Tinker AFB

The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center is the largest of 3 ALCs in the Air Force Materiel Command and provides depot maintenance, product support, services and supply chain management, as well as information support for 31 weapon systems, 10 commands, 93 Air Force bases and 46 foreign nations. The 72d Air Base Wing provides full spectrum installation support to Team Tinker and expeditionary combat capability for the warfighter. Tinker also has two tenant ACC units and hosts 2 Air Force Reserve Wings as well as Navy personnel. The 552 ACW is responsible to the commander of Air Combat Command for the operations, maintenance, logistics, training, and combat support of E-7 AWACS aircraft in support of combatant commanders.

Child Care for PCS/Retirement - The Air Force Aid Society will pay up to 20 hours of child care (per child) in licensed Family Child Care homes on-base or in Air Force affiliated homes off-base. Families with PCS orders may use the program within 60 days of the family's departure from or arrival at the base and retirement families may use the program within 60 days of family's departure from the base. Eligible Air Force families can take advantage of this program by bringing a copy of the PCS or retirement orders to the Military & Family Readiness Center at 6001 Arnold St. If eligible, a voucher and a list of child care providers will be provided. All other branches of service may use the Expanded Child Care Program, oversight of this program is provided by the Family Child Care Office, 405-734-7190 or DSN 312-334-7190. Expanded Child Care Program will pay for 20 hours of child care, per child, within 60 days of arrival or departure from Tinker. For more information and to determine required documentation, please contact the FCC Office at the number listed above.

Defense Service Network Dialing Instructions

The DSN is the provider of long-distance communications service for the Department of Defense. Every installation has a special DSN number and the numbers vary by world-wide location. In order to place a call using DSN, the caller must be using a military phone on an installation. Cell phones cannot dial DSN numbers. When dialing a DSN number from a United States installation to another United States installation, it is unnecessary to dial the DSN 312 area code. When dialing a DSN number to/from overseas locations, the DSN area code must be included.