Support: The Physical Science Flight works in collaboration to support the OC-ALC’s additive manufacturing efforts. Examples of laboratory AM support include: dimensional measurement, material characterization, fatigue testing, tensile testing, SEM and CT scanning.

Zeiss Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM): The Quality Verification Center is an environmentally controlled, modern dimensional inspection lab utilizing state-of-the-art precision inspection equipment such as, but not limited to, Coordinate Measuring Machines to provided customers accurate inspection data.

Joint Oil Analysis Program Lab: JOAP Lab performs predictive maintenance on engine oils to look for the concentration and trend of wear metals to point maintenance efforts at specific engine components before they fail, to prevent in-flight emergencies.

ArcSpark Optical Emission Spectrometer: The Analytical Chemistry Lab utilizes the ArcSpark optical emission spectrometer to verify metallic composition of materials used in First Articles testing, mishap investigations, and engineering support projects.

Computerized Tomography (CT) Scanner: The Material Process Support Lab provides prototyping support for new engine thermal spray workloads.

As part of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex / 76th MXSG, the Physical Sciences Flight (MXDTA) provides critical analysis for both metallurgical and chemical materials. MXDTA also offers precision measurement services with a state-of-the-art measurement laboratory. Over 17,000 square feet of laboratory space dedicated to high-end production and research grade equipment to provide on-site, on-demand, rapid and reliable professional services for various aerospace components and processes. These services are provided to multiple weapon systems, maintenance organizations, program offices and other DoD agencies.

The Flight is comprised of over 75 scientists, engineers, and technicians throughout six main laboratories, each with its own core mission and technical expertise.

MXSG’s Metrology and Calibration (MetCal) team provides service to the entire ALC and to Air Force and Air National Guard units throughout the midwestern US. They provide Precision Measurement Equipment and Liquid Flow support, utilizing over 40 top-skilled technicians to support tens of thousands of personnel and the warfighter, with over 2700 annual calibrations performed.

The MXSG Engineering Team maintains and supports the operation of complex industrial production equipment and facilities. Provides engineering expertise for maintenance, repair, and calibration of equipment. Offers a broad range of engineering and technical services to various organizations within the Air Force and other federal agencies. Provides solutions and manages programs to ensure the continued operation and environmental compliance of critical industrial plant equipment and facilities across multiple production areas. Manages a large production floor space, numerous buildings, and thousands of industrial plant equipment items, with a focus on predictive maintenance for critical equipment and environmental compliance in various shops and facilities.

At Tinker Air Force Base, a team of more than 400 specialized MXSG technicians work tirelessly to maintain the readiness of the base’s production lines, ensuring we can support the warfighter. These experts possess extensive knowledge in numerous areas, including industrial plant equipment, facility maintenance, equipment installations, aerospace ground equipment, and ground support equipment. The team is deeply integrated into every process on the base, working to maintain an uptime rate of over 98% for the 12,000 pieces of Industrial Plant Equipment across Tinker.